I've heard that before, and I don't understandwhy this is so helpful for him in eluding capture. I thought getting these dirt bags "on the run" is our goal, and that they would be easier to catch that way than if they were holed up somewhere safe.
This is getting ridiculous. I don't want the military to make another comment about Zarqawi, Zawahiri, or bin Laden until they can show us their heads on a pike. It's starting to remind me of Emmanuel Goldstein.
-ccm
Why do we give NBC the scoop on this? What has NBC done to support our troops and our mission? Seems we should be leaking this type of information to bloggers like Instapundit, powerline etc.
I don't understand why this is so helpful for him in eluding capture.
The terrorist leaders are not stupid. They devise robust schemes where almost noone knows where they will be in four hours. This keeps them in the game. People make fun of the endlessly repeated news that top lieutenants are captured or killed, but I tend to think many of these reports are real, and result from a relentless pursuit. It is frustrating that it is never followed by getting the top guy, but I think it is a necessary strategy along with cleaning out insurgents' nests.
Much as I hate the MSM, there may be no satisfying way for them to report this progress which so often looks like non-progress.