Comments on: Book Reveals Failed Delta Hunt for bin Laden

By: Danna

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By: MSGIRL

MSGIRL — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:18:26 +0000

You should be ashamed of yourself Mr.Greer .
What have you gained from this other than a larger back account .

By: Dalton Infuriated

Dalton Infuriated — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:58:52 +0000

There seems to be a lot of sympathy for Thomas Greer over writing this book. There is a reason why he is PNG. He broke a sacred vow he made not only to the army but also to his former co-workers. You can try to sugar coat what he’s done all you want, but from the men still in the trenches he has done an un-forgivable thing.
I’m sure he initially wrote the book in alias IOT protect himself and his family. But, because of him certain members of the military (and their family) now have a large bulls-eye painted on their backs. It’s common knowledge that when the cartels discovered that certain members of the military parpicitated in the killing of Pablo, they and their families where targeted for murder. Know, with the release of this book fanatics and hostile inteligence services have a place to focus their attention.
It’s pathetic that certain members of the military have to now remove another picture from their walls. If for nothing, just so they don’t have to suffer the embarresment everytime they see his face. I have it on good athourity that the only people who agree with the release of this book are the guys who were with him that winter. I guess they feel some sort of personal embaressment over UBL escaping. A true professional would take the lick to his ego and continue to drive on. From this side he just seems like a whiner who wants to blame “higher HQ’s”. The mark of a true team player is someone who takes the blame along with the rest of the team. Guess what this book will do for the relationship between certain members of the military and their HQ.
I know someone who won’t be getting an invitaion to a black-tied affair this year.
CQCR

By: tim

tim — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:21:49 +0000

Yep the SAS and SBS had Bin Laden in their sights and when Blair called Bush he demanded that Delta Force take over . By the time they arrived Bin Laden was gone over the hills !
Oh yeah and don‘t forget Clinton not taking the chance to kill bin laden when he was given the option !
Idiots !

By: kiloromeotango

kiloromeotango — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:50:33 +0000

Now now this is funny — the British SAS , a few years abck claimed to have had bin laden under there own sights — and were ordered to stand down and wait for a US team; well we all know what happened and how he got away;
some how i doubt that episode — of how the british found him would be in any US forces book.

By: Wembley

Wembley — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:25:48 +0000

So whatever happened to the attempt to get bin Laden? Didn’t that used to be really important? It seems to have been quietly dropped somewhere on the way. if Delta are still chasing him, they’re not doing a very good job.
btw, do we have any evidence for the accuracy of the account by “Fury” — just Google if you want to know his real name — or is this just another self-serving account that’s going to be ripped to shreds later?

By: Drake

Drake — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:46:06 +0000

Was thinking of picking up this book as well as “The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander” by Pete Blaber. Anyone know is this book is any good?

By: ambivalentmaybe

ambivalentmaybe — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:08:56 +0000

"(Though Defense Tech knows Fury's true name, we will honor his wishes and not reveal it here and I have updated my previous post with the redaction.)" This is beyond silly. First of all, Mr. Fury's real name is available to anyone who knows how to Google. Second, it's not even been completely removed from the comments to your earlier post. "Redaction" doesn't mean much on the internet, chum. If you thought there was good reason to print his name before, why not just fess up to the error or stick by the original decision? This "we know but we're not telling (anymore)" is just melodrama.

By: Roy Smith

Roy Smith — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:49:21 +0000

There are so many rumors about Osama Bin Laden. The theory I've heard is that he is already dead,reportedly killed by the Taliban leader. Are we really sure that there was a "living" Osama Bin Laden to chase after in Tora Bora? I mean,he is the convenient "straw man" right now. I'd believe that Zawahiri is alive more than I believe that Bin Laden is. I believe that Delta Force was doing their best in Afghanstan & killing foreign fighters,but I believe Bin Laden was already dead,contrary to the "radio reports." I'm also not alone in believing Bin Laden is dead.

By: stephen russell

stephen russell — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:21:23 +0000

Bad Intel, politics, Inside Mole (not in Team but elsewhere).
Darn & damn.
Or else Osama would be dead by now.
(I say carpet bomb the whole mtn region).
& use cruise missiles.
Have B52s use earthquake bombs en masse.
That should flush Osama out.