Bin Laden Quotes - Page 11

• Americans want to win; bin Laden thinks he's winning now.

  John McCain

  Winning, Thinking, Want

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• So let's give another big tax cut to the super-rich. That'll teach bin Laden a lesson he won't soon forget.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Cutting, Giving, Lessons

  "Cold Turkey" by Kurt Vonnegut, inthesetimes.com. May 10, 2004.

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• U.S. News Organizations observe the anniversary of September 11 with investigations about the nation's continuing vulnerability to terrorism. First, the New York Daily News reports that two of its reporters carried box cutters, razor kinves, and pepper spray on fourteen commerical flights without getting caught. Then ABC News reports that it smuggled fifteen pounds of uranium into New York City. Then Fox News reports that it flew Osama bin Laden to Washington, D.C., and videotaped him touring the White House.

  Dave Barry

  New York, Cities, Organization

  "Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)". Book by Dave Barry, 2007.

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• One great lesson from history we need to keep on re-learning. It is that sometimes your adversaries tell you exactly what they're going to do. How many times did [Osama] bin Laden say prior to 9/11 that he was coming after the U.S.? ISIS made clear that when they established their caliphate in Iraq and Syria, they were coming after the United States too.

  Michael Morell

  Isis, Iraq, United States

  Source: www.politico.com

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• Look what happened with regard to our invasion into Afghanistan, how we apparently intentionally let bin Laden get away. That was done by the previous administration because they knew very well that if they would capture al Qaeda, there would be no justification for an invasion in Iraq. There’s no question that the leader of the military operations of the U.S. called back our military, called them back from going after the head of al Qaeda.

  Maurice Hinchey

  Military, Iraq, Leader

  "Dem: Bush intentionally lost bin Laden" by Andy Barr, www.politico.com. November 30, 2009.

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• I wanted to do something that dealt with more of paranormal techniques that wasn't a horror movie. It is an action movie that deals with a special operations group. But if a Tier One team went in to take out Bin Laden today, if you had those kind of abilities, of course you would use that kind of group. And it was more going into that arena. And I wanted to make it feel more like, grounded, as if we had this ability.

  Len Wiseman

  Team, Special, Use

  Source: collider.com

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• The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory for Osama bin Laden, whose announced goal was to bankrupt America by drawing it into a trap. The 2011 military budget - almost matching that of the rest of the world combined - is higher in real terms than at any time since World War II and is slated to go even higher .

  Noam Chomsky

  Running, Military, Real

  Noam Chomsky (2016). “Who Rules the World?”, p.62, Metropolitan Books

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• Someday we'll learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, 'Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.' But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation.

  Frank Rich

  Stories, Addresses, Speech

  "Frank Rich: The Culture Warriors Get Laid Off" by Frank Rich, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 15, 2009.

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• I will follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell.

  John McCain

  Osama Bin Laden, Hell, Gates

  "Quotes of the week". www.theguardian.com. October 27, 2007.

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• You know if I had nickel for every time Bush has mentioned 9/11, I could raise enough reward money to go after Bin Laden.

  Jon Stewart

  Rewards, Enough, Nickels

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• Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not.'

  George W. Bush

  Roles

  "Bush: Islamic radicalism doomed to fail". Speech at a National Endowment for Democracy event, www.cnn.com. October 6, 2005.

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• It was Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001, not Saddam Hussein and Iraq.

  Peter DeFazio

  Iraq, September 11, Hussein

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• Osama bin Laden... lived in one house for, like, six years with three wives. And earlier today, they ruled his death was a suicide.

  David Letterman

  Suicide, Years, Wife

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• Osama bin Laden was living in that compound with three wives. It's like he was Newt Gingrich.

  David Letterman

  Wife, Three, Osama Bin Laden

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• For many Americans, Osama bin Laden is the paradigmatic Muslim, an absurd conviction for anyone who has lived with Muslims.

  Miroslav Volf

  Osama Bin Laden, Conviction, Absurd

  "Did 9/11 Make Us Morally ‘Better’" by Miroslav Volf, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 7, 2011.

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• I think President Obama has always been a little bit underestimated. Some of the things he's done with foreign policy have been unassailable. Getting us out of Iraq, killing Osama Bin Laden.

  Willie Geist

  Thinking, Iraq, President

  Source: www.gq.com

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• In the spirit of the Irish people, Osama bin Laden, you can kiss my royal Irish ass!

  Mike Moran

  Kissing, People, Royal

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• What we know about Osama Bin Laden is this: he's worth $300 million, he has five wives and twenty-six kids -- and he hates Americans for their "excessive" lifestyle.

  David Letterman

  Hate, Kids, Wife

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• Supporters of Osama bin Laden want to rename the Arabian Sea after bin Laden's death. They want to call it "Martyr's Sea." Please, hiding in your bedroom for six years with the blinds closed? How about "Chicken of the Sea?

  Jay Leno

  Years, Sea, Want

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• Apparently, Osama bin Laden was killed with money and phone numbers sewn into his clothing. So we got him right before he left for summer camp.

  Jay Leno

  Summer, Phones, Numbers

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• In the long term, we've got to defeat an ideology of hate with an ideology of hope. There' a reason why people like [Al-Qaida leader Osama] bin Laden are able to recruit suiciders, because if you don't have hope, you're attracted to an ideology which says, it's OK to kill people and kill yourself.

  George W. Bush

  Hate, Long, People

  "Marking Fifth Anniversary of Terror Attacks, Bush Tours 9/11 Sites". www.haaretz.com. September 11, 2006.

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• Strip away the usual hot air, and bin Laden's audiotape is the sign of a seriously weakened man.

  Fareed Zakaria

  Men, Air, Usual

  "Who Needs More Mud Huts?". Newsweek Article, www.khaleejtimes.com. May 03, 2006.

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• Be afraid of the Chinese. I mean, the Chinese shoot down satellites in space; they hack into Google's computers; the Osama bin Laden people can't make their underwear blow up.

  Francis Fukuyama

  Mean, Blow, Space

  "The Colbert Report", May 02, 2011.

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• Osama bin Laden's death has been in the news all day. Leftish
  stations are going, 'President Obama saves the world.' Stations on the right are
  going, 'Obama kills fellow Muslim.'

  Craig Ferguson

  President, News, World

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• We invaded Afghanistan to find bin Laden. We found him in Pakistan, and we're still in Afghanistan. We need better GPS.

  Andy Borowitz

  Gps, Needs, Pakistan

  FaceBook post by Andy Borowitz from Mar 11, 2012

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