So, if he were to be captured in the next few days, would they put him on ice until just prior to the election? Just wondering what you think.
> So, if he were to be captured in the next few days,
> would they put him on ice until just prior to the election?
I seriously doubt it, although the Dems will float that
theory because that's what they would do. I don't see
Bush allowing that event to be managed for political
gain (nor anything in the WoT, for that matter).
Now what WOULD happen, however, is that the admin would be
VERY careful about confirming, including not announcing
until after DNA tests. We've had far too many pre-mature
reports of various things, including the death of OBL,
that were later found to be not the case.
Another observation on your query ...
> So, if he were to be captured ...
Unless Pakistan, Iran or Saudi Arabia drop him off at a
US Embassy, it's now extremely unlikely that OBL will
be taken alive.
The recent SCOTUS decision on the Gitmo perps, and the
growing circus of Saddam's trial, make it clear that
there is no particulary benefit to capturing OBL alive.
I'm sure no one in the field will make any extra effort,
or take any risks, to do so.
Now if he is handed over, we need to hold him in an
isolated prison in the Iraqi desert, ostensibly under
Iraqi custody. This avoids US habeas, and makes a great
terrorist magnet (trap).