On Finding Osama
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This is just my opinion but ...

Osama bin Laden has been living in the tribal regions of Pakistan near Afghanistan for the last two years, ever since he left his tunnels in the Tora Bora mountains riding on the back of a donkey.

The American people may want Bush to go after Osama now that they have Saddam Hussein in custody. But if he does, he risks exacerbating what is a huge problem and finding himself in something worse than the quagmire he created for the troops in Iraq.

Why do you think Osama hasn't been found yet? The tribal people aren't going to give him up. Osama is more popular in Pakistan than President Musharraf is.

If Osama is captured by the Pakistan or US military, the people of Pakistan will likely rise up against General Pervez Musharraf and his government in rebellion and overthrow him. And then, al Qaeda and the Taliban might gain control over the nuclear weapons and missiles of that country.

And that is why Musharraf hopes that the Sheik Osama dies from disease before he is caught.