DoctorGonzo
War Child
Bush has painted himself into a corner with his rhetoric. He has been operating under the assumption that the Taliban will not give up OBL. On the off chance they do, Bush will find himself in one tough spot with no ability to direct the national rage against any particular country. Bombing Afganastan after they give up OBL would be insane and effectively destroy any chance we might have to work with any other Muslim nation. Who in their right mind would give up someone like OBL with all that entails (the domestic price could be extreme), knowing the U.S might still bomb the fuck out of them?.
Getting OBL himself, would accomplish very little. His terrorist network would still be intact along with his cash reserves and we would get what? A person to direct our anger against? Cool, but what happens when that isn't fun anymore? When the remainder of his network (many of whom have probably cleared out of Afganastan, or gone into hiding) start bombing, hijacking, etc?
We don't want the Taliban to give up Bin Laden. We want to go into Afganastan and try to destroy the terrorist network.
Emphasis on the word try.
Getting OBL himself, would accomplish very little. His terrorist network would still be intact along with his cash reserves and we would get what? A person to direct our anger against? Cool, but what happens when that isn't fun anymore? When the remainder of his network (many of whom have probably cleared out of Afganastan, or gone into hiding) start bombing, hijacking, etc?
We don't want the Taliban to give up Bin Laden. We want to go into Afganastan and try to destroy the terrorist network.
Emphasis on the word try.
