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http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/afghanistan_us_.html

If they actually caught Osama?

What would the political effect be in the US, on US politics?

What would the political effect be on international politics?

Not all that much, to be honest. The major effect would be that Bin Laden would become a martyr. Other than that, it wouldn't change a thing. Bin Laden is no longer central to the operation of Al Quaeda. He may have his own operations under wraps, and I'd love to see those ended, but he is no longer the head of the snake.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/afghanistan_us_.html

If they actually caught Osama?

What would the political effect be in the US, on US politics?

What would the political effect be on international politics?

I read "If they actually caught Obama?" and wondered what the senator was on the run for...

Damn Fox news! :(

I read "If they actually caught Obama?" and wondered what the senator was on the run for...

Damn Fox news! :(

You'll notice the link is to ABC News, not Fox.

I read "If they actually caught Obama?" and wondered what the senator was on the run for...

Damn Fox news! :(

Now, that's funny! :D

Pretty much have to go with Kinda Sensible People on this one.

why is it that every time a muslim does a terrorist attack he has ties with al quaeda. i can't imagine that al quaeda is still that powerfull, with ties all over the world etc.

Well, according to some the Massive Jewish Conspiarcy actually already HAS Osama. Theyre just keeping him under wraps so they can reveal him at the correct time.
Naturally this will be used as an excuse for Israel to invade Iran and take over the Middle East.

You'll notice the link is to ABC News, not Fox.

Oh my..

Even I know what he meant!

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/afghanistan_us_.html

If they actually caught Osama?

What would the political effect be in the US, on US politics?

What would the political effect be on international politics?

King George III would have to find another reason to keep going.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/afghanistan_us_.html

If they actually caught Osama?

What would the political effect be in the US, on US politics?

What would the political effect be on international politics?

A rousing round of "what took you so effing long?"

Believe me, the last thing this administration wants is this "War on Terror" to end.

Oh my..

Even I know what he meant!

I thought it would be obvious to everybody

*Cries*

What Would the Political Effect Be?
We have always been at war with Eurasia. We have never been at war with Eastasia.

We have always been at war with Eastasia. We have never been at war with Eurasia.

A rousing round of "what took you so effing long?"

If Gravlen is right, and it doesn't really matter (in his opinion), then who cares how fucking long it took?

I thought it would be obvious to everybody

*Cries*

But Chris Matthews did it before Fox did, I think Olbermann did too; And I know MSNBC has done it at least once, If not CNN.

We have always been at war with Eurasia. We have never been at war with Eastasia.

We have always been at war with Eastasia. We have never been at war with Eurasia.

You win the thread.

We have always been at war with Eurasia. We have never been at war with Eastasia.

We have always been at war with Eastasia. We have never been at war with Eurasia.

Double plus good.

It would obviously not affect US foreign policy one bit. Bin Laden is more of a scapegoat than an actual factor in US foreign policy.

The only difference it would make is that the current regime running the US would need to find some other method of rallying the troops. No one will believe anymore that the Saddam Husein-Al Qaeda-WMD relationship is an important reason to stay in Iraq.

But most intelligent people realise this already, and the ones who haven't figured it out by now will inevitably believe the next stupid meme.

I think it would provide some sense of closure to those who lost friends and family on September 11th. I imagine that they would care.

The only difference it would make is that the current regime running the US would need to find some other method of rallying the troops. No one will believe anymore that the Saddam Husein-Al Qaeda-WMD relationship is an important reason to stay in Iraq.

That makes one wonder if it's possible they've avoided capturing Osama for precisely this reason. Of course that's a bit paranoid, not to mention it gives the Bush administration too much credit for intelligence--after all, anyone who says "We will be greeted as liberators" is not exactly smart--but it's still a thought.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/afghanistan_us_.html

If they actually caught Osama?

What would the political effect be in the US, on US politics?

What would the political effect be on international politics?
They won't. They can't. They already have him. I don't know where Osama is, but i know they aren't looking for him. Either Osama is dead (accidentally or deliberately), and they don't want to make a matyr out of him, or Osama is living it up in a CIA hotel beardless under the name 'Hershel Goldberg'.

It does not take 5 years for the USA to find a man they need. Especially not a powerful and famous one like Osama.

So, to re-iterate; Either the US was lying before, and Osama was in on it all along. Or they are lying now, and don't want us to know where he is (perhaps because he is dead, or perhaps because they have no evidence to nail him in court- again perhaps because he didn't do it).

I find it MOST unlikely that Osama is everything the US says he is, and that he is still in hiding. My bet (and I would bet on this) is that Osama will never be found. If anything, he'll turn up somehwere dead once all of this has blown over.

Well, all of the funding that went into looking for him was drained into the Iraq expenditures, so its obvious we arent looking for him anymore.