Obama is right ! About Ossama., do we even know if he had anything to do with 9/11?

tareca, vancouver, canada

"Anyone who knows anything about economics, knows that it takes at least 8 years, if not longer for any economic policy to take effect." LMH
Great! That means Jimmy Carter was genius and Regan was an idiot.
The truth of the matter is that economies go in cycles. President's have a marginal impact.

John, Austin, USA

Anyone who knows anything about economics, knows that it takes at least 8 years, if not longer for any economic policy to take effect. Therefore, this economic mess goes back to the policies of the Democrats and the Clintons. Obama will come in and take credit for something he didn't even do.

LMH, Foster, US

Thank Goodness we can now forget about 9-11 and
the lives lost. Comrade Hussein has spoken.

Jerry wright, liberty, usa

Those al-qaeda terrorists who attacked us 8 years ago are going to hit us again; maybe harder this time! Obama is too young and inexperienced! Al Qaeda is not dumb. They know who is going into our white house! Obama does not know what he is doing! How could you people vote for him!

PRW, Hanover, USA

What does a left-winger mean when he/she says "stop all this left vs right stuff and work together". "you are wrong and we are right, so just shut up and let us rule". President Bush will be recorded in history as one of the great, and most maligned, by the left losers, liars, licentious media.

Mary Anstine, Liberty Lake WA, United States

What we are going through now is what the Democrats did when they were in office and now Bush is being blamed for it. Now we have yet another Democrat or shall I say socialist in the office who is already going back on what he pledged in during the elections. Obama is the biggest mistake.

kfs, SC, Lexington, US

The biggest mistake in our national history of over 300 years will soon be over but the damage his (Bush) and his policies created to our countries world standing and security will go on for generations. One, two three or four good leaders will not be able to fix the mess this man created!

Marty, South Bend, US

Why don't we all stop this left vs right stuff and work together on the problems that face this nation.

Try to have an open mind and give Obama a chance, for our country's sake.

He's not even in office yet.

Tom, Pahrump, USA

Most of the evidence points towards Osama already being dead. He was in a critical condition back in 2001 (kidney dialysis), and his 2004 appearance (just in time for a Bush reelection) was later proved to be a fake.

e finn, belfast,

Bush has done absolutely nothing to Osama Bin Laden or Alqaida. The past 8 years he's made empty promises, ruined the economy with his 2 wars, killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans while he sat on his ranch, not to forget the famous "Mission Accomplished", more like " Second Vietnam."

Mike, Alexandria, U.S.

And so it begins. America's security will become the ideology of "more sneakers and sandals on the ground rather than boots and bayonnets." We will return to the days of being reactive rather than proactive dealing with the merchants of terror. We can ill afford the politics of appeasement.

Carl L., Jeffersonville, IN, USA

You have to fight al Qaeda with words as well as weapons, Bush's pride and emotion would sometimes take control of his words and the end result would back America into a corner where nothing but 100% success of a very difficult mission would suggest failure. BO is not going to make the same mistake

John D, London, UK

Too many people making comments that still show the bitterness toward the President elect. Bin Laden needs to be killed. Obama realizes it will be a tough task and has enough sense to focus on more than one man permanently hiding in the mountains. He is close to 50 now can't run forever, he'll die.

Lavelle, Chester, Us

My grandmother always said "if we have a Democratic president we will have a recession, and if it's a Republican we will have a war".

Amy, Buffalo, USA

Jusging by the Bin Ladens serious lack of visual messaging recently - don't you think he is dead already? tapes? superimposed over images? The last thing they would admit is that he is dead anyway - OBL is far more valuable as a propaganda tool alive.....

NME, Midlands, UK

Few years ago we had a documentary showing that the French had Ben Laden cornered in Afghanistan not once but twice. They communicated with Washington and Washington never returned their call. Why? Is it that they know that Ben Laden is not responsible for the 9/11?

Claudia, Montreal, Canada

Obama basically described what Bush has done for the last 7 years. Boxed BinLaden in. Just last year Obama was bashing Bush for not getting BinLaden. Do these Democrats ever tell the truth?

Dennis , New Jersey , USA

It was essential to kill him when it was apparent to the Left that the current administration could not. It was used as a tool by the Left. Now that the new leadership is set to take over, and their eyes are opened to the realities, they can't afford the same nay-saying of their own capabilities.

John, Brush Prairie, United States

2006 - Bush: Well, he said, look, you can send 100,000 special forces, that’s the figure he used, to the mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan and hunt him down, but he just said that’s not a top priority use

W said that and everyone flipped. Obama says same, no one cares. Double standard.

Nick, Washington, DC, USA

Has everyone forgot the past Bin Laden and his gangs were armed by us to fight the Russians in Afganistan; Im sure he wasn't doing it for the fun of it. Did we forget or refuse to pay him for his services and this is the real reason why he has turned on his western paymasters?

Neil, Poynton, UK

There's one important thing missing in all this. The FACT is that al-qaeda today is not merely an organisation, it is a PHENOMENON. That is what Obama needs to deal with, is it not?
On OBL to be fair Obama has said that his preference would be to kill or capture him.

vijay, New Delhi, India

someone should keep a list of the promises a candidate makes and breaks--it would be humorous

Buddy, Halfmoon, USA

Jennifer..."informed decision" is exactly right. Now that he and his staff has met with Bush and his, and NOW knows what Bush knows, things change quite quickly, don't they. And on a lot of issues (Guantameno, taxes, bin Lden, etc). Yea...now he's in the Big Seat and reality hits him in the face.

Don, Lima, Peru

The challenge before Obama is to put the economy back to it's Clinton era prosperity .Honestly i;m sometimes amused then outraged by Bush's constant "terror" slogan,while not discounting the fact that Americans are targets of some sort, Bush has taken this war too far.Its time to stop it.

