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To: E. T. who wrote (24660)	1/6/2008 4:38:40 PM
From: rich evans	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71588

Go to google earth and type in Hindu Kush. Look at the terrain , the mountains etc. There is no way we could catch or find someone in there especially since it is in Pakistan where we have to operate covertly. So we have been searching for him but it is a needle in a haystack and once you generally locate him how would we get him. It would take more then a ton of bombs as we dropped those at torabora and did not get him. Helicopters don't work at those elevations so we can't move troops. Actually AQ attacked us and the flypaper doctrine worked in Iraq. After we got rid of Saddam, we have been busy fight AQ there and have killed many thousands of them. We let them come to us on good ground for us instead of hunting a couple of their leaders in the Hindu Kush which is an impossible task. Rich

To: E. T. who wrote (24660)	1/7/2008 4:09:27 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

"can you tell me why Saddam Hussein took precedent over OBL? Because, really, I don't get it." We respect Pakistan's sovereign borders and only cross when they give permission. It is difficult to locate and capture a man in mountainous terrain when you are not allowed to be in it. You will probably admit that we have advanced the cause of freedom by killing hundred of terrorists in Iraq. I don't think there are many Americans who would not have liked to see OBL eliminated. Most Americans also support America's efforts to win the war on terror.

To: E. T. who wrote (24660)	1/17/2008 4:08:33 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

can you tell me why Saddam Hussein took precedent over OBL? Did he? Yes he was captured first but that doesn't mean he was a higher priority but rather that he was an easier target. Yes more soldiers where used (and continue to be used) in Iraq, but that is because of the circumstances in each country (esp. but not limited to the fact that on the outset of the war Iraq still had a large army, while the Taliban did not). That doesn't mean capturing Saddam was a higher priority.