->  EH> The border between southern and eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan is
not
->  EH> well defined. The reason bin Laden hasn't been captured is that our
->  EH> troops have to get Pakistan's permission to operate within their
->  EH> borders.
-> 
-> And routinely get it or don't bother asking.
-> Unless that's changed since the last time we killed a bunch of Pakistani
-> national civilians recently.

Also that area is under the control of local warlords, both in Afghanistan
and Pakistan, who are so corrupt they stink, and gleefully accept money
funneled from Saudi Arabia to keep Bib Laden alive and well.
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