Kill Osama, says Reuel Marc Gerecht in the New York Times:
If we hunt for him and bomb his sanctuaries but don't find and kill him, we will only add to his appeal and set him up for the next spectacular act of terrorism. Since we cannot avoid this conundrum, we must not temper our resolve to get him with the usual concern about the sovereignty of any foreign state where he may be.Posted by Dr. Frank at January 11, 2002 12:18 AM | TrackBackWashington needs to deal peremptorily with any warlord or government in the Middle East that impedes any American action to find Osama bin Laden. American soldiers, not Afghans, need to do the dirty work of checking all the caves of Tora Bora, plugging the escape routes toward Pakistan and Iran, and moving quickly into the mountainous area of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier if it appears he's there. If other Qaeda members have moved into Iran, then Tehran should be held accountable and threatened militarily if the terrorists are not turned over.