[Txsleuth]

Thanks for reminding me of his name...

I remember thinking at the time of an interview that he did...that had a lot more of the Rangers been sent into Tora Bora...I felt that they would be walking into a trap..

The Taliban know that area, we don't....and like you, I didn't think that OBL stayed in that area...not when there is an area in Pakistan, where America isn't allowed enter, that would hide him well..

AND, regardless of what Hillary Clinton said the other day...it doesn't matter how TALL he is, when he is in Pakistan villages being hidden in buildings, NOT walking around in the desert of Afghanistan...sheesh

Of course, all of the above becomes moot, if he is dead....and I am not convinced he isn't dead..

Just like I am not convinced there were NO WMDS in Iraq...I believe they were there..and moved.

[GarySpFc]

I remember thinking at the time of an interview that he did...that had a lot more of the Rangers been sent into Tora Bora...I felt that they would be walking into a trap..
> The Taliban know that area, we don't....and like you, I didn't think that OBL stayed in that area...not when there is an area in Pakistan, where America isn't allowed enter, that would hide him well..

It may be that OBL left Tora Bora prior to our attack. That said, walking off the mountain through our lines would have been extremely easy. Boxing someone in on a mountain is extremely difficult, and as troops advance up large gaps appear due to the terrain, and it's very easy to walk through those gaps.