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To: Donna Lee Nardo
My first thought when I read this -- and the AP isn't going to point this out -- is... If we had hit Osama, would that have stopped 9/11 from happening? For that matter, if we find Osama Been Forgotten (Crazy Bob Graham's phrase) tomorrow, does it stop the Islamists dead in their tracks?

The answer, in short, is "no". If we had killed Osama on 9/4, the terrorists would have most assuredly continued their planning and preparation. It's the nature of terrorism. They are constantly planning, constantly seeking opportunity. Yes, getting bin Laden is important, but it's not going to win the war.

Unfortunately too many liberals in this country and abroad are unwilling to fight this war because it means giving up the feel good 90s. It means letting go of a world ruled by men and women who thought they could just massage problems away. The AP says, "if Bush had just acted, we could have stopped the war before it began!!"

11 posted on 06/24/2003 8:04:59 PM PDT by bobsacamano
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To: bobsacamano
I agree with you - hitting Osama right before 9/11 wouldn't have stopped 9/11.

14 posted on 06/24/2003 8:11:27 PM PDT by michaelt
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To: bobsacamano
Killing Osama before 9/11 would have justified his attack in the eyes of much of the world.

"Just look what those awful Americans forced the peace loving members of Al Qaeda to do." < /eurotrash >
21 posted on 06/24/2003 8:54:00 PM PDT by MediaMole
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