Does Bush Care About Osama Bin Laden?
Does Bush Care About Osama Bin Laden? Thursday October 14, 2004 In 2001, George W. Bush said that he wanted Osama bin Laden “dead or alive.” In 2002 Bush said “I truly am not that concerned about him.” During the third debate with John Kerry, when that second comment was brought up, Bush said “I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden. It’s kind of one of those exaggerations.” Josh Marshall provides the full context of Bush’s second comment where he expressed his opinion that bin Laden had become irrelevant: Q But don’t you believe that the threat that bin Laden posed won’t truly be eliminated until he is found either dead or alive? THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I say, we haven’t heard much from him. And I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don’t know where he is. I — I’ll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him. I
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’}In 2001, George W. Bush said that he wanted Osama bin Laden “dead or alive.” In 2002 Bush said “I truly am not that concerned about him.” During the third debate with John Kerry, when that second comment was brought up, Bush said “I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden. It’s kind of one of those exaggerations.” Josh Marshall provides the full context of Bush’s second comment where he expressed his opinion that bin Laden had become irrelevant: Q But don’t you believe that the threat that bin Laden posed won’t truly be eliminated until he is found either dead or alive? THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I say, we haven’t heard much from him. And I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don’t know where
