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November 30, 2009

Senate Report: U.S. Missed Chance to Capture/Kill Bin Laden in 2001
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A new report by the Senate foreign affairs committee report has
determined the US military missed an opportunity to capture or kill
Osama bin Laden in December 2001.The report determined that the Al Qaeda
leader was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains
of Tora Bora in Afghanistan but former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
and the top U.S. military commander, General Tommy Franks, rejected
requests for a massive contingent of American troops to attack the area.
The Senate report stated "The decisions that opened the door for his
escape to Pakistan allowed bin Laden to emerge as a potent symbolic
figure who continues to attract a steady flow of money and inspire
fanatics worldwide.”



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