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Dusty 05-02-2011 07:05

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Originally Posted by Richard (Post 389578)
Because (1) that is not who we profess to be as a nation and (2) it demonstrably counters the 'narrative' used by those who would deny us our freedom.

Richard
:munchin

Speak for yourself with that PC BS, Bro. I say flush that MF out with the rest of the shit. I hope the sharks eat him and shit him out. Then smaller fish in succession all the way down to the plankton.

If it's really him. And if he's really dead.

The antihero 05-02-2011 07:09

Bastard got what he deserved.

Thumbs Up U.S. Military!

kgoerz 05-02-2011 07:11

Just like they cheered when the towers fell.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4672011/u...own-and-killed

Team Sergeant 05-02-2011 07:19

LOL, body buried at sea... now that is funny.

24 SEALS against four bad guys.

No prisoners. All dead, one woman dead. 5 dead total.

I'm sure it was one hell of a firefight with a 65 year old man.

I ain't buying it.

The photo is great, total fake.

Enjoy the moment........:munchin

98G 05-02-2011 07:19

USA
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard (Post 389578)
Because (1) that is not who we profess to be as a nation and (2) it demonstrably counters the 'narrative' used by those who would deny us our freedom.

Richard
:munchin

Agreed, but not without a measure of poetic justice...

It is the high road that has a built in tribute to the Americans gallantly responsible for his death. Since SEAL's were involved, they fittingly gave him a burial at sea.

Is it too good for him? Of course. IMHO, it is more about who we are rather than the [no words foul or obscene enough] ass he was.

33army 05-02-2011 07:28

Photo issues
 
All the reports I have read report that he was shot at least once in the head.....maybe I missed it but I saw no holes in his dome. Feel free to correct me.

Wiseman 05-02-2011 07:33

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Originally Posted by 33army (Post 389594)
All the reports I have read report that he was shot at least once in the head.....maybe I missed it but I saw no holes in his dome. Feel free to correct me.

The photo you saw is a fake.

Sigaba 05-02-2011 07:33

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Originally Posted by Pete (Post 389562)
And [the presiden]t could have taken the easy way out.

<Snip>

The question now becomes how this event is used politically in the next 18 months.

FWIW, I agree that the president deserves credit for authorizing the raid.

As for the political dimensions, I wonder if the White House set up the Birthers and others who question the president's citizenship. While some spent the last few days showing what they think they know about PDFs, the president was crushing an enemy of the civilized world.

In any case, I think three significant political consequences are that the White House is in a stronger position to argue that GWOT is primarily an intelligence/CT affair rather than a conflict centering around UW. Second, the president has shown that he can make tough decisions and deliver. Third, Panetta can now claim to be more than a political hack.

delta6 05-02-2011 07:39

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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant (Post 389591)
LOL, body buried at sea... now that is funny.

24 SEALS against four bad guys.

No prisoners. All dead, one woman dead. 5 dead total.

I'm sure it was one hell of a firefight with a 65 year old man.

I ain't buying it.

The photo is great, total fake.

Enjoy the moment........:munchin

I agree with you 100%.

Surgicalcric 05-02-2011 07:40

What the....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigaba (Post 389597)
I agree that the president deserves credit for authorizing the raid..

...the president was crushing an enemy of the civilized world...

Credit... Credit for what, sitting behind a desk making a decision which by all rights should be made at the tactical level to begin with... Give me a break!

It was the men involved in the execution of the operation (to include the support personnel) who crushed the enemy, not the president.

Five-O 05-02-2011 07:45

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

I was at the Philadelphia Phillies game last night when the news began to hit everyones cell phone around the 9th inning. Amazing event as the news spread across the stadium..even though the Phils lost. I got chills at the unity and patriotism displayed by the crowd.

Hand 05-02-2011 07:48

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Originally Posted by Sigaba (Post 389597)
... Second, the president has shown that he can make tough decisions and deliver.

With Respect,

I very strongly disagree that his long term record of hesitancy and inability to commit to a decision or plan or strategy or policy has been counteracted by what for a President is an easy win. He has no skin in the game on this one. If it works out well, he grabs some popularity rating points, if it doesn't, well, he was just following the path that previous Presidents had laid.

While I celebrate with the rest of the country today, and am excited that our military in general and the special operations community in particular gets to chalk up a huge win, I can give Obama no more respect than I could last night before this news came out.

We still have a horrible unemployment rate, we just raised the debt ceiling, we almost had to shut down the government over budget issues, we still have Obamacare to deal with, we have car cars and drug czars and gun czars and air czars. His horrible track record has not gone away.

BrokenSwitch 05-02-2011 07:52

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dadof18x'er 05-02-2011 07:56

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Originally Posted by Five-O (Post 389603)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

I was at the Philadelphia Phillies game last night when the news began to hit everyones cell phone around the 9th inning. Amazing event as the news spread across the stadium..even though the Phils lost. I got chills at the unity and patriotism displayed by the crowd.

goose bumps :lifter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahAz4c2H3Sw

Guy 05-02-2011 08:01

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Originally Posted by BrokenSwitch (Post 389605)
Your post...

Don't need that dribble!

Stay safe.


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