We had a very good opportunity to eliminate [Osama] bin Laden and, of course, missed that. But there had been many opportunities prior to the Afghan campaign where bin Laden could have been removed, could have been either captured or killed. And the [U.S.] government didn't step up to the task.
A middle-aged mother from the Midwest hopes that the Middle East is where her rebellious college-age son's transformation into a responsible adult will begin, in the novel by writer Aaron Hamburger called Faith For Beginners.