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A few thoughts...
How many times have the democrats harped on the "fact" that #1 is still at large, using it as some sort of ineptitude calculator for the republican government? Dems don't want to admit he's dead because that would admit a victory responsible by republicans.
Republicans don't want to admit he's dead because if they do, the dems will insist that there's no further justification for funding or pursuing the GWOT. This will erode public and congressional support further because...
Many people in this country simplify this struggle by placing the blame on one man. If we kill #1, then in their minds justice has been done to the person responsible and we can move on with our lives. It goes back to the whole view of terrorism as crime, rather than terrorism as war.
It reminds me of the simple concept of killing Hitler to end WWII. What makes it worse is that where you could rationalize by saying all the other Germans are nice and want peace, #1 has a whole gaggle of murderous hadjis waiting to take his place.
Just my .02
--Aric
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DPRK should be next...
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