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FakeNoose

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17. He was actually in Pakistan, which was supposed to be our ally

Reply to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sun Aug 15, 2021, 07:47 PM

Aug 2021

I still don't get why we call Pakistan an ally - but I guess it's beside the point.

Our guys did what had to be done. Our military is still the best in the world, in so many ways. The only problem was the delay in finding Bin Laden. Once he was found, he was a "dead man."

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The way we killed Osama Bin Laden [View all] Mr.Bill Aug 2021 OP

We did kinda have to shit on their sovereignty, though n/t JackintheGreen Aug 2021 #1

I'm okay with that. n/t Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #6

Oh, believe me, I am too. Just saying n/t JackintheGreen Aug 2021 #20

So what. They killed him and left. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2021 #16

Except the reason he left his cave in Afghanistan to Pakistan.. honest.abe Aug 2021 #2

We eventually would have tracked him down Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #4

Are you sure during the time it would take to "eventually" track him down that.. honest.abe Aug 2021 #8

No more than I can be sure someone else Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #9

Except that "someone else" wasnt responsible for 9/11. honest.abe Aug 2021 #10

And it was the last time Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #11

Intelligence certainly helps but that is not always the complete answer. honest.abe Aug 2021 #12

And there might be someone in any one of Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #13

As I said before someone else wasnt responsible for 9/11 honest.abe Aug 2021 #14

Good talking with you. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #15

He was never in a cave. former9thward Aug 2021 #21

According to most reports he was living in a sophisticated cave complex known as tora bora. honest.abe Aug 2021 #22

Tora Bora occurred after 9/11 when bin Laden was moving to Pakistan. former9thward Aug 2021 #23

Please provide links to your claims. honest.abe Aug 2021 #24

LOL. I was there in 2002. I can't link to that. former9thward Aug 2021 #25

In my perfect world, Bin Laden could have been surgically removed without boots on the ground Brother Buzz Aug 2021 #3

Yes , that's how it should have always been. Especially since he was found in a country JI7 Aug 2021 #5

GWB refused Taliban offer to give Bin Laden to the USA sanatanadharma Aug 2021 #7

He was actually in Pakistan, which was supposed to be our ally FakeNoose Aug 2021 #17

Dubya did not really want to kill OBL. He let OBL escape. keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 #18

Lots of truth in that. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #19

Gotta keep that war machine going. roamer65 Aug 2021 #26

I'm not sure canetoad Aug 2021 #27