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**Matt W** · Mar 15, 2005, 10:09 am

Lilith - Bin Laden? Who knows....check this out - the Pakistanis reckon they've lost him:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4349461.stm

As for not 'taking him out'...at the end of the day, that's not what the original Gulf War was all about. It was about kicking him out of Kuwait to stabilise the region...at the time, the US & allies had no intention of occupying Iraq - hence the failed Shia revolt in the south of Iraq just after the war. It's all about the policymakers in place at the time.

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Matt W Moderator Location: Reading, UK. Posts: 7,421	Lilith - Bin Laden? Who knows....check this out - the Pakistanis reckon they've lost him: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4349461.stm As for not 'taking him out'...at the end of the day, that's not what the original Gulf War was all about. It was about kicking him out of Kuwait to stabilise the region...at the time, the US & allies had no intention of occupying Iraq - hence the failed Shia revolt in the south of Iraq just after the war. It's all about the policymakers in place at the time. I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. -George Best, on being asked what he did with his footballing fortunes. Last edited by Matt W; Mar 15, 2005 at 12:06 pm.