U.S., World: Report: The Bush administration let Osama Bin Laden get away
- He was within grasp in 2001, but reinforcements weren’t sent. First off, let’s state the obvious: We’d still have terrorism troubles if Bin Laden were captured – though they might be less focused. However, a Senate report says that the U.S. was close to catching him in Afghanistan, only to drop the ball by leaning on air strikes instead of putting people on the ground. Donald Rumsfeld is specifically blamed for his lack of action. source
This is just now being reported on? I thought what went down at Tora Bora was relatively widely known knowledge for at least a few years.
This is just now being reported on? I thought what went down at Tora Bora was relatively widely known knowledge for at least a few years.