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Old 06-04-2011, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dellinger63 View Post
And stupid me believed the press reports saying we did not notify Pakistan we were coming in because of a fear bin Laden would be tipped off. In other words we didn't trust them.
Yes. So? It's pretty clear that lower downs within that corrupt government knew bin Laden was there. Why would we tip them off and blow our mission?

Toughen up, bunkie. Real world isn't pretty. With the nuclear weapons in that part of the world, you bet we will continue to hang on to a base of control there, even if it means supporting this or that terrible regime.
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