THAT STUFF FOLLOWING THE "WOW" ISN'T WHAT HE WAS REALLY THINKING::

U.S. commander says bringing bin Laden to justice remains goal (Craig Whitlock, 3/17/10, Washington Post)

Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that bin Laden would never go on trial in the United States because the chances of him being caught alive were "infinitesimal." He predicted flatly that bin Laden would either be killed by U.S. forces or by al-Qaeda operatives determined to prevent him from falling into enemy hands.

On Wednesday, asked if the forces under his command had given up on trying to capture bin Laden alive, McChrystal said they had not.

"Wow. No. If Osama bin Laden comes inside Afghanistan," he told reporters by telephone from Kabul, "we would certainly go after trying to capture him alive and bring him to justice. I think that is something that is understood by everyone."