Thread: Where's Osama?

I think he is probably in Pakistan, hidden by fanatics who hate the U.S. and love Bin Laden. The leader of Pakistan is too scared for his own life and the fragile alliance he has with the U.S. right now. Allowing the U.S. to go into Pakistan to find Bin Laden would make all Hell break loose in Pakistan, and that goes against Pakistani national interests.

The Bush Administration does have an interest in not finding Bin Laden right now. That does not automatically mean that he can but won't, but it does strengthen the possibility. It is like a novelist who doesn't want the anticipated best possible moment to happen until the end. So perhaps Mimi will reveal the fact that Sean is Claire's father on Days of Our Lives long before Bush ever reveals that he has Bin Laden. Bin Laden's apparent survival does add morale to the war on terror. If Bin Laden was killed in a bombing, which very well could be the case, the Bush Administration might want to keep that a secret. Bin Laden's death would make him a martyr. That is why I think that if we ever do find him, we should give him life in prison, but make him wear pink panties and thigh high stockings and make him act like a slutty woman on video, an Islamofascist's worst nightmare and something that would destroy the respect he has among the evil.

But maybe Bin Laden and Bush remained friends all this time and have been in on all of this together so they can steal sand from Iraq and Afghanistan and use it for beach resorts in Republican controlled Mississippi and Florida. They could be in on a towel stealing scheme for the same purpose. Every dead terrorist = a drawer full of towels.

Originally Posted by Universal

The Bush Administration does have an interest in not finding Bin Laden right now.
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Yeah, what Universal Mind said.

For the Bush administration, the benefits of having Osama alive simply outweigh the potential risks. An alive Osama lends extra emphasis to the "threat" of terrorism. It also allows the bush administration to point to a familiar and much-hated face to justify the War on Iraq, the upcoming War on Iran, and any other future wars of opportunity in the Middle East.

All that said, however, if Osama were to die of natural causes before US forces kill or capture him, (which, given his health, seems likely) that would be a big negative publicity hit for the US.

The situation at the moment, as I predict it: the US knows exactly, or near enough, where Osama is, and they are monitoring him and his activities. There's much more to be gained in keeping him alive and watching him: he can be used as a justification for America's wars, and by keeping him alive and covertly monitoring his activities, some measure of advanced warning will be had of future terrorist activities directly linked to Osama.