Bush guarantees failure

Re “Bin Laden hunt finds Al Qaeda influx in Pakistan,” May 20

The Times’ assertion that “the lack of progress underscores the difficulty of the search” for Osama bin Laden well into its fifth year tells me that your reporter must be a shill for President Bush.

The failure to find Bin Laden falls squarely on the Bush administration’s abandonment of the war on terror and removal of resources to get the job done. Under any circumstances, the hunt would be exceedingly difficult, with no guarantee of success, but Bush and his pathetic crew have brought us nothing but guaranteed failure, which is what actually underscores the lack of progress.

KURT I. MULLER

Rancho Palos Verdes