KERRY: Six months after he said Osama bin Laden must be caught dead or alive, this president was asked, Where is Osama bin Laden? He said, "I don't know. I don't really think about him very much. I'm not that concerned." We need a president who stays deadly focused on the real war on terror.From a White House press conference:SCHIEFFER: Mr. President?
BUSH: Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations.
Q Mr. President, in your speeches now you rarely talk or mention Osama bin Laden. Why is that? Also, can you tell the American people if you have any more information, if you know if he is dead or alive? Final part --- deep in your heart, don't you truly believe that until you find out if he is dead or alive, you won't really eliminate the threat of ---If you won't believe White House transcript, you can see it on video.THE PRESIDENT: Deep in my heart I know the man is on the run, if he's alive at all. Who knows if he's hiding in some cave or not; we haven't heard from him in a long time. And the idea of focusing on one person is --- really indicates to me people don't understand the scope of the mission.
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So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you.
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Q: But don't you believe that the threat that bin Laden posed won't truly be eliminated until he is found either dead or alive?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I say, we haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know where he is. I --- I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.
See Nicholas Kristof's OP ED today in the NY Times.
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