OK, lest I put words in your mouth, do you believe bin Laden is a priority of this administration's War on Terror, yes or no?
Since I never said nor implied that, I am not sure why you feel it necessary to put words in my mouth. Do you disagree with my suggestion that if bin Laden is killed that another leader will essentially fill the same role, eg, al Zarqawi? (hint: see your own words below)
I'm fairly sure that I'm the one who posted that bin-Laden is no longer a priority. Given the context of that post, it should be fairly clear that my belief that this is the most likely reason why he's still alive (assuming he is).
NB, I'm not disagreeing with your premise of effective CT strategies. I'm only stating bin Laden's simply no longer a priority of this administration. Sorry if using the presidents own words to make my point tripped you up a bit. I didn't mean to make it so hard for you to jump to his defense.