I just want to know why, in the years following 9/11, the Bush administration has done little to nothing to capture, arrest, convict, and execute Osama bin Laden. I just really want to know why. You know, if Poppy Bush and Osama were drinking buddies or if there was some intelligence that if the US went after bin Laden, World War III would break out or if this is some weird Jesus thing that only evangelicals who are praying for the Rapture really understand. I just really want to know, because after five years in Iraq and $144/barrel oil, that dude is still drawing breaths.
What a horrible decade this has been.
Posted by Zerd at July 3, 2008 12:31 PMBecause if they caught him their plans to turn the US into a police state would be put on hold. As long as he's out there, they can keep justifying their actions and funneling money to their friends.
Posted by: Dave at July 3, 2008 03:33 PMI met a guy in grad school, a young Army officer who'd done two tours in Afghanistan, who had a theory that the upper brass at the Pentagon & CIA know where OBL is, and have known since 2002, but are using his location to catch the lower-downs in Al-Qaeda who are communicating with him. In a sick, strategic way, it makes sense, but I don't know if I buy it.
Posted by: futurehistorian at July 5, 2008 05:39 PM