Do you think there is some political or rational reason we cannot get Bin Laden?
468518
because we're not trying hard enough.  We haven't put CIA and FBI agents in the right spots and our military has no idea what's going on.  Then we had to go and attack Iraq and get a new set of problems to focus on.  Pretty damn messed up that one guy can orchestrate the murder of 3000 Americans and 5 years later we still have no idea where he is.
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!
532922
Nonsense, Osama bin Laden's intelligence and elloquence has been beefed up by many in the media. Other less biased sources such as the veteran BBC correspondant John Simpson have described him as childish by nature and slightly unstable mentally. There is also no reason to suspect that he is acting on behalf of the US government, his practice is consistant with the general Islamic resurgance in the Arab world.
213738
they don't want to catch him. If they catch him who would they blame terrorist attacks on. I don't think he even had anything to do with the terrorist attacks. He is a terrible militia commander he could never of planned out the attacks of 9/11.
1011929
Bin Laden is the 'boogieman' under the American bed. \n\nIf you catch him the American people won't be afraid of him. \n\nIf the American people aren't afraid then the government will loose the control that the fear gives them. \n\nThey don't want Bin Laden captured\n\nBe careful or the boogieman will get you. You had better do as we tell you
433364
You know, I've wondered that myself. Don't forget, Osama worked for the Central Intelligence Agency back in the 1980s when he was fighting the Russians in Afghanistan. I have wondered if they never dropped him off the payroll.\n\nAs to why he hasn't been arrested, even though the CIA knows where he is. It is because he is in Waziristan, which is in western Pakistan. The US government, and rightly so, is worried that an incursion into Pakistan to arrest Osama would destabilize the Pakistani government, potentially leading to their overthrow by fundamentalists.\n\nAnd as you probably know, Pakistan has nuclear weapons. Having fundamentalist loons with nukes is about the worst case scenario, period. So Bush lets Osama roam free because he wants to keep Musharraf in power.
769392
probably the same reason we don't send a smart bomb down osama bin ladens throat.\nwhatever reason that might be. but i bet there connected\ni personally think the neocons need this war.\nwith out the war nothing seperates them from democrats
1168040
Yes I do.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not in the habbit of defending Bush, but Bin Laden's family has more people in it than you could possibly imagine.  Just because he had dealings with Bin Laden's family doesn't mean he (or they) have any ties to Bin Laden.
19707
No one has to date, been willing to pay the hostage fee. Will we never learn that we cannot negotiate with terrorists?
352368
You'd achieve more by using those of the UK, French & US governments and other members of the 'World Management Team' (GEC, Microsoft, BP, GM, Ford, et al). They are the one's responsible for Osama & Co. at the end of the day. Osama's just an excuse for keeping us all suppressed with new laws, I.D. cards, oil dependancy, etc.
577510
It seems that our government has failed us at every level to me... first with Clinton, as you have stated, but his failures is no excuse for the current presidency not taking further action to catch bin Laden now... I'm not even going to talk about pre-911 failures, which I think there were some by both Bush and Clinton\n\nNow that we have seen what he is capable of, we still haven't caught him... which to me is much less excusable than not catching him before we knew what he was capable of... and I think we're open to other attacks now... \n\nwe should not look to the past and pointing fingers anymore, at Bush or Clinton, but talk about what we should be doing now... which if you ask me, is focusing on Bin Laden
279853
Because of US' involvment in the Middle East and constant US attempts to install friendly govts in OPEC countries and overthrow unfriendly ones.\n\nHe made two requests that went unheeded: "arab oil for arab people" and "political independence from the west".\n\nBasically he did to US what US did to others.\nUS says: "No communism in South Vietnam"\nCommunists: "Pffft, the people want communism"\nUS: "But we don't" (US goes on and bombs the crap out of all of Vietnam, killing etc).\n\nBin Laden: "Leave arab states alone"\nUS: "Pffft, the arab want us!!"\nBin Laden: "No they don't, can't you read the -we don't want US here- banners?" (bin Laden goes on and gives americans a chance to rebuild WTC towers and Pentagon, hopefully with more architectural taste).
144327
the same reason why we are in on the war on terror......\n\n\nbecause we can
232777
osama@jerk.com\n\nI hope he uses his connections with the CIA to communicate so we can nab more than one rat in a hole if caught.\n\nAmericans hold some of the blame for his existance. We did train him after all.
164330
To anyone who thinks diplomacy would have been more effective:\n\nWhat are the terms Osama bin Laden is demanding? HOW do you deal with him? Invite him to the White House and work out terms over coffee??\n\nNo, the ONLY option in fighting terror is war. Anyone who thinks otherwise need only look to Spain and the train bombings of 3/11 AFTER the election of a prime minister who said he was pulling out of Iraq.
535472
i don't think osama will be caught !! he rather commit suicide than being captured. also the western countries will not be eager to catch him as if he's caught, there's no other main culprit to blame on.
906316
now that is a good question!!!!  :)\n\ni think the only solution would be if bush was assassinated, the assassin took the hydrogen, and struck a deal with bin laden.  this assumes that bush and bin laden are really at war with eachother... but what if bin laden actually works for the CIA and we don't know about it....?  well, i think they would make sure that everyone died of thurst except their friends and family.