Gould - How long did it take to track down the Atlanta Olympics bomber? Even
then, we caught him by accident! Do you honestly think we were not looking?

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD


Not the same thing at all, John. There was
a task force of probably a couple dozen guys trying to find the Atlanta
Olympics bomber. Yeah, they probably looked for him some everyday.

The difference here is that we don't have to first wonder who the culprit is.
We know who he is. We've narrowly missed him a couple of times. If we spent
half the manpower, money, and technology we dedicated to invading Iraq to
finding OBL, there isn't a rock on the planet where the guy could hide.

It's a question of priorities. What are we spending in Iraq, to protect
American citizens from terrorism? I've heard figures of about a billion a week-
but let's fudge the numbers all the way down to a billion a quarter and even
the most ardent Bush supporter would reluctantly admit that's way low.

We got Udai and Kusai ratted out for $30mm. A few days' expense, even at a
reducd rate of a billion every 90 days.

Would $100 million rat out OBL? $200 million? $300 million, a US green card,
and a total plastic surgery makeover for the informant and his family? There's
a price that would buy OBL, and it's probably a lot cheaper than the course
we're on.....*if* our intention is to catch the criminal ******* at the head of
the organization that blew down the WTC etc.