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Originally Posted by 450slcguy
Nonsense. OBL is a mass murderer that needs to be hunted down an killed.
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I'm inclined to agree with that.
However, it would have been vastly more effective, both physically and psychologically, if OBL and his top lieutenants had been eliminated 8 years ago when cornered in Tora Bora. AQ was still a "top-down" organization back then with something resembling a traditional command structure - feeling smug and secure in a friendly host country, full-up training camps out in the open, passing down orders open circuit via personal cell phones that were very easy to track - they hadn't yet morphed into the underground independent cell organization they are today. A swift retaliation then of "cutting off the head" could have had a more damaging effect on the organization, and a greater possibility of making those left think twice before trying any further terrorist acts against the U.S.