Cycloptichorn wrote:You want evidence? We haven't caught him yet, and we've mired ourselves in Iraq....
The first proves nothing unless the degree of difficulty is taken into account, and the latter is irrelevant to a debate on whether we are working hard to find bin Laden.
Cycloptichorn wrote:...That, plus the fact that we refuse to go after the terrorist's home base (Saudi Arabia) shows just how much resolve we have on this issue.
Do we think OBL is hiding in Saudia Arabia? I'm sure that if we did, we would request his extradition. Are you proposing invading Saudia Arabia to catch OBL? It sounds like you are.
Cycloptichorn wrote:If it was still considered a big deal to catch Bin Laden, Bush would say so. He doesn't say it, so either it isn't a big deal to him anymore or he's too embarassed to bring it up - don't want voters thinking about your failures right before an election.
This is speculation in the absence of knowledge. You appear to have no knowledge whatever of the methods that are being employed to search for bin Laden, and for all you know, they might be very significant.
Cycloptichorn wrote:I don't think it can have a hundred meanings or more.
Why do you think this?
Cycloptichorn wrote:I think apologists like yourself will find any justification for what Bush does on military issues.
This is not evidence that we are not trying hard or not trying competently to catch bin Laden.
Cycloptichorn wrote:There is my evidence; I will continue to assert that Bush is avoiding the topic completely. His speeches back me up. As for his reasons for doing so, who cares?
Your "evidence" is that Bush doesn't talk about it much, which is no evidence at all.
Cycloptichorn wrote:As my public servant, he has a responsibility to answer whatever question asked of him, and he's not doing so.
First of all, you have not mentioned a question that he didn't answer. Secondly, it would be foolish for him to discuss specific approaches being taken in the hunt. Thirdly, you have no knowledge whatever of what is being done in the hunt for bin Laden. All you have is the fact that Bush doesn't mention him much which does not mean that the hunt for him isn't in earnest.