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[PerfectSage]

Outsourced Bin Laden capture to Afghan warlords & US troops diverted from Afghanistan to participate in Iraq invasion. As a consequence the probability of Bin Laden capture is reduced.

There never was enough troop strength in Afghanistan & Iraq to suppress disorder and allow the Afghan & Iraqi people's lives to return to normal, breeding resentment & freedom fighters.

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President George Bush, Rumsfeld also noted, has often said there would be "enough (U.S.) forces" available "to get the job done" in Iraq. And right now, U.S. force levels in Iraq "are where they should be." snip
http://www.dod.gov/news/Aug2003/n08212003_200308213.html

In general, just pisspoor leadership at the top. As a CiC, Bush is just a pathetic laughingstock. With a decent CiC, BIN LADEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AND AN IRAQ INVASION SHOULD NOT HAVE BECOME A QUAGMIRE.