[Smogger]

So it looks like DEBKA, Christian Science monitor, AIP and others were right all along. Much to the chargin of many overly optomistic (I thought) FREEPers.

I thought that it was highly unlikely that OBL would stay in Tora Bora. In FACT there were NO senior Al Qaeda leaders captured there. I think OBL is LOOONG gone and planning retaliation. Al Qaeda has gone underground.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

bin Laden probably crossed into Pakistan. Who knows where he is, now. He probably has a whole network of safe-houses in Pak and Afghanistan and moves a lot.

[blam]

I think Bin Laden is in the mountains right now dodging our special ops guys. If he's there, they will get him. Bet on it! (Much fighting left to do there)

[meducksguy]

200 Dead 25 Alive. OBL to his inner circle, do NOT let the infidels find out if a bomb gets me. Bury me where I will never be found THEN I left in the night and we know not where. THAT I guarantee was said, or very close to that. Is he Dead? I say more than likely Ask what his ego would tell him?

[Golden Eagle]

Could be we let him escape just to lead us to other enemies. That's way to optimistic for you I'm sure but I'd still say so far so good in the war. The bigger question right now is who's side is Pakistan really on. Where UBL is found might answer that.

[smith288]

I believe this guy is dead. We will maintain the idea that he is alive "somewhere" to keep our operations going to kill any existing leadership, et al. I believe it to be a ploy myself.

[seeker41]

bttt

[Kowdawg]

If we killed or captured Bin Laden, the war, in many peoples minds, would be over. If I had my way, OBL would be the last bad guy to meet Allah. If we do capture him, put him in a large box filled with moldy SPAM and airdrop him nice an gentle into Somalia, Syria, or Iraq until we finish the job we started.

[McGavin999]

We were told at the beginning of this that there were things we would know about, and things we would never know about. I think the status of UBL is one of those things we will never know about.

There is work to be done, there are terrorist cells in some 60 countries that MUST be wiped out and as long as UBL is "out there" the fight will continue.

Do I think we'll be struck again? Yes. Do I know when? Yes, right before we wipe them from the face of the earth.

[My2Cents]

Usama "Fight-to-the-death-jihad-for-Allah" Bin Laden is a coward, and leaves martyrdom to others.

[crystalk]

I think bin Laden is with Allah right now, ie in what Christians call hell.

But in case I am wrong, they are quite right to continue to look for him, or his body, here below.

I think he may have been hit near Kandahar on Nov. 26, and his body might not even have been identified if it was just one of a number which were in pieces there...