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/p> p> Mr. Orlet's rant is mildly entertaining but off point: the only way to find Osama is with a regiment of agriculture specialists armed with backhoes. Osama has been dead for years. The most potent weapon in the terrorist's arsenal is their public relations effort. Backed by their willing accomplices in the mainstream media, Al-Qaeda and their ilk reap recruiting bonanzas each time they take to the airwaves, denouncing the Great Satan. Do you think Osama would remain silent these past few years if he were still capable of hurling threats our way? The latest tape is a complete hoax and the only way we will find Osama is by digging him out of his crypt. br> -- Ralph Alter br> Carmel, Indiana /p> p> Much as I hate it, I have to agree with Mr. Orlet and his assessment of the situation. May I also suggest that it is a disgrace that we can/could not remove Maqtada al Sadr and his nonsense from the scene? We had him in the crosshairs also, and were ordered to stand down. When a nation decides to go to war, it needs to decide to do what is necessary to see the fighting through to a satisfactory conclusion, at the earliest possible date. That responsibility does NOT lie with the military; it lies with the political types in the Oval Office, starting at the very top. Unfortunately, Pres. Bush has chosen to fight a PC war, and he has appointed flag rank officers and political appointees that will see to that decision. It is because of these decisions that the militant Jihadists neither respect nor fear us. br> -- Ken Shreve br> New Hampshire /p>

I'd pay good money to see Christopher Orlet call General Tommy Franks "incompetent and unprepared" to his face. The undercard could be Sen. Harry Reid telling Gen. Petraeus that he's a Bush lackey.

p>I expect much more class from American Spectator writers than this.

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