Osama Bin Laden: Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda. The Second Guessing Continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The report, written by staff working for the Democratic majority on the committee, said the al Qaeda leader’s escape was a lost opportunity that altered the course of the war and paved the way for insurgencies in Afghanistan and in Pakistan.
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Al-Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden was ‘within grasp’ of US — BBC
Report savages US over ‘lost opportunity’ to stop bin Laden — ABC News (Australia)
Senate Report: Bin Laden Was Within Grasp — CBS
Foreign Relations report claims bin Laden was within reach in ‘01 — The Hill
Senate Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden From Afghan Mountains — New York Times
Bush adminstration could’ve captured terrorist Osama Bin Laden in December 2001: Senate report — New York Daily News
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