My Friends, this is a time for Perfect Moral Clarity. Do not waver one bit

[Merlin]

From the very beginning, John Kerry has made it clear that George Bush is a failure because of his gross incompetence and flawed judgment.

Nowhere is that more true than his decision to let Osama Bin Laden escape when we had him trapped at Tora Bora. Bush pulled our troops out of there to go to Iraq -- a decision backed by his incompetent commander, General Tommy Franks. (See Below)

That is a decision John Kerry--a battle hardened veteran--would NEVER make.

When Bin Laden now appears after a 2 year absence, tanned and healthy looking, it is an indictment of Bush's failed leadership.

This is our response. It is our only response. Nothing more need be said.

If American's value their safety, they will vote for John F. Kerry.

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"Be strong and of good courage. Be not afraid. Neither be ye dismayed."
--Isiah, as quoted by John F. Kennedy
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The following is from the Washington Post April 17, 2002

U.S. Concludes Bin Laden Escaped at Tora Bora Fight
Failure to Send Troops in Pursuit Termed Major Error
By Barton Gellman and Thomas E. Ricks
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, April 17, 2002; Page A01

The Bush administration has concluded that Osama bin Laden was present during the battle for Tora Bora late last year and that failure to commit U.S. ground troops to hunt him was its gravest error in the war against al Qaeda, according to civilian and military officials with first-hand knowledge.
Intelligence officials have assembled what they believe to be decisive evidence, from contemporary and subsequent interrogations and intercepted communications, that bin Laden began the battle of Tora Bora inside the cave complex along Afghanistan's mountainous eastern border. Though there remains a remote chance that he died there, the intelligence community is persuaded that bin Laden slipped away in the first 10 days of December.
After-action reviews, conducted privately inside and outside the military chain of command, describe the episode as a significant defeat for the United States. A common view among those interviewed outside the U.S. Central Command is that Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks, the war's operational commander, misjudged the interests of putative Afghan allies and let pass the best chance to capture or kill al Qaeda's leader. Without professing second thoughts about Tora Bora, Franks has changed his approach fundamentally in subsequent battles, using Americans on the ground as first-line combat units.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A62618-2002Apr16¬Found=true

[punpirate]

1. I think it can be put even more simply...

... in this way: if George Bush's administration had actually caught bin Laden, he wouldn't be making threatening videotapes today.

[Merlin]

3. True enough. n/t

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[RafterMan]

2. This is not a psychotic episode

it's a cleansing moment of clarity.

Well said. Don't panic.