I think Doug, you confirm, what I said.

If they fail to capture Bin Laden and to put him on trial it will be a serious failure. Yes, it could well be that Bin Laden gets killed or kills himself. But if that happens it will be very much a second best outcome.

It seems very likely that the people in charge don't see it that way, and think that, if he gets killed rather than captured, that'll be a better alternative. My opinion - and I predict that this will be the view of most future historians - is that that's crazy and irresponsible.

Does anyone think that Stalin was right in wanting to avoid having the Nuremberg Trials, and just have the Nazi leaders shot out of hand?