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drm604

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46. Exactly.

Sun Sep 9, 2012, 11:59 PM

Sep 2012

Seal teams do raids. It's what they're trained for. I'm sure that they are training for and rehearsing generic raids all the time.

But a specific raid can only be planned for when you know the location and layout of the specific target that you will be raiding. The claim that they'd been planning this raid for 10 years is disingenuous at best and requires a tortured definition of the word "plan".

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Anyone watching the former navy seal on 60 minutes? [View all] Windy Sep 2012 OP

in the planning for 10 years Skittles Sep 2012 #1

Who acted more pompus ? Him or Scott Pelly ? russspeakeasy Sep 2012 #36

Mesmerizing Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #2

Very suspicious indeed jsr Sep 2012 #3

I refuse to give him the attention he so desperately needs. graywarrior Sep 2012 #4

In a word.. 99Forever Sep 2012 #5

10 Years? drm604 Sep 2012 #6

That sounds like a big ol' LIE. Lex Sep 2012 #9

He did not say they knew where he was for 10 years. former9thward Sep 2012 #23

No. I am commenting on exactly what I saw in the OP, and what it "sounds like" is snark. drm604 Sep 2012 #43

10 years ago, an agent says "Let's kill bin laden." greyl Sep 2012 #44

Exactly. drm604 Sep 2012 #46

He said the planning of the operation to get bin Laden former9thward Sep 2012 #49

So they knew this would be the place to find bin Laden 10 years ago?? nt nanabugg Sep 2012 #7

"in the planning for 10 years" zbdent Sep 2012 #8

LOL! Ever ProSense Sep 2012 #16

Before TORA BORA, and after Bush joked we tried to hit a camel in the butt. Festivito Sep 2012 #48

I agree 100%... PCIntern Sep 2012 #10

there is no question about it. Windy Sep 2012 #12

10 years? 8 years then when Bush did nothing, it took Obama getting in otherwise it would've Raine Sep 2012 #11

fuck him, he's not a patriot imho spanone Sep 2012 #13

I did, found it riveting, thought it was odd that no one here had mentioned it. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2012 #14

I agree. femmocrat Sep 2012 #18

That's another excellent point. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2012 #39

so that goes back even before the 9/11 attacks doesn't it ? JI7 Sep 2012 #15

Math isn't their strong suit. ProSense Sep 2012 #17

They were after bin Laden before 9/11. Clinton tried to kill him before. n/t cynatnite Sep 2012 #20

His point still makes absolutely no sense ProSense Sep 2012 #25

If he did it in that way, no it makes no sense... cynatnite Sep 2012 #26

But you know ProSense Sep 2012 #29

I didn't watch it so it's really hard for me to judge his intent... cynatnite Sep 2012 #30

Ten years is during Bush's term ProSense Sep 2012 #37

Well..... Swede Atlanta Sep 2012 #19

Didn't watch it.... Wounded Bear Sep 2012 #21

i know he is from a different branch of the service ldf Sep 2012 #22

10 years? Shankapotomus Sep 2012 #24

It may have been in the planning for ten years, but nothing was done, until Obama kicked the demosincebirth Sep 2012 #27

Agreed. I have no doubt that the CIA and other agencies have been doing their jobs in Marie Marie Sep 2012 #42

I wouldn't watch that... Kalidurga Sep 2012 #28

Well, it's not the possible lying that will get him in trouble... cynatnite Sep 2012 #31

If he really said that they had been planning for 10 years... Kalidurga Sep 2012 #35

I didn't see the program... cynatnite Sep 2012 #38

From the transcript is seems like CBS is making that claim metalbot Sep 2012 #47

bin laden's hideout wasn't even built until 2005. unblock Sep 2012 #32

So Bin Laden was in the Pakistan home, where he was killed for 10 years? mzmolly Sep 2012 #33

Mitt Romney retroactively ordered the operation. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #34

I find this very disturbing. OBL is dead - isn't that enough? I don't understand why this person jillan Sep 2012 #40

I watched it and thought it odd that when he described the "intention" glinda Sep 2012 #41

i got suspicious when the book showed up at Sam's prominently displayed & heavily promoted librechik Sep 2012 #45