If 100,000 troops were redeployed to Afghanistan and Pakistan, would US have a better chance of getting Osama?
929418
you really think this is all about Bin Laden??How can you believe such propaganda?\nTell me,how is Osama communicating with his operatives world wide and pulling off all these mastermind stunts?
985223
Yes, but the problem is that he will blow himself up the instant we corner him after all of these years and some looney toon will take over, though no one can be as bad as Osama.
926654
Osama was a bit of a spent force already then. He's always been the paymaster of the organisation rather than its Supreme Commander, so I'm not sure that much would have been achieved (except for a propaganda blow to al-Queda) by simply napping him. I agree with the administration's decision that the whole network in Afghanistan had to be crushed, not just a few figureheads. That said, though, I blame Bush & Co. for letting Osama get away with how many top men and active fighters when they had them holed up in Tora Bora. All because they feared massive American losses if they had to fight up hill. So they allied themselves with cash-hungry local warlords. Lesson one: if people can be bought once, they can be bought twice...
846209
In retrospect, it would have been better if we had actually captured Osama bin Laden and brought him to justice.
478538
Yes.  Millitary action has to be taken against Pakisthan so that the terrorist problems in Kashmir will come to end.  The right person to take millitary acgtion is US. Only Bush dare do it. The only male President US has ever seen is none other than Mr. Bush.  Like he has controlled terrorism in Afgan and Iraq, he should step in Pak and control its nose poking activity. Then India will always be a trusted friend of US.
347606
probably right. because generally Americans will votenot for the actions of Bush but for the pride that they captured Osama
613255
well my thoughts are in\n\n Afganistan the USA installed government will never hold 100% power within the country, and will find itself corrupt and powerless\n* The USA should support the most powerful warlord and back him to gain control over Afganistan, let him rule the country as a dictator\n\nIraq has now become a breeding ground for Al Qeada , so the best hope for the USA is to ask Iran to enter into Iraq and to act as armed peace keepers.\n\nIf the USA withdraws from Afganistan or Iraq now it will only cause future 9-11's to happen.
563619
Osama is there or not only God Knows.But there are many Osamas Fighting for injustice,fighting for freedom fighting for peace in the Afghanistan.The media is controlled by US.So they show everything in one or other way favouring USA.So we cannot see the ground reality.Usama alone cannot do anything.
885855
Pakistan has a long way to go to upset history. Personally if that happened, they had a superpower like the US to help them pull that off.\n\nDon't see the US   doing that, period!\n\nPeople who can lie, cheat, and kill to try to move ahead don't do very well at the end of any matter.\n\njust an observation
299188
I would have exhibited restraint and patience, employed our intelligence agencies to track down Osama and infiltrated his camp.  I might have even established a decoy group of dissidents in hopes Osama would reach out to the group and offer support or take them under his wing.  \n\nOn the surface, I would deliberately look like I was taking a weak stance on the attack or even act as if I was unaware of who committed the attack.  Not only would this have infuriated Osama and kept him from becoming some Jihad hero, this would lull him into a false sense of security.  All the while I would be using the information I was gathering to gain knowledge of his strength, weaponry, supporters and future planned attacks.  \n\nUsing this information, I would circumvent any future attacks.\n\nAfter gaining as much information as I could, I would send a recon team from our Special Forces to his location, capture (or kill) him and his body guards, and attempt to bring him to America to face justice.\n \nAs for communicating with terrorists, I have long been against the US policy of non-communication.  How can go to a war against an enemy without having the ability to negotiate a peaceful resolution?  I firmly believe an open dialog with those groups who wish to harm America is the only way to convince them to stop attacking America and American interests overseas.\n\nAttacking Afghanistan was similar to blowing up a house to catch a rat; the house gets destroyed, but the rat simply goes to another house.\n\nNo, the attack on Iraq was not revenge; the attack on Iraq was for economic reasons and is producing the intended results.
1024872
i think we could of. for what it's costing us daily in money we will never see again. The unfortunate slaughter of our troops which we will never see again because of President Bush's  and his cabinets lie's to start the war. He should be seen in the same light as osama and saddam.
1041617
nope never.. if u read their past, they r trained by USA only earlier, Osama for Afghanistan and Saddam for Iran...remember 1 thing, few Trainees r smarter then their Trainer.  Osama is 1 of them.
649926
If he is hiding in the mountain range between Afghanistan and Pakistan, we may never find him.  The reward is great, but most people on the border do not have access to the Western media.  He has supporters in the area and they are ready to kill anyone that is trying to capture him.
942854
First, redeploy the troops, then cut funding. Then use the troops and the funding for hunting down Bin Laden
638539
If we are perceived as being run out of Iraq then Ben Laden will be a god in the Arab world. He is already credited with running the USSR out of Afghanistan
1084676
Yes, eventually. If more of you that want us out would enlist and we had enough troops for shorter rotations, we would have teh strength to leave sooner.
939297
We need to flood Iraq with troops and crush them so completely they take 500 yrs to recover then move to Afghanistan and do the same there.  If we have to kill 99% fine.  Pakistan tribal areas are sheltering the Taliban, we need to start carpet bombing them right now, at night.  Do not stop for 3 months.  Then if the Pakis won't finish them off, we do.  People better realize the West is in a fight for it's life.