[okie01]

By why not make it public? After all, this is the one thing that could ensure the President's re-election. Because the President knows that making UBL a martyr would serve to further inspire his minions, and he realizes that preventing this from happening is more important than his re-election.

There is another reason for keeping UBL's demise quiet. If the President were to announce that bin Laden was officially worm food, the Democrats would immediately declare the WOT over and start screaming "bring the boys home" even louder than they are now.

[mmsturm]

"There is another reason for keeping UBL's demise quiet. If the President were to announce that bin Laden was officially worm food, the Democrats would immediately declare the WOT over and start screaming "bring the boys home" even louder than they are now."

Exactly