We Want Him
Schoomaker pointed to the capture of Saddam Hussein, the killings of his sons, Uday and Qusay, and the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as evidence that the capture or death of al-Qaeda's leader would have little effect on threats to the United States.
Days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Bush said he wanted bin Laden «dead or alive,» and then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said, «It is not enough to get one individual, although we'll start with that one individual.»
Bush reaffirmed the goal last September in a prime-time speech, warning bin Laden: «No matter how long it takes, America will find you, and we will bring you to justice.»
But Schoomaker's remarks echoed comments last year by Vice President Cheney, who seemed to play down the value of capturing or killing bin Laden days before the Bush speech. «He's not the only source of the problem, obviously. . . . If you killed him tomorrow, you'd still have a problem with al-Qaeda,» the vice president said.
When you've screwed everything else up, I guess it's easy to sound hawkish and humble at the same time. Hussein and his boys were not a threat to America, only the Bush administration's pride, but al-Qaeda is. Just keep your promises, General!
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