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Originally Posted by Keedy
From what I understand, Osama bin Laden was in our sights more then once but when asked for orders to reel him in during the Clinton years...they were denied. Apparently higher-ups don't want to stain their legacy. Maybe Clinton was too busy in the Oval office to take the call?
Keedy
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That was the same during the first Gulf War.. we had Saddam Hussein in visual contact many times, but were never given the ok to take him out. I can understand why sometimes back then. As much as he was disliked by us, and others, it would not of been wise to just execute him on the spot. Many of security and intell briefs I sat in and heard the same thing over and over.