First, the fact that Osama bin Laden can even make a video tape is a national disgrace!! The fact that this man has not been captured or brought to justice is an insult to every American alive. We are told that this man caused the events of 9-11, yet now our President admittedly doesn't think about him? Why not? This is a "War President" after all!!
Now the far-right loons that spawned this administration on our nation want to take some kind of credit for being right? They want to act like this proves what they were saying all along? How in the hell can anyone on that side of the aisle who voted for the leaders that let bin Laden walk away ever even mention his name? Was it not their incompetence that led to these videos? They should cower in shame simply because these tapes were made!!
The more I think about it the more it bothers me. Where is this bin Laden with a studio we can't find? How can we not find him? Why have we quit trying? How can anyone ever think we have accomplished one damn thing in this "War on Terror" (Which I think is a bumper sticker as John Edwards said) if bin Laden is not brought to justice?
All this talk about victory and defeat is just that- talk. If you really believe in victory and defeat then we have already lost this "War". Our troops didn't lose it, they did all that was asked of them. This "War" was lost when George W. Bush and his cronies in the Congress at the time surrendered like the chickenhawks they are to what they told us was our enemy. They let him run scot-free and now he is putting out more movies than Michael Moore. This "War" was lost by incompetence or worse.
Which brings me to what really disturbs me about these videos and the attempts to use them against anti-war Americans. Why now? It seems like every time we get some of these videos is at a crucial time. This time around the Patreus report. Last time before the election. Who possibly stands to gain from this? The real question, is why is bin Laden releasing videos at times that really help George W. Bush and allows right-wing foghorns to spew talking points?
All this leads me to suspect that Osama bin Laden has never been caught because he never was meant to be. No matter what you believe happened on 9-11 the plain and simple truth of the matter is Osama bin Laden was never considered the enemy and was never pursued as such. The fact that he still survives to make another video raises many disturbing questions that will probably never be answered. One thing is certain, the people who let this man dance away scot-free and continually thumb his nose at America and their supporters sure as hell can't lecture the rest of us on what these tapes prove.
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