this sounds like bush mentality let the biggest influence on terror run free that is the way to win? yeah right. give more money to pakistans musharrif so he can pay al-queida to spare his life and kill more Americans.
2007-12-29 13:37:04 · 18 answers · asked by Bud W 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Because he is hiding in a cave in one of the most remote places in the world. He no longer influences Al Queda's actions and his act of hiding diminishes his prestige in the Arab eyes. If we were to make him a public priority it would only increase his prestige and influence.
If you think he is so important - can you describe the strategic advantage we would gain by killing or capturing him?
2007-12-29 13:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 7⤊ 5⤋
because they are fundamentally ignorant of the problem...
they have ZERO ideas on how to fight this war... their best one was to invade a secular nation and remove a ruler that had nothing to do with 9-11?
someone mentioned Hitler before... I don't see any huge concentration camps around anymore... no Nazi governments? seems like focusing on one man's group did wonders for Europe...
if Osama isn't important... then why is he the only one that's been able to really hit us to ANY DEGREE over the past 20 years?
every major attack has been done by his group... NO OTHER GROUP has the funding or know-how to pull these attacks off...
but, he's just meaningless... right?
it doesn't make any sense... at all...
he's been hiding in caves since the 80s planning all these attacks... but now he's harmless magically hiding in caves... do you know anything about his history?
There is NOTHING you can do to stop all terrorism... all you can do is take out the largest threats one at a time... and Osama is CLEARLY the largest threat by miles... and no conservative has ONE SHRED of proof that says otherwise...
EDIT: and if it's a clash of civilizations... then were are all the other attacks from the hundreds of other terrorist groups on the mainland U.S.? are they all the others just that incompetent? seriously?
2007-12-29 23:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They could not do anything to Bin Laden because they knew that Bin Laden was nothing more than a scape goat, and the FBI had no proof, and Bin Laden was a paid CIA operative, and the confession tape was an obvious fake, and 911 was a false flag operation and an inside job. *sm*
2007-12-29 23:38:17 · answer #3 · answered by LadyZania 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The war on terror is much larger than OBL. It is a "Clash of Civilizations" (Huntington) which renders OBL irrelevant on the big stage.
2007-12-29 22:01:12 · answer #4 · answered by Oyaya 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
One man is never as important as the symbol that he is turned into. The Brotherhood was around long before Osama and will be here after he is gone. He was a polarizing figure for the movement and he was able to access funds and act as a front man. I doubt seriously that he calls many shots any more.
2007-12-29 21:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by Locutus1of1 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Once again I need to put this in a historical perspective. Did Hitler's death stop fascism and dictators? We still have many dictators in our current age. UBL has been marginalized. He's nothing more than a figurehead..a talking head. Al-Quieda is now splintered. This is good and bad at the same time. Less centralized but that also means more lieutenants to decapitate.
2007-12-29 21:48:35 · answer #6 · answered by dasuberding 7 · 6⤊ 6⤋
But your fellow libs say he doesn't exist,so that's why the Dems never talk about catching him if they win.
2007-12-29 21:47:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
They let him go at T.B. so they could use the fear of him to start a trumped up war of aggression in Iraq and further the repKon fascist dream.
repKons are baby killers.
2007-12-29 21:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 6⤋
Do you intend to send Hillary after him with a bullhorn. She couldn't even find Bill hittin that thang in the next room. And cigars everywhere,but Bill didn't smoke. Clueless.
BTW,was Hitler's body ever found.
2007-12-29 21:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 7⤋
Because scaring people with a "bogeyman", is much cheaper and takes much less time, than water boarding everyone to keep them moving in the same direction.
2007-12-29 21:44:51 · answer #10 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 4⤊ 7⤋