How Osama bin Laden slipped from our grasp: the definitive account.

American forces knew where Osama Bin Laden was, but they failed to take advantage of the unique opportunity after the fall of the Taliban to kill the leader of al-Qaida. 

Peter Bergen reconstructs what happened in the mountainous region of Tora Bora and how Bin Laden managed to get away, calling it one of the greatest military blunders in recent U.S. history.

story at  http://www.tnr.com/article/the-battle-tora-bora

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