Ojikah celestine nnamdi, Lagos, Nigeria

People still believe fighting Al-Qaeda on their isolated home field was the proper course of action? They'd been fighting on that land since the 80's. Also, the isolation would have done little to display Al-Qaeda's barbarism, would have disadvantaged the good guys and only been a band-aid "fix".

Nate, Atlanta, USA

Obama is right. Killing Bin Laden is not the be-all and end-all. This has blinded the Bush administration to "seek and destroy" him at all costs. What has changed is the success of drone strikes in the tribal areas decapitating the Taliban and Alqueda leadership on the ground. Hit visible targets.

neil, wrexham, UK

The one thing worse than an alive Bin Laden is a dead Bin Laden who will be seen as a matyr and inspiration for future extremists.

Luke, London, UK

i think the only way anyone should be able to get osama bin ladens money is if he signs for it in person.
he is a criminal close down his bussiness.how can his bussiness run without him.?somebody knows where he is

rdw, meadowview, usa

Clearly the hunt for bin Laden shouldn't be discontinued, but he may not even be alive. In any case, the retrieval of one man who may be in Waziristan, Pakistan (and therefore nearly unretrievable without invading Pakistan - a non-starter) shouldn't be the end-all of US anti-terrorism defense.

Paul, Praha, Czech Republic

I don't know, but from across the border I am impressed that Obama is proposing another vision for the United States - from bloodthrsty outlaw dead or alive attitude to a intelligent civilized approach .. I think this is change we can believe in ...

Marie-Louise, Ottawa, Canada

Bush & Cheney inherited a far safer and securer world than they are leaving for Obama and generations ahead. They have failed irrespective of the Osama, dead or alive. The question is can Obama reverse the trend of the Planet Earth getting more insecure for its inhabitant day by day.

Farooque Shahab, Manama, Bahrain

Bush made Bin Laden a "somebody". Obama is right to say this and not give Bin Laden the tv coverage and "fame" that he so wants and see him as a "nobody". Its well known that the Bush and Bin Laden family have a good business relationship anyway. The world is looking a more peaceful place already.

Jamal Ali, Crewe, UK

Barack Obama: still refuses to condemn extra judicial killings the Monroe doctrine and State terrorism.
Maybe would be a better headline.

Please correct me if I am wrong but, has Bin Laden ever been found guilty? In a court of law? Been judge by his peers?

Morton, Praha, Czech Rep.

Americans seems never try any other direction to think about this figure, during a guerrilla warfare, which hardly believed in 21st Century.

Yabin Li, Shanghai, P.R.China

Why would USA want bin laden dead anyway. He's been far more useful to Bush alive and uncaptured. Bin laden is basically 1984s modern day Emmanuel Goldstein.

Michael Smith, Warrington, England

This is a bad mistake. Osama bin Laden is a totemic figure and strategist, who needs to be killed. Does the President-elect think he will be shown mercy?

John Miller, Invercargill, NZ

Just another politician backtracking. We are in for some change all right. I hope we are able to make it through this four years.

Joseph Wheeler, Deer Park, Wa, USA

if Bin Laden get chance he will attack USA not by air ..not by land.. laden will attack same as what terrorist attack Mumbai( India) by sea. so we have to more alert on SEA ''security Essential America"

deepak, kathmandu, nepal

Barry Soetoro wants a discussion with the guy.

Paul Neas, Pueblo West, USA

Bin Laden is not the only thing he has been back pedaling on, just one of many. How about Pelosi wanting to undo the Fairness policy that Gingrich made in the Contract With America? The dems in complete control with no checks and balances? Smells of fascism as when the nazis took Germany.

G.C., Tucson,

No Douglas , Im afraid not .. more like " Swerve and Mumble"

Scott, singapore, singapore

NOW WE SEE OBAMA FOR WHO HE IS, i hope that Americans realize that smooth talking and promises are easly broken as they were in OZ by our current prime minister
this new breed of politician glosses over the facts with retoric and carisma but lack substance when it comes to the crunch,

JOE BALLARD, Brisbane, Australia

What does "tecnically alive" mean? Is that Castro's current status?

Phil, Los Alamos, USA

Obama - slowly being mugged by reality. Shall we now expect mass demonstrations from the far-left protesting against him backtracking his election promises? This is just the first of many home truths that the One will be learning in the coming months.

Change you can believe in?

JohnW, Manchester, UK

I sincerely wish Obama well for all our sakes, but this is NOT a good start.

Karsten Duncan, Perth, Australia

it's not important anymore can you unnderstand that, priority is to bring te country back to life

Demsy, tasmania, austrralia

Bush took his eye of the ball and attacked Iraq leaving Bin Laden. How stupid is that. Don't cry now over lost opportunities. You blew it. Just accept it.

David, Shanghai,

A lot of people think Bin Laden is dead and has been for a while.

James Mason, Dubai, UAE

he's right. move on the the next bin laden. there are millions out there.

tim, NSW, OZ

Do you truly think that you can kill Bin Laden and terrorism will disappear? Obama DID get elected, and people are quick to judge before he even gets started. Have you never changed your opinion on a subject after gathering more information? It's called an informed decision. Obama knows that.

Jennifer, Canonsburg, USA

well in a way we have beaten him, he's esentialy powerless. but killing him years ago would have been a big victory. but now not so important.

marshall ramsay, st. paul, usa

Obama campaigned for two years trashing Bush for not getting bin Laden, saying that was always the most important thing in the War on Terror. Now, shortly after being elected, he backtracks?

Hope and Change! Yeah!

Douglas Johnston, New York, USA