Bin Laden had consistently talked about his belief in the need for violent jihad to make right what he believed are injustices against Muslims perpetrated by the United States and sometimes by other non-Muslim states , the need to eliminate the state of Israel , and the necessity of forcing the US to withdraw from the Middle East . Bin Laden has consistently dwelt on the need for violent jihad to right what he believes are injustices against Muslims perpetrated by the United States and sometimes by other non-Muslim states , the need to eliminate the state of Israel , and the necessity of forcing the US to withdraw from the Middle East .