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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
...Clinton administration had as many as four chances to kill or capture bin Laden between December 1998 and July 1999, but all the operations were scuttled because of uncertain intelligence and fears that civilians or dignitaries might be killed. In one example, in May 1999, sources provided detailed reports about bin Laden's whereabouts in the Kandahar area over a period of five nights, but strikes were not ordered because the military was concerned about the accuracy of the reports and the risk of collateral damage, investigators found...
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Thanks for this. Faux news apparently leaves out the part where the CIA advised the White House not to strike in all 4 cases. In which case there is shared blame. Although it is true that ultimately it was Clinton's responsiblity to make the call and he could have overruled the CIA. However, being told the reports might be innacurate would probably make anyone hesitate. You would want to be pretty certain your target was, in fact, in your sights.