Senator McCaskill says the successful raid on a Pakistan compound that resulted in the killing of 9-11 mastermind Osama bin Laden sends an important message, especially to the terrorists.
“Well, I think it tells terrorists around the world that we don’t give up,” McCaskill tells the Missourinet. “I think it also tells them that we can come onto foreign soil undetected and execute a highly specialized mission successfully and not even inform the country where it occurred until after the fact. That is an ability that few nations have and I think it bodes well for our national security.”
American intelligence and military operatives have been hunted for Osama bin Laden since the September 11th, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. The Pentagon described the operation of a surgical raid on bin Laden’s luxury hideout in Pakistan. [Read more...]









