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To: tejek who wrote (268829)	1/16/2006 8:32:41 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572391

Do I think it was wrong to bomb that village in Pakistan? No, I don't. The whole Afghan/Pakistan border is known to be a hotbed of insurgency and supporters of Al Qaeda. In addition, it is known to be lawless. So much so that the Pakistani militarily regularly comes under attack in the region. We had credible intelligence that Zwahiri would be at a dinner in that village. Would I have pulled the trigger if I had that kind of intelligence, even if it meant 18 people of dubious innocence? You bet I would have. Clinton had the same chance with Bin Laden. Don't we all wish he would have had the foresight to make that kill? Again, I'm glad you are not in charge of our intelligence apparatus. We'd all be reading the Qu'ran and speaking Arabic right now and forming calluses on our foreheads from bowing to Mecca 5 times a day, if we lived in your ideal world.