After six years I have concluded that Bin Laden not only knew we
would retaliate for 9-11, but that he was counting on it. We supp-
lied him and the Taliban with weapons to use against the Russian
army in the 80s, and the cost of that war helped Bankrupt the
Soviet Union. With waging two wars plus the "foreign aid" we are
sending over there it is no wonder our current debt is 9 trillion.
A more cost effective solution would have been a tactical strike
with neutron bombs whose radiation would have penetrated any cave
or building, then dissipated leaving no lasting fallout. It also
would have served as a warning against further attacks. For those
who say "stay the course" I say you had your chance and blew it.
I have no more patience for excuses or incompetence.
Wes Carr
