General Tommy Franks was right. In his book he described how the Mujahadeen used Tora Bora several times to trap Russian soldiers in a killing zone. This was the same trap. Proof? The Afghanistans themselves were recalcitrant to move on Tora Bora; waiting 12 hours for the Al Queda & Taliban there to realize the trap was known, and to pull out.
Wonder how the left would be spinning it today if we had charged into a historically known trap and lost hundreds of soldiers.
It seems unlikely Bin Laden is the driving force behind the Taliban or Al Queda today. I’d rather have gotten him, but no reason to believe there would be no Taliban problem today if we had.
Did we not help build these tunnels and escape routes, in the 70’s?
If they were known, the word Tora Bora, should be not even used today. Various types of bombs and the most effective destructive force should have been exercised during our campaign.
The debate today shouldn't be if OBL is alive or not, but in what century would life spring forth from the ground.