Spurlock on the hunt for Bin Laden

Should be an interesting movie

http://origin.mercurynews.com/movies/ci_8969064

I'm not convinced he's actually still alive.

I'm not convinced he's actually still alive.

Well he does seem to be releasing new jihadi albums that describe recent events in Iraq, Israel, and elsewhere. Could he be dead? Sure. I think both sides have an interest in convincing the public he's alive.

I certainly want to see the movie when it comes out. I saw some pretty funny previews of the film.

I'm not convinced he's actually still alive.

If there's anything I've learned from watching movies it's that one should never assume the villain is dead.

I'm not convinced he's actually still alive.
i thought this for the longest time. but now it serves President Bush no political purpose to conceal it. unless he is waiting to make an announcement right at the end of his tenure. trying to save alittle face

What political purpose would it ever have served to keep him alive or at least not capture him? I have a hard time believing that they had him and let him slip through the cracks again and again just to play some public opinion manipulation game. Obviously they don't play that game very well.

I agree 724Skinsfan. With all the flack Bush has received with people saying he has ignored looking for Bin because of the war it would be a hugh plus if he could catch or kill him.

I agree 724Skinsfan. With all the flack Bush has received with people saying he has ignored looking for Bin because of the war it would be a hugh plus if he could catch or kill him.

Or, he could be a decent enough to forget about the political pressure and not announce the death or capture of OBL. I'm sure a bunch of radicals would be quite angry if we captured or killed him. I'm not saying we've captured or killed OBL, but I think it's at least remotely possible.

There are also pros to not catching him, too. While he is still alive he will be the leader of Al Qaeda; he will call all the shots. This is not something you would want to disrupt *if* you were able to intercept every piece of communication he has outside of his cave (and act on it).

If you kill him, you lose that intel. Not only will it throw a very volatile group into a chaotic state (more so than they already are) with multiple factions jockeying for control, but you would also need to act quickly and try to get yourself into a position with the new leader(s) and start intercepting communications like you were with UBL. The bottom line is that by keeping UBL alive may keep us safer than killing him.

There are also pros to not catching him, too. While he is still alive he will be the leader of Al Qaeda; he will call all the shots. This is not something you would want to disrupt *if* you were able to intercept every piece of communication he has outside of his cave (and act on it).

If you kill him, you lose that intel. Not only will it throw a very volatile group into a chaotic state (more so than they already are) with multiple factions jockeying for control, but you would also need to act quickly and try to get yourself into a position with the new leader(s) and start intercepting communications like you were with UBL. The bottom line is that by keeping UBL alive may keep us safer than killing him.

This was often the argument for keeping Sadam Hussein in power, as well. Yeah, he was a psycho, but he's a known psycho.