Bush: Not concerned about Osama
This is the video of Bush stating that he isn't all that concerned about Osama.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I say, we haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know where he is. I -- I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run. I was concerned about him, when he had taken over a country. I was concerned about the fact that he was basically running Afghanistan and calling the shots for the Taliban.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020313-8.htmlRemember in the 3rd Debate
Yesterday evening, at the beginning of the debate, George W. Bush denied ever having said that he isn't concerned about Osama bin Laden. This is an outright lie.
What follows is from the transcript of Mr. Bush's 13 march press conference:
Q: Mr. President, in your speeches now, you rarely talk or mention Osama bin Laden. Why is that? <...>
BUSH: ... I don't know where he is. Nor -- you know, I just don't spend that much time on him really, to be honest with you <...>
Q: Do you believe the threat that bin Laden posed won't truly be eliminated until he is found either dead of alive?
BUSH: As I say, we hadn't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, you know, again, I don't know where he is.
I'll repeat what I said: I truly am not that concerned about him.