[voletti]

So, again, why did it take 5 freakin' yrs to dfo this? Why were we 'asking' permission from jihad central that also doubles as a rented client state that depends on our $$$ aid to stave off bankruptcy? And our support to escape the consequences of reckless nuke proliferation to confirmed rogue states? And escape the consequences of clandestine support for taliban and Al qaeda jihadists? etc etc etc

[bmwcyle]

Find him and kill him, no trail.

[cripplecreek]

This is very good news.

[bert]

It took five years for the old gray whore to learn of the operation and expose it. Keep in mind the OGW is our enemy ....not our friend.

[Doogle]

wanna catch UBL? Stop sharing infomation with the ISI


Doogle

[submarinerswife]

Didn't the Gov't of Pakistan just make a peace deal with the tribes that not only prohibits Pakistani troops from entering these areas but the US also?

Need clarification because I'm not so sure what the truth is here.

[Obadiah]

I am just as frustrated as you that it took 5 years, but I think we have no idea how difficult this is for the Mussharif government. I think the locals, and maybe some of the Pakistani army supports bin Laddan and maintaining control is difficult. I think Mussharif has time and again put his life and his political rule on the line to assist us in the WOT.

[Incorrigible]

I hear John Kerry will be leading the effort crossing national borders just like he did in Cambodia on Christmas 1968!

[yldstrk]

Git 'er done!

[dangerdoc]

Translation, they know he is in Iran now.

[zerosix]

Definitely couldn't happen until Saddam was safely out of power, new government elected and Afghanistan with elected government in place.

These tribal leaders right;y suspect America's commitment to them personally. Money aside, their very lives are on the line each and every time they help as the extremist views of many surrounding them make their very survival tenuous, at best.

America has had a very bad track record with them, as was on display in the 9/11 docu-drama; first we support them, then we're not sure if we can hold up our end of the bargain.

Remember the Shiites and Kurds after Gulf I, they thought that they had our complete support to rise up against the Baathists, then "we" (cowards in high places) backed out of the deal.

[prophetic]

only a "SPECIAL UNIT"???

I would have thought at least an entire Division (3000-6000 men) would be deployed for that job!

[livius]

I'm not sure OBL individually is that active or valuable anymore, but being able to get into Pakistan, unrestricted, and flush out the apparatus that is obviously still operating there is a major plus.

[af_vet_rr]

So, again, why did it take 5 freakin' yrs to dfo this? Why were we 'asking' permission from jihad central that also doubles as a rented client state that depends on our $$$ aid to stave off bankruptcy?

Because we are the good guys.

As I said in another thread, in order to truly win this war on terror, which is, in effect, a war on an ideology, we would have to do a lot of things that would make many people very uncomfortable, including many Americans. It would include us having to ignore national boundaries, as our enemies do not care about national boundaries.

Because we are the good guys, we will never win this war - we will not do what is necessary, which is to eliminate that ideology anywhere it exists. Instead, because we are the good guys, we will allow other nations to harbor our enemies, because those nations are "allies". Nevermind that our enemies will use them to grow stronger.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Exactly. 5 years for Paki's permission.

And we know that elements of Paki military will continue to protect usama and muddy intel of his movements despite any words of "permission" given. In fact, I hate to say it, but perhaps our forces will be set up sometime soon.

[EQAndyBuzz]

"So, again, why did it take 5 freakin' yrs to dfo this?"

Probably because of the repercussions to Musharrif should something happen.

This is why the RATS are a joke. They talk about how we should take our armies and hunt Bin Laden. If Binny baby was sitting in an open cafe in karachi with a sign over his head saying, "Binny" with an arrow pointed down, the RATS would have to stop at the Afghan border.

We will either get him if he is still alive. If he is alive, this morning he either made a beeline to Tehran or to a cave somewhere.

[Mo1]

FYI Ping

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Bet they're going after those poor freedom fighters like Gingis Khan.

[rightinthemiddle]

Hmmm....we get bin Laden on Halloween, MOONBATS go crazy.