Osama bin Laden is dead

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As commander in chief.. President Obama finds himself in the same position as former Pres. Bush...“smoke him out”...and Obama did what Bush could not do .... kill bin Laden. But at this point one must wonder if the president is not constrained by his own rhetoric...as for instance in Libya. He could kill Qaddafi “Godfather style” all the while speaking in terms of UN Security Council sanctions.. but it would still be illegal to kill Qaddafi..one must be a neutral referee in a civil war.

While Americans celebrate a major victory in one battle against evil... they should recognise that the larger war against terrorism continues. Al Qaeda affiliates in Yemen, Africa and Asia remain dedicated to killing Americans and their allies. We all know that even as they mourn the loss of their inspirational leader.. they will not waiver in their determination to attack us and our way of life.

President Obama is the first black man in America that has had to prove he actually killed someone.


P.S. I'd respond to maggie, but all I can think is 'Huh?'

LOL. The United States has many ways of gleaming the information it needs. The capture of bin laden should be some indication of what we can do. As if bin laden could add anything of importance that we can't find in the massive information we confiscated from him already. We hit the mother lode. What could bin laden possibly have added with his lies?

And LOL at you thinking al qaida claimed responsibility and american intelligence not being able to have worked that out already. Surely you realize that we are well aware of copy cats and fakes. If british intelligence could work out fake IRA attacks, how could you possibly doubt american intelligence?

Now, enough of this nonsense. I sense you are only arguing to argue. Every sane person agrees that this world is better off with out bin laden taking up air space. He deserved no better treatment than we would give a rabid dog that has bitten and killed innocents on the streets. In fact, i would treat the dog better, at least its not the dogs fault he got rabies.

Conspiracy: "The more illogical a political agenda, more reason to suspect Conspiracy, for illogical thought is the fingerprint of deceit." - Nicholas Contompasis (American Financial and Political Analyst Writer)

It is pretty obvious by now that bin Laden could have been taken alive by the SEALs which would have been a better outcome. Had bin Laden gone on trial it would have been a marvelous opportunity to showcase the best values of America for the following reasons.

1. It would have shown the world that United States does not just execute people even mass murderers without a fair trial.

2. When one thinks of the beheading of journalist Daniel Pearl (an American journalist who was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda) and other atrocities of Al Qaeda.. a free and fair trial would have earned America even greater respect worldwide.

3. Even Hitler if found alive.. would have had a trial at the Nuremberg War Crimes court. Bin Laden deserved the same.

4. Let Osama bin Laden hear the victim impact statements so the families of people he ordered blown to pieces could finally tell him what they thought of him.

5. Interrogation of Osama bin Laden would have revealed much more about Al Qaeda. These guys sing like canaries when caught.

6. Shown the world the United States are not afraid to pursue justice through their own criminal court system no matter the threats.

7. Find out what role Saudi Arabian leaders and others had in creating the Al Qaeda organization... still funded say experts from there.

8. End the hysterical anti-American coverage in some countries.

9. Afford the United States legal system an opportunity to show the world how good it can be.

10. Create the firm principle that no one is above or under the law.

space, meetme and maggie..... To quote Obama when asked if he thought bin laden should have been treated differently : "Justice was done. And I think that anyone who would question that the perpetrator of mass murder on American soil didn't deserve what he got needs to have their head examined"

Go make your appointments now.

Thank you

Responding to your post prior to the REALLY silly one....where you say:

'And LOL at you thinking al qaida claimed responsibility and american intelligence not being able to have worked that out already.'

I say...American intelligence...isn't that an oxymoron? A fact quite often proven in these debates : )

On the subject of American Intelligence....didn't they suggest there were WMDs in Iraq? Where are they?

The pakis tipped off the iraqis and they hid them. Probably in some compound in islamabad (just my guess). We didn't find any WMDs, but we did find some oil, and wasn't that the reason we were there in the first place? Oh, and we got some dictator, put him up for trial then put him down. Justice was done. Again.

lol @ they hid them.

You can find Sadaam hiding out in a hole somewhere...but detecting a nuclear or biological arsenal is too difficult?

OK Heartsss I did as you requested.

As I got up from the couch... the shrink looking in need of a shrink herself.. offered me a cup of tea and as I sipped from the cup.. I said ...I have won the biggest battle... I think.. I am accepting that I am right.

The shrink replied... that is what I have been trying to tell you in all the sessions we have had...you do not need your head examined...rather.. whoever is giving that advice might be in need of some re-education on this matter!