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Bush: US would enter Pakistan to catch bin Laden
2006-09-21
President George W. Bush said Wednesday he would order military action inside Pakistan if intelligence indicated Osama bin Laden or other top terror leaders were hiding there. Bush was asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer whether he would give the order for American troops to kill or capture bin Laden or other terror leaders if good intelligence pointed to their whereabouts, even if it were inside Pakistan's borders. "Absolutely," said Bush. "We would take the action necessary to bring them to justice."
Posted by:Fred

#10  It would put the OJ trial to shame with the media coverage that would follow.

Dollars to doughnuts no administration of any stripe would be idiotic enough to put bin Laden on public trial. This is what military tribunals were designed for.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-21 17:22  

#9  I would prefer he be captured alive. The fact that catching Saddam in the spider-hole caused so many people to seeth and rip out there hair that getting Binnie alive has to provide some extra thrills.

I wouldn't look forward to the trial though. It would put the OJ trial to shame with the media coverage that would follow.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-09-21 17:00  

#8  Â“We aren't really interested in ‘bringing him to justiceÂ’, we just want him dead.”

Seems to me the first choice would be to capture him alive and eliminate the whole martyrdom thingy. IÂ’d even suggest, while in detention, provide him with the best kidney dialyses money can buy and pucker the collective Islamo sphincter. On the other hand, OBL snuffed ainÂ’t a bad second choice.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2006-09-21 14:16  

#7  It would be about time. How much longer can we let Pakistan sit there and harbor this asshat?
Posted by: Thoth   2006-09-21 10:58  

#6  In reality, it's a corporal's call. If he is killed in the operation, you'd think anyone had the balls to court martial the lad? The political firestorm would consume anyone who pushed the deal. Just harrassing him would be stupid. Once the lad was out, he'd be a sitting member of Congress after the next election.
Posted by: Omasing Glinesing6559   2006-09-21 10:10  

#5  All the same, I'll like for our interrogators to give him the third degree and squeeze him dry on what he knows about al Qaeda before we try him and string him up. I can't imagine Congress giving GWB any trouble about stomping bin Laden for info - they do want to get re-elected.

Word, ZF. We want this maggot alive. He should be tried in an American military courts martial. When we execute him, it needs to be live on camera and we should piggyback a 24-7 loop of the piped video onto al-Jazeera's and al Manar's frequencies for their audiences' viewing pleasure.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-21 08:09  

#4  No I want him taken alive, then a ceremony in front of the White House where we cut off his head and stick it on a spike. Then we invite Amanutjob and his friend Hugo "I wish I was Castro" Chevez to come to the WH so they can walk past it.
Posted by: djohn66   2006-09-21 02:28  

#3  Battlefield justice, quick, efficient, and NO lawyers
Posted by: Captain America   2006-09-21 01:28  

#2  TA4026: Still missing it, George. We aren't really interested in "bringing him to justice", we just want him dead. Doorknob dead. Oh, and sooner would be better than later.

This is euphemism employed for the benefit of the countries cooperating with us. Euros don't like hearing about capital punishment on the fly. Muslims don't like hearing about the death of one of the faithful, even if he happens to be a mass murderer. I expect that when the time comes, we will kill him if he puts GI's lives at risk. All the same, I'll like for our interrogators to give him the third degree and squeeze him dry on what he knows about al Qaeda before we try him and string him up. I can't imagine Congress giving GWB any trouble about stomping bin Laden for info - they do want to get re-elected.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2006-09-21 01:26  

#1  Still missing it, George. We aren't really interested in "bringing him to justice", we just want him dead. Doorknob dead. Oh, and sooner would be better than later.
Posted by: Thomorong Angaick4026   2006-09-21 01:06  

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