May 1998: Tarnak Farms raid plan rejected
The CIA had developed a map of the area that Osama Bin Laden was living and was even able to identify the specific house Osama would be sleeping in at the time of the invasion. The invasion was already being rehearsed in 1997 meaning the only thing left to do was present the plan to the president for approval. In the end, the plan was tabled due to a "high risk of Osama being killed" during the invasion. Any successful plan required Osama to remain alive so they could put him on trial back in the United States.
August 1998: Continued airstrikes rejected after al-Queda attacks on two U.S. embassies in Africa
After two American embassies were attacked in Africa, Bill Clinton urged for a strike on al-Queda targets. Intelligence was also given to Bill Clinton that there was a meeting in Khowst, Afghanistan where many terrorist leaders were gathering to plan future attacks. Among these leaders, Osama Bin Laden would be present. Navy Vessels launched 75 missiles into the meeting area but Osama was not present.
The U.S. Embassy bombed in Africa
August 1998: Covert operations President Clinton gave the CIA authorization to kill Osama Bin Laden after the CIA began operations to capture Osama, because of this the CIA officials were under the impression that they were strictly to capture Osama without killing him.'
December 1998: Missile strike against Kandahar is rejected; memo to 'kill' Bin Laden misunderstood
The day before 9/11 Clinton admitted that he had the
chance to send a missile to destroy an entire city where Osama was staying, however, he decided not to in order to save many civilians. It was predicted that around 300 civilian casualties would take place if he decided to send the cruise missile.
City of Kandahar
2 comments:
This was very well written. Each section was very clear with a specific date, what happened, and even a graphic. I like how you explained what position each failed attempt put the US in.
Love the organization! This clearly shows how hard it was for the US to kill just this one man. It seems like the US should have killed him with all the tech they have, but i guess not.
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