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(1,464 posts)Whatever. A few more points about Tora Bora.
1. There were more journalists there than US troops.
2. Representatives of the warlords the US hired to guard the way out were seen in hotel lobbies in Jalalabad by a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor. The warlords' reps were selling letters of passage to al Qaeda agents.
3. "Dalton Fury" wrote that several attack plans were presented by Delta Force, and every one was vetoed by the brass.
4. The Brits have a story about trailing Osama out of Tora Bora. They claimed they were right behind him and stepped aside to let American troops have the honor of capturing him. The Americans let him go.
5. According to a Fox News analyst, Col. David Hunt, US forces had a 70% sure bead on Osama in 2007 and let him go.