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Originally Posted by LongRange27
We weren't always bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan.
You think Iran harbored him after Tora Bora, well that's 2002, and we weren't in Iraq. I don't know how good your geography is, but all we would have to do is push west from Afghanistan and topple Tehran.
The radical Ahmadinejad wasn't president then. And he doesn't even make those kinds of decisions to harbor bin Laden, the Supreme Leader does. The risk is far greater than the reward for Iran. They like him alive because he is a thorn in our side, but they are not going to put their population at risk for him.
To Pete and all QP's about the above link:
Don't you think it is possible one of bin Laden's lieutenants told him to stop producing visual videos because our MSM leaked the fact that our intel agencies use scientists to examine the terrain behind him to determine his location? Just a thought...
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You missed the point. Didn't say we were bogged down but rather our guys a busy doing their jobs right now doing multiple tours. The point is that we don't have the resources nor the political will to launch an invasion of Iran. Joint Chiefs would bauk at any suggestion. Therefore, it has nothing to do with geography and pushing west. You don't push west against a country like Iran. That would require a lot and would only unite the Iranians more. We could have pushed in Nam too but there wasn't the political will. Regardless, the world won't back our play to invade OBL because they wouldn't extradict him. Didn't say he went to Iran right after Tor Bora. Obviously he wentto Pakistan and who knows how long he stayed there before it got too hot there. Ahmadinejad wouldn't be in the know of such a operation of a military/national security nature. Also If he is not in Iran then where is he? Was he not in the video days before the 2004 election before Bush and kerry. How are they making the voice tapes? And yes they can put OBL in front of a desk with a sheet behind him to be careful not to underestimate their enemy either. regardless, the audio tapes seem to be too specific to world events. I just have heard a good theory of how they are doing these tapes.