Senator Conrad, Wrong Again

Captain Obvious has visited 60 Minutes.

Is Bin Laden A Has-Been?
(CBS) – The Pakistani military officers battling al Qaeda along the border with Afghanistan who have the latest first-hand information about Osama bin Laden believe he is hiding with a small cadre in Afghanistan and is no longer an effective leader for the terrorist group.
Ali tells Kroft that Pakistan’’s intelligence forces have diminished bin Laden’s power by capturing 594 al-Qaeda members and crippling the group’’s communications, including infiltrating their courier network. ‘We have been able to effectively break the communications network from top to bottom. We do not allow these people to communicate with each other,’ says Ali.
The information gleaned from captured al-Qaeda members and given to coalition officials has helped to prevent planned terror attacks against financial buildings in the U.S., and planes and buildings at London’s Heathrow airport. It also assisted in the capture of al-Qaeda operatives in Great Britain. ‘“The mere fact that there has not been a replication of 9/11 speaks volumes of what we shared with the world,’” boasts Ali.

Meanwhile from Senator Conrad’s very own website:

Senator Conrad opposed the war in Iraq because he did not believe it was in the national security interest of the United States. He argued that the administration’’s first priority ought to have been holding Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden to account. They are the ones who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, not Saddam Hussein’’s Iraq. Senator Conrad believes it was unwise to open a second front in Iraq before the first priority ‘ Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden ‘ was dealt with. And in fact, Osama bin Laden still remains at large and is clearly still plotting against our country.

Maybe Captain Obvious should take time to visit Senator Conrad. It’s embarassing to me that North Dakota has a Senator who is hindering our war on terror.