"KONY 2012"

I didn't say that, you did. Just look at how they killed Bin Laden, even that was not a real demonstration of the best they can do; you are vastly underestimating our armed forces. My dad has a long time friend who is a Ranger, and I've been around him quite a bit over the years. Everything from how they carry themselves, their reaction time, everything, it's just, different. Combine that with the state of the art weapons they are given, and they can take out literally anybody on this planet if they become a target, no matter what kind of security they have. The only limitations are political in natural, the backlash against our nation as a whole would be pretty much international if we started assassinating the heads of country for UN members like China. Kony has no such cushioning.

The problem is not the leaders of the movement, it's the whole country. It's set up in a way that favors authoritarian leaderships and corruption, it's not just a small mafia doing some little stuff.
It's like in Words' case, the problem is widespread and complicated. There's a lot of different players involved and you don't really know who is your friend and who is your enemy.