# Do you think it is still important to find osama bin laden? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 18, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392 "2009-02-18T13:43:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/1 "2009-02-18T13:43:11Z")
Please remember this is a poll not a debate. Do you think we still need to be looking? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/2 "2009-02-18T13:52:38Z")
Of course it is. The guy owes me $230. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/3 "2009-02-18T13:52:46Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/4 "2009-02-18T14:04:14Z")
For the closure if not the revenge. Absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/5 "2009-02-18T14:05:47Z")
Yes, but Emmanuel Goldst-, er, Osama bin Laden will probably never be found. ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/6 "2009-02-18T14:07:32Z")
Yes. There is a hole in my family. I want to know the bastard who planned it is dead. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/7 "2009-02-18T14:09:59Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/8 "2009-02-18T14:19:47Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/9 "2009-02-18T14:29:19Z")
Pretty much. I also have a fairly good idea how most of the many thousands that can no longer voice their opinion might feel. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/10 "2009-02-18T15:02:10Z")
I woke up at 3:00 this morning from yet another WTC-related nightmare. Yeah, I’d appreciate it if he were found. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/11 "2009-02-18T15:07:29Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/12 "2009-02-18T15:11:54Z")
Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/13 "2009-02-18T15:27:36Z")
Yes. Politically, if for no other reason. A trial and imprisonment would remove a strong partisan point from both sides of the current American political spectrum. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/14 "2009-02-18T15:36:03Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_O\_Genic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Carson\_O\_Genic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carson_O_Genic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/15 "2009-02-18T15:51:02Z")
No. To the people who will be influenced to jihad by him, he is already legend. Any capture and fate at his enemies’ hands (ours) will simply exalt him and inflame them further. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/16 "2009-02-18T17:16:09Z")
Yes. Weirdly, I think the best thing we could do in the long run would be to capture him, put him on trial, find him not guilty, and release him. It would confuse the hell out of everyone if nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/17 "2009-02-18T17:34:59Z")
Sure. Though I personally think he’s dead. He’s been pretty quiet for too long. We were due for another “America is the Great Satan” tape about a year ago. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/18 "2009-02-18T17:41:54Z")
Yes. It’s VERY important. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/19 "2009-02-18T17:50:57Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392/20 "2009-02-18T17:59:59Z")
No. I agree with Carson O’Genic in that it would only further inspire his followers. At this point he is a figurehead. We should stop wasting time and money looking for him and start looking at policies that will not inspire such hatred. They don’t hate us because we are free. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-still-important-to-find-osama-bin-laden/486392.md?page=2)