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McChrystal's Appointment Increases Chance of Getting Bin Laden, Sources Say

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It is my guess the capture and killing of OBL was a process with actual capture and killing being a tool for a much larger program to gain the respect of the Afghanistan people particurly the Mullah's. I think it is extremely important to note the President in his speech to the American public made emphasis the war is not against Islam and the Muslin religion it was against the Al Qaeda. That statement alone shows protection Islam and the role it must play in the capture, hence the use of Pakistan or including the Pakistani Military. the growing population of the Muslim religion is a powerful force and the absolute need to have their respect was and is in the end what is left in fighting the GWOT. The president then added in his speech it does not end here with the killing of OBL. It is my guess the agenda will now be gaining the respect of Islam and the United States of America. It also shows fear. OBL was a murderer irrespective of all religious beliefs and agendas. Whatever he was and is not important, and OBL used the religion as a tool for his own selfish vengeance and gaining of power. In short his actions were dumb but by no means is he stupid. I am glad to see him done with and out of the picture for sure. He has been down played for many years now as to just how powerful and how much in control he has had, all of which and is a very small part of a very large picture keeping in mind of the growth of Muslim throughout the world. God Bless America, our very specially trained soldiers such as Delta, and the Special Forces teams within the Special Operations command they did their job, did it well, and deserve all the respect this world can muster. Because of these men and their bravery a despicable, glut less, and complete idiot is no longer a threat.

Ed Y of MN 5:45AM May 02, 2011

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niederlande hotels of 9:24AM April 29, 2010

My advice to our men in the JSOC is to capture him alive if at all possible, then secretly interrogate him to get as much information about Alcaida and related terrorist groups, using 3,000 plus torture methods, each one for everyone of the 3,000 plus American Citizens who died on the 2 Towers on 9/11 and on the plane crashes.
Second, keep him alive for several months, then finally decapitate him like they did the Wall Street Journal reporter John Perlman (this for our brothers-in-arms, the Israelites).
Third, secretly put the decapitation on the Internet on Islamic Jihad websites, so as to bring other Jihadists into the open, to interrogate-kill them too at JSOC's leisure.

Rudolph Ferro 3:41PM May 19, 2009

The first step in winning the respect of the Afghan people is to pronounce Afghanistan correctly; not like most Americans say it, but like Afghan President Karzai does, and like C. Amanpore and Rafiq Zakaria on CNN and the BBC reporters do. The second step is to win the hearts of the local priests (Mullahs) by rebuilding their mosques damaged in the last two decades of war. Then only will we see the tide of this war turning in favor of democratic reform. However brilliant a tactician General McChrystal is, this is not solely a military campaign. It is a campaign to win the respect and love of the Afghan people. We have to win the general population over to our point of view, and this is done by communicating like they do. Unless we win their respect, someday we will have to withdraw in disgrace like the Russian Army did in the 1980s.

Victor Taj of OH 3:30PM May 19, 2009

McChrystal is a good man - But is Bin Laden still Alive?
His releases since the fall of Iraq, could all have been pre-recorded before his death, so that it appears to be the real bin laden, and it is, it is just not a for sure, alive, bin Laden.
But if McChrystal brings him in (Dead or Alive) he will go down as one of the best insurgent tacticians in Military History.

jaybee of NM 1:47PM May 19, 2009

it's articles like these that make me resent being born a woman.
i pray for mccrystal and for all soldiers and civillians caught in the crossfire of this monsterous fight for freedom.
hopefully soon we will have peace on earth.

Jane of CA 9:07AM May 19, 2009

I thought it was the Sunni Awakening movement. Not to take anything away from McChrystal, I'm sure he's a fine soldier.
Perhaps no one has explained to him the reason we haven't killed or captured bin Laden, is that it's politically useful to have a "bogeyman" out there. Bin Laden provides an excuse, plain and simple. From an operational standpoint, he's been neutralized.
Now, as long as he breathes and is on the run (or is popularly believed to be out there somewhere), he essentially works for us. He provides an excuse for our actions, wherever or whatever they may be.

Rich of CO 4:05PM May 15, 2009

The boogey man has been dead since 2001 you morons!!

A Nuffer of PA 3:17PM May 15, 2009

Obama would not be capable as a Commander in Chief. Sounds to me like he knows a tough general when he sees one.
We're about six years overdue for a predator strike on top of Bin Laden's head.
I would bet it will happen on Obama's watch, and it would be a more striking message to the world if it occurs inside Pakistan.
Results from No Drama Obama? Likely.

Muser of NM 2:10PM May 15, 2009