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Posted at 5:59pm on Jan. 8, 2008 Osama bin Laden -- and the eventuality of his capture -- does not matter one whit. Not to us, and not to the world.

By Jeff Emanuel

I really don't have the time or the patience to expand on this more than you see here at the present moment. If there's enough commentary -- especially of the naively simplistic kind -- I may say more about it, but there's really no need.

FACT 1: Osama bin Laden does not matter one whit to the security of the United States or of our allies. The movement he champions does, of course -- very much, in fact -- but he, as a man, does not.

Read on.

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Posted at 1:27pm on Apr. 26, 2007 We Ought Hope It's Not Like Somalia

By RS Insider

This morning, the RS Insider saw Senator Feingold on CNN’s American Morning citing the US withdrawal from Somalia…

HOST: “[Your legislation] forces a redeployment of the troops because there's a date certain that the funding will be cut off. … ”

Sen. Feingold (D-WI):  “It's just like Somalia. We had to get the troops out of there, it wasn't working out. We didn't take anything away from the troops”.

 Also citing the US withdrawal from Somalia…

• OSAMA BIN LADEN:  “After a few blows, [America] rushed out of Somalia in shame and disgrace, dragging the bodies of its soldiers. America stopped calling itself world leader…  I was in Sudan when this happened. I was very happy to learn of that great defeat that America suffered...”  

And…

• OSAMA BIN LADEN: “We believe that the defeat of America is possible … We experienced the Americans through our brothers who went into combat against them in Somalia, for example. We found they had no power worthy of mention. … America exited dragging its tails in failure, defeat, and ruin, caring for nothing. America left faster than anyone expected. … [America] gathered up its army, and withdrew in defeat, thanks be to God.”

The RS Insider recalls hearing something about what happens when people forget the past.

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