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In reply to the discussion: Power blackout in Kabul [View all]quakerboy
(14,692 posts)41. Purportedly
He was in Pakistan when he was found and killed. Thats the one location we know he was, assuming we believe all the governments involved.
Was there a reason for us to be there? We could have accepted the Talibans offer of having him turned over without having to send one soldier into danger. And if they failed to do so, we surely could have made use of one of our many drones or missiles to resolve the issue in a violent fashion, again without putting a single soldier in danger.
We had options and we chose the worst. We did not need to be there.
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Sadly those in the White House had their eyes set on Baghdad, not Kabul.
SleeplessinSoCal
Aug 2021
#36
Yes, he was tin Quetta when he was found and killed 10 years later. "Purportedly".
maxsolomon
Aug 2021
#42
We had the world; the whole world on our side after 9-11 and Bush pissed it away. nt
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2021
#33
Glad to see another peacenik here. It feels like most of us have gone extinct.
littlemissmartypants
Aug 2021
#38