[harpseal]

I fail to understand why people do not impugn at least a reasonable degree of cleverness to Bin Ladden. I for one doubt the use of commercial shipping out of Pakistan as the preferred route for Al Qaeda escape but some may be going that way. More interesting is the fact that additional camps are being built in other locations. I fully expect that GWB was correct when he stated this will be a long war. We have not as best I can tell located Bin Laden. If we had I feel certain he would have been terminated. Al Qaeda may well prove to be a Hyrda but given enough time and effort we shall prevail but I do not think we are there yet.

Do ships need to be stopped and searched? Certainly this is necessary. We need to also clear out the tunnel/cave complexes. What we do not need is impatient demands for a quick end to the war. I troops are doing their job and it can not be rushed so that we miss our targets.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[arthurus]

We have not as best I can tell located Bin Laden

I think we don't want to locate OBL, at least we don't want anyone to know if we have located him. As soon as he is captured or known killed, the press and the crats, and the 'students" will set up a terrible howl about how the war is "over" and we have to bring all the (non-Balkan) troops home and get back to vaporizing the military. And in a little while, if we don't finish this job, it will all happen again, maybe with nukes.