three of those pirates in rough watters on high seas. but the l in seal stands for land as in sea, air, land. and the death of bin laden proves they work very well on the land. remember, the military has two elite secret forces. the seals and the delta force. delta force, of course, captured saddam hussein, shep. >> shepard: trace gallagher live for us. thanks. that elite navy seal team is apparently not the only option the president considered for the bin laden mission. read about the other choices on the table foxnews.com. you will find a link right there on the home page. ubl reportedly once stated that al qaeda's goal was to bleed america to the point of bankruptcy? so far he hasn't succeeded. but the united states has spent an enormous amount of money on military operations since the attacks of 9/11. according to government estimates, the total bill for the last nine and a half years now stands at, guess this, $1.28 trillion. we're told the pentagon has