Bombing Raises Question of Al Qaeda Fate. “If the United States does in the last phase of the Afghan war wage a campaign of extermination against the network’s leaders — for example, by refusing to accept surrenders so it can continue bombing the Tora Bora caves where some al Qaeda members are holed up — it may lose international support by appearing overly vengeful and, some legal experts say, could even find itself accused of war crimes.” Washington Post