Glad it's not my call.
I think you're right, Dog. I think that if it comes down to a choice between scooping up Bin Laden and letting Pakistan' s nukes fall into radical Islamofreak hands, we need to leave Bin Laden right where he is. However, should he ever decided to move out of his rat hole, well, that's another matter.
complicated sh#t isn't it?
Don't agree with you on this one - The minute we know "exactly" where UBL is he will be taken down - Without a doubt in my mind -
Musharraf doesn't fall with the capture of UBL - UBL's stature and following will fall once he is taken out (not grow). It is a psyoclogical reality that and underlying premise of him being an ultimate failure or loser will take hold with a large segment once he is killed.
I think many incorrectly speculate that Pakistan could catch UBL simply if they wanted to. This just isn't the case.
Why don't we just catch Zarqawi in Iraq? Or Al-Duri? Or a number of over HVT's within Afghanistan (that we know are living in Stan). Because it simply isn't that easy to do. And especially so for a Nation like Pak which doesn't have anywhere near our capabilities.
I don't think so. If we knew how to get Osama, we would, with or without permission. (Just my two cents, obviously.)
The powers that be have already said there are plans in place to secure Pakistan's nuclear arsenal should Mushy be overthrown.