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There seems to be enough evidence linking the hijackers back to al-Qaeda, which is headed by bin Laden. In addition, from what I understand, there is solid evidence linking bin Laden to the bombings of the American embassies in Dar-es-Salaam and Nairobi. This alone should compel the Taliban to surrender bin Laden for these crimes. The US was very clear: surrender bin Laden or you're getting bombed. No negotiation. Why should there be in a situation like this? They had almost a month to surrender him. Not to mention, the US was and is dropping FOOD to feed their people. The Taliban cannot even feed its own people.
I'm the last person to advocate war, but let's be realistic here. We're in a military action with several countries in order to capture Osama bin Laden. Innocent lives will be lost...but you have to use the least of the evils. If we send troops into Afghanistan right now, we would lose countless soldiers. We could negotiate until Jesus comes back with futile results. So, option #3. Furthermore, it's not like the US is TRYING to hurt innocent civilians.
Innocent civilians were killed during the Kosovo conflict (the Chinese consulate?), but I didn't hear many people complaining then.
And Jerry Falwell is a puke, period.
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