Three primary harbors of support for Osama Bin Laden and training for his cells are Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China, among others.
Bush said that the terrorist and those who harbor them will face our counter-attack. He made no distinction between the terrorists themselves and those who harbor them.
Osama Bin Laden resides in Afghanistan.
Therefore, if the FOX report is accurate, than the only proper response is to tell Afghanistan, both the current government, specifically the Taliban, as well as counter-governments within Afghanistan which may have sympathy for Bin Laden, that they have two days to turn Osama Bin Laden over to the US authorities or we will declare war on Afghanistan and that their major cities and factories will undergo major air strikes and other military offensives. If the Afghan government, the Taliban, claims it is beyond their power to apprehend Bin Laden, then we strike immediately without waiting the two days.
Bush made no distinction between the terrorists themselves and the nations who harbor them. Very good. Now, we don't know exactly who harbored them. And, what if it is China? Because, intelligence has shown that indeed China gives support to terrorists. I hope Bush is sincere in what he says, because for the most part he is a vacillating whimp as has been shown in almost every case, including our dealings with China. So, I am hoping that the political situation will not let him whimpy out again. I pray not. Because this isn't maybe war, this is war. Whoever did this, we are at war with them. This is war. Whimpy out again, and the next attack upon America will come again, next time more horrible, because if this isn't war than nothing is. If it turns out that Pakistan, Syria, or any other country also had a minor hand in this including Palestinians or China, we send strategic strikes including counter-terrorist hits to take out any of those individuals who assisted this no matter where they are located. We arrest any United Nations official in New York who defends the recent attacks upon the United States, and then take whatever funds of theirs we can and then deport them.
Therefore, if the FOX report is accurate, than the only proper response is to tell Afghanistan, both the current government, specifically the Taliban, as well as counter-governments within Afghanistan which may have sympathy for Bin Laden, that they have two days to turn Osama Bin Laden over to the US authorities or we will declare war on Afghanistan and that their major cities and factories will undergo major air strikes and other military offensives. If the Afghan government, the Taliban, claims it is beyond their power to apprehend Bin Laden, then we strike immediately without waiting the two days.
This warning has probably been issued already. if my understanding of U.S. military protocol under these circumstances is accurate, there have been at least two dozen B-52s in the air at any given moment since the attacks began on Tuesday morning. By definition (because of their mission), this means that they are carrying enough nuclear-tipped cruise missiles to incinerate two continents.
Osama Bin Laden resides in Afghanistan.
Therefore, if the FOX report is accurate, than the only proper response is to tell Afghanistan, both the current government, specifically the Taliban, as well as counter-governments within Afghanistan which may have sympathy for Bin Laden, that they have two days to turn Osama Bin Laden over to the US authorities or we will declare war on Afghanistan and that their major cities and factories will undergo major air strikes and other military offensives. If the Afghan government, the Taliban, claims it is beyond their power to apprehend Bin Laden, then we strike immediately without waiting the two days.
We strike without even demanding that they give up Bin Laden. We will make no distinction between the terrorist and the country that harbors them. If the country of Afghanistan had done this, we would not pussy foot around and demand that they give us something or else. We would bomb them back in retaliation. That's what Bush meant. There is NO distinction. If a terrorist was harbored by you, you will pay the price as surely as the terrorist...or you will pay the price first and then we'll hunt down the terrorist.