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To: greenspirit who wrote (207878)	12/7/2001 1:04:19 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Tora Bora Said Captured, No Sign of Osama Bin Laden KABUL (Reuters) - Anti-Taliban forces have captured the main base of Osama bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains of eastern Afghanistan, but failed to find the Saudi-born militant, a military spokesman said on Friday. ``The last and main base of Osama in Tora Bora was captured last night,'' Mohammad Habeel, a spokesman for the militarily dominant Northern Alliance, told Reuters, adding that there had been fierce resistance as the assault was pressed home. ``Our troops led by commander Hazrat Ali said that we have taken almost all of Tora Bora and its main caves. We have staged a mopping up operation to clear remaining parts of Tora Bora.'' He said Arab family members, including women, had been captured, along with weapons and vehicles, but there was no sign of bin Laden, leader of the mainly Arab al Qaeda network. ``Osama was not in Tora Bora during the past days of fighting and if he had been, he has probably slipped into Pakistan,'' Habeel said. Friday December 7 12:13 AM ET

To: greenspirit who wrote (207878)	12/7/2001 1:06:10 AM
From: rich4eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Michael, I find your post informative and an thought provoking although I might add some comments to your view.. <<<<<<<<If a foreign nation can't understand the extraordinary time America is facing and acts in such a vile way. Then consideration should be given to punishing them economically, and potentially punishing them military depending on the degree of the offense.>>>>>>>>>agreed, however, I do not agree with moving the battleground without substantive data (ie Iraq). <<<<<<<This isn't rocket science rich, it's mostly partisan left wing liberals who are searching desperately to find political mud to throw around, which are complaining about military tribunals the most. >>>>>>>>well, I am concerned about America being great and freedom is our greatest asset, and military tribunals detract from that, and I see no need for them in this effort. <<<<<<<<<The Al Hunt's and Tom Dashle's of this world, have been flailing around for weeks looking for a reason to criticize President Bush. Since the public overwhelmingly supports military tribunals, I hope they keep harping on this one for months.>>>>>>>>>I feel we do not need Tribunals <<<<<<<President Bush's strategy thus far has been exemplary. The Taliban have just signaled their surrender at Kandahar. Now it's on to the caves, where my prediction is Bin Ladin will be dead within a week.>>>>>>>>personally, I think we could have already gotten him but we wanted to clean house first <<<<The (sopposedly) impenetrable Afghanistan military fighting force has been decimated within three months.>>>>>>>The Taliban had no air defense, no air force and few armored vehicles capable of much, essentially are Navy attack aircraft had a shooting gallery. <<<<<,,, And we still have people comparing our military of today, with the one we had in Vietnam. How many victories, with so little casualties will it take for them to "get it".>>>>>>>>don't understand this <<<<<<, This is an entirely different military then 30 years ago. It's the most sophisticated, well trained, well led, well motivated and dedicated group of soldiers in the history of our country. >>>>>>>>>>>Agreed <<<<<<<<<And although liberals have been trying to destroy it, our military has succeeded in meeting the needs of our country, our military families, and our political leaders, in spite of left wing fools who have tried to suck the life blood out of it for years!>>>>>>So you say Mr. Clinton did a good job of keeping our military strong and ready?