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What if Osama is already dead??
Something I though about on the way home from work last night....
What of Osama is already dead? Wouldn't that mean that this whole war on terror thing would be for nothing? Of course, you couldn't let any information like that out because for one, you would make a martyr out of him and all of his followers would try and kill the infidels to avenge his death and eventually, a new leader would emerge. However, if they all think that he's still alive and just in hiding, they will just carry on with their current actions and the war goes on.
If this were true, then where would this leave the US government? Killing osama would by no means mean the end of al- quieda just like killing one roach would mean the end of the species. However, since the government has propelled him up onto a pedestal that now seems to be unreachable, he's now seen as a "psychological" goal that if here were killed, the "war or terror" would be over.
Did Bush and company put us in a difficult situation starting this war? Kill osama, let the word get out and you will create hundreds if not thousands of more osamas. Don't kill him (or al least make it look like you didn't) and this "war" will go on forever.
Thoughts?
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