Bin Laden was almost captured in Tora Bora in 2001. But the Administration backed off on the chance to get him because that would have undermined the premise to invade Iraq.
Don’t forget, the Bin Laden family was friendly to the Carlyle Group, which is why a plane with part of the Bin Laden family was allowed to depart Boston Logan airport on 9/12/01.
Obama was able to get the CIA to locate Bin Laden because he is not beholden to Saudi Arabia like the Bush family.