sabresindc wrote:
Bin Laden was found in the upper floor with family. His wife rushed the seal team and was shot in the leg, then Bin Laden resisted, was shot and killed. It is being reported that he was not armed. They did not elaborate on "resisted."
Do you think maybe the SEALs' orders were to execute him, period? Forget capturing him, even if he doesn't resist, just kill him. You could argue this is immoral or unethical, but for me national security is no place for ethics or morals!!! Charlie Sheen could tell you the only thing that matters in national security is WINNING!!!
Seriously though, if we had taken him prisoner, it would have been a nightmare. Better than him still being loose, but a nightmare nonetheless. Where do we keep him? How do we try him? His followers would consider him a living martyr. The media would be going apeshit. He could conceivably still make things happen in jail, etc., etc. Now that he’s dead, we can all turn the page.
Also, now that he’s dead we have a FANTASTIC reason to GTFO of Afghanistan and Iraq. Of course, nobody ever said, “Okay as soon as we kill Osama, we’re outta Afghanistan.” But now that he’s dead, let’s go! We will say we won. The angry people in the Middle East won’t be able to stay as angry at us when we’re gone. Troops come home. We can save billions pretty quick, once we’re out. What the hell else are we going to accomplish there anyway? If we go now, it seems to me like everyone is better off with Osama dead (including his family, that ought to tell you something).
Honestly, I’m not sure putting Osama in solitary confinement for the rest of his life is a more humane way of dealing with him than putting a bullet in his brain. I doubt he suffered.
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I was just posting what the WH said. I am with you about putting bullet in his head, no matter what happened. I doubt that was the actual order by Obama but I'm sure it was implied. I was thinking what type of reaction we would hear from that extreme minority that will demand a full investigation into the cold-blooded killing of Osama.
