Actually only a handful sympathized with him, but that's all it takes when it's just one man. Add to that that he knew the mountains here very well...



>OK. One example would be the Atlanta Olympic bomber who was at large for so long. Wasn't that in rural North Carolina? IAC I remember that a lot of the locals sympathized with him.
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>>No, the ethical dimensions of guerilla warfare explain how guerrillas ( and terrorist organizations ) manage to garner the support of the local populace and remain essentially 'hidden' from the enemy forces for so long.
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>>>I'm not sure I follow. In fact I'm quite sure I don't ;-) Do you mean we would be more successful if we were less ethical about it?
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>>>>Study the ethical dimensions of guerilla warfare and it is clear.
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>>>>>>>I'm sorry Mike I am having fun but I disagree. Terrorists aren't idiots. They will be embedded amongst tribes people in those mountains. many of them will be innocent women, children and old people. Keep your military at home where they belong.
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>>>>>>If it were possible it would have been done a long time ago.
>>>>>>No way without ears on the ground which they sadly lack.
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>>>>>I don't know. There are those who believe it has served the Bush administration's purposes to have Mr. bin Laden and associates alive and well, still provoking us.
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>>>>>With all the military firepower the U.S. has, I refuse to believe there is anyone we couldn't hunt down.