Where in the world is Bin Laden?

Remember back around fall 2001, when President Bush said that finding Osama Bin Laden was our highest priority? Remember when he said that the U.S. would not tolerate countries that harbored terrorists?

What the fuck happened?

From CNN.com:

CIA Director Porter Goss says he has an “excellent idea” where Osama bin Laden is hiding, but that the al Qaeda chief will not be caught until weak links in the war on terrorism are strengthened…

[TIME] magazine asked Goss when bin Laden would be captured.

“That is a question that goes far deeper than you know,” he said. “In the chain that you need to successfully wrap up the war on terror, we have some weak links. And I find that until we strengthen all the links, we’re probably not going to be able to bring Mr. bin Laden to justice.

“We are making very good progress on it. But when you go to the very difficult question of dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states, you’re dealing with a problem of our sense of international obligation, fair play.

“We have to find a way to work in a conventional world in unconventional ways that are acceptable to the international community.

Asked whether that meant he knew where bin Laden is, Goss responded: “I have an excellent idea where he is. What’s the next question?”

Goss did not say where he thinks bin Laden is, nor did he name the country or countries he was referring to when he spoke of sanctuaries.

We invaded a country that might or might not have weapons of mass destruction because they might use them one day though we had no proof and still have no proof. We alienated half of the world by insisting we invade without their agreement. We insisted that we knew better and could do whatever the hell we wanted and not worry about the repurcusians…and yet still no Bin Laden and now all of a sudden, we don’t want to step on any toes or upset any Middle East countries?

tags: Osama bin Laden, CIA, Porter Goss, War on Terror

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