The topic of "crusade" and "dead or alive" have been beat to death elsewhere. But to rehash, Crusade has a rather different meaning from that of the Middle Ages. One can hear of Crusades against poverty, AIDS, etc. Some people argue that Moslems only consider its original meaning, yet i have not heard of Moslems being outraged. CASE CLOSED!!

Dead or alive in the old west (which Bush specifically referred to) meant that someone was guilty/suspected of a crime that was serious enough to warrant the use of deadly force in their capture. Considering that Bin laden has been indicted for crimes and is the top suspect in others, that statement is in no way extreme. CASE CLOSED!!