If the US is serious about catching Osama why not follow his messenger and the trail he leaves ?
442376
why dont they sprinkle Viagra all over where they think he is and just sit back and wait till the little prick pops up?
404409
Certainly not.  Bin Laden took credit for it, and he and his buddies plotted it without any help from the US.  It's ridiculous to even give this idea a moment's consideration.
190272
Just because the press isn't reporting it doesn't mean it's not happening. Rest assured, if he so much as steps out of his cave to take a leak one of those CIA drones will see him and turn him into a red mist.\n\nAnd no, finding him will not bring the troops home. He is one of many terrorists we still have to kill.
344843
If we quit now, we'll just be back there in 10 years after a terrorist camp that was operating there attacked the US in a brutal way.  \n\nThe US pulling out of Somolia in the 90's was the trigger which made Osama Bin Laden plan for 9/11 and think it would be successful in destroying the US.  \n\n"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half."\n-Sir Winston Churchill\n\n"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, support any foe, to ensure the survival and the success of Liberty."\n\nJohn F. Kennedy,
21797
Bush is not spying on people he's spying on suspected terrorists.  Truely no one in their right mind would want our security forces to ignore a call from Osama directly into the USA?  \n\nDemocrats need to suspend their hate of all things republican and pretent for the moment that the president is Clinton.  If you would be ok with clinton securing your borders by investigating terrorists then pls drop the sky is falling attitude.
353733
I also tire of the constant updates of Osama bin Laden.  However, (not defending him in any way whatsoever) wouldn't you hide if the United freakin States was after YOU?
955653
Yes I do because at the battle of Tora Bora in Afghanistan in December of 2001, we had Osama Bin Laden cornered, and rather than using Special Forces troops to either nab him or just kill him, our military paid Afghan War Lords to go after him, and god knows where he went or what happened. Point being, he got away. Ever since then, I think America has had a black eye because the rhetoric of our president after 9/11 was we're going to get him dead or alive, and it never amounted to what he promised.
125182
That's great but terrorists aren't idiots. In fact, many of those responsible for nine eleven were regretably trained by our own CIA. These guys have the instruments to detect these sorts of devices and it is unlikely that they would receive anyone at any of the their HQ's. Most likely, they'll take him (or her in certain cases) to a relay station somewhere in the middle of nowhere, examine him, possibly interrogate him, and search for any of these sorts of devices. In the end it could take months to years before he ever sees HQ again, if he is not yet killed.
687630
We have Special Forces on hand.\n\nIf we invaded Iran, he'd just escape again, like he did in Afghanistan.  We'd just send in Delta Force (or other relevant group) and capture him.  No one would even know we were there.\n\nIf we are going to disengage from Iraq (which we should), it's not goignt to be just to chase after bin Laden.\n\n'Cause when we invade, we like to make sure the country in question is NOT involved in international terrorism!
383032
The Bin Laden family and the Bush family do have business ties... does that mean that Bush knows or has ever known osama... I don't know? But, I do find it interesting that he never talks about Bin Laden anymore and we didn't catch him, and it's just like we gave up or don't care? He killed 2,000 people on U.S. soil, what the Hell? Everyone says he's in Pakistan and Bush want's the Pakistanis to take care of it... They are doing a great job obviously.  Meanwhile, we invade a country that "MAY" attack us one day with "WMD" that they didn't even have? Let's worry about the guys that attacked us first, then worry about the guys that "MAY" attack us. \nAnd does anyone actually beleive that if we wanted to catch him and made a concerted effort that we couldn't?
209977
Maybe ... and it would certainly be of PR value.  Otherwise, I'm not sure exactly how much the capture of this one man will change things.  And isn't that what matters?  (Some seem to suggest that if he is capture or killed, the terrorists will all give up.  You've got to be kidding me!)\n\nThe point is to thwart the abilities of those who think like him from carrying out their wishes.  Every other terrorist leader we kill, capture or disable, every cell we can break up, put on the run, or deprive of assistance (e.g., from states friendly to them), every place we decrease the prospect of their success (helping those offering ALTERNATIVES to terror) and so discourage others from joining them  is a step toward success.
173142
What will the the good thing if we catch him. There are no good reason. The dumb people in middle-east will be out-raged and plan more attack on U.S. But mainly, why would Bush catch Him? He is practically an ally of Conservatives. Employed by CIA.
302330
To find the weapons of mass destruction. No, wait, to find Osama Bin Laden. Wait, no, that's not it -- it was to find Sadam. No wait, it was because of oil.\n\nOh, damn, who knows...
694230
Red herring. This was 30 years ago and it doesn't explain why Osama hates the US now, or why Bush didn't go all out to find and kill him after he plotted the murder of thousands of Americans.
1133725
Simple....because then Russia would look like it is in control of the problem and the west cant have RUSSIA looking like they can keep tabs on the terrorists.  After all, aren't we still looking for OSAMA? meanwhile russia has an address on every person that had something to do with the attacks.
315826
This is very simple. President Bush need some body like Osama to be alive and hiding to get a cause to attack any country.
990065
I can't believe with all our technology that we STILL haven't found him and killed him.  I personally think that Bush gave up on looking for him, so that he can continue to send recorded messages...which will allow Bush to say, "see...we have to fight terror.  We have to stay in Iraq."