McChrystal on Bin Laden
Does the United States have to remain in Afghanistan until Osama bin Laden is captured? And will the war be incomplete until that happens? Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Jul 31, 2020143.5K Shares2.1M Views
Does the United States have to remain in Afghanistan until Osama bin Laden is captured? And will the war be incomplete until that happens? Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) wanted to know.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal neglects the first question and answers the second. “I believe al-Qaeda can be defeated overall,” McChrystal said, and bin Laden is “an iconic leader … he does need to be brought to justice.” But while he appeared to say — he didn’t make it 100 percent clear — that killing or capturing bin Laden is necessary, “I don’t believe simply getting him will end the organization.”
Update: Apologies to Rep. Bilirakis for initially misidentifying him as a Democrat.
Rhyley Carney
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