When Talking Points Collide

Max asked a question, in the comments, of a previous post. I'm not sure if he is asking about the reporting of the linked article or if the Bush administration let Osama bin Laden get away. I thought I do a post to state my case. The question is too complicated for a short comment.

Dick Cheney

And on Nov 29, Vice President Dick Cheney told ABC's "Primetime Live" that, according to the reports that were coming in, bin Laden was in Tora Bora."I think he was equipped to go to ground there," Mr. Cheney said. "He's got what he believes to be a fairly secure facility. He's got caves underground; it's an area he's familiar with."

Tommy Franks

First, take Mr. Kerry's contention that we "had an opportunity to capture or kill Osama bin Laden" and that "we had him surrounded." We don't know to this day whether Mr. bin Laden was at Tora Bora in December 2001

I wonder how Franks explains that the Pentagon confirmed Osama bin Laden's voice from intercepted radio messages.

The very fact they've been able to confirm, the quote is with "reasonable certainty," that they've been hearing bin Laden in the Tora Bora area adds credence to reports that we've been hearing all week long that he's actually been leading his troops in fighting in that region, in eastern Afghanistan in the White Mountains.

Related entry : The Failure of Tommy Franks.