On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:35:13 -0700, nom=de=plume wrote:


I would have sent Delta Force unit. No real prohibition against
shooting him. The Executive order against assassinations is against
leaders of a country.

Why wasn't this done? We certainly knew where he was in Tora Bora.
Instead of using US personnel, we relied on local militia, who let him
go.

It was done in Tora Bora. According to "Dalton Fury", a pen name for a
Delta Force commander, it didn't work for three reasons. 1. we trusted
Pakistan to have their border sealed. 2. The NATO allies didn't want to
use "GATOR" mines. 3. And most importantly, we used our Afghan allies as
the major attacking force.