Why do we spend billions on war and still don't go after bin Laden?

Question

After all of this atrocious spending on "skirmishes" in Iraq, why don't we save our soldier's lives and our country's money by actually going after bin Laden and his organization, if he is indeed responsible for 9/11. I'm no political mastermind but logic dictates that you handle your business first before incurring new problems.

Answer 1

Al CIAda is kinda busy with other wars right now.

Answer 2

You must be pretty young. Yes we are going after Bin Laden, but you have to remember where he is. He travels about between the borders of Pakistan, and Afghanistan with impunity because there is no central authority in that region. Imagine if you will, going to a neighboring town where there is no police protection. The law is what the local gang leader says it is. Even the state police will not enter the area. This makes things especially difficult for our troops because, Pakistan is supposed to be an ally but their government is heavily influenced by the Muslim extreme, and secondly by the fact that they are a nuclear power that has different issues with the Indian government which is also a nuclear power, and also an ally of the U.S. You can see how this makes for some rather difficult political manuevering. Also remember that China borders both countries. Does that make things a bit more clear? I didn't think so. weezingeezer

Answer 3

I agree with you. On top of it we are having more and more issues with other countries building nukes...It seems like the world is getting more out of hand every day.Don't you think that even if we got Bin Laden that we would still be in Iraq for a year,two,three,etc. anyways? I don't believe it would end with getting custody of Bin Laden.Pretty soon we are going to be over-extended by sending most of the military to these other countries that have their nuke programs. Where will all of this end?

Answer 4

Bush's and The Royal Family of Saudi Arabia, are just like peas in the same pod. There is probally a pay off some place here to leave bin laden alone and to not mention his name very much to the public or media. I think that both familes listed here know exactly where he is and are giving him supplies to live on secretly of course.

Answer 5

See, I don't really care if you are anti-Bush... but the problem is that at least 95% of EVERYONE who feels strongly one way or the other has no clue what they are talking about. We ARE going after Bin Laden, and have been for quite some time. The problem is that he is not a political leader, more of a terror leader, which does make it difficult to find him.

Answer 6

Bin Laden and other former business partners of Bush are off the radar right now.

Answer 7

I'm a Republican and I must say, this administration has dropped the ball, period. For crying out loud, why is Bin Laden still alive. It's ridiculous. The man kills 3,000 people, makes more videos than a pornstar, and somehow he's still alive.

Answer 8

Our President won't profit if we catch Bin Laden. If we keep the troops in Iraq Bush and his retards make $$$. It's as simple as that.

Answer 9

Probably because he wasn't even responsible for 9-11 to begin with. It's easy to shoot down conspiracy theories, but people who agree with the original story never seem to have a good answer for the question you just asked.

Answer 10

We are going after Bin Laden, something Clinton refused to do. Haven't you noticed? BL doesn't talk so big now. He ain't the terrorist he used to be, that's for sure. We must have done something right.

Answer 11

Because he isn't anything more than a figurehead and really isn't all that improtant as we have found out these last few years. You alays fight the battle where it occurs! Why do we spend $480 billion dollars a year in foregin aide when we have people hear starving?