Osama Bin Laden: Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda. The Second Guessing Continues

U.S. Forces Missed Chance to Get Bin Laden - Report -- New York Times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The report, written by staff working for the Democratic majority on the committee, said the al Qaeda leader's escape was a lost opportunity that altered the course of the war and paved the way for insurgencies in Afghanistan and in Pakistan.

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More News On Bin Laden's Tora Bora Escape

Al-Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden was 'within grasp' of US -- BBC
Report savages US over 'lost opportunity' to stop bin Laden -- ABC News (Australia)
Senate Report: Bin Laden Was Within Grasp -- CBS
Foreign Relations report claims bin Laden was within reach in '01 -- The Hill
Senate Report Explores 2001 Escape by bin Laden From Afghan Mountains -- New York Times
Bush adminstration could've captured terrorist Osama Bin Laden in December 2001: Senate report -- New York Daily News