On the recordMarch 22, 2004
Even if bin Laden had been captured or killed in the weeks before September 11, no one I know believes that it would necessarily have prevented September 11.
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Donald Rumsfeld comments on the potential impact of capturing or killing Osama bin Laden prior to the September 11 attacks.
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