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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:03 PM Feb 2013

Was the killing of Osama bin Ladin morally justified? [View all]

We did kill four other people in that raid; we also did it without the permission of or participation by the Pakistanis.

Of course those four other people could be seen as enemy combatants, and informing the Pakistani government might have created problems such to make the raid undoable.

Cards on table, this relates to the drone issue, obviously.

Bryant

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Was the killing of Osama bin Ladin morally justified? [View all] el_bryanto Feb 2013 OP

That fucker allowed the GOP to nearly destroy the country. onehandle Feb 2013 #1

+1. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #2

I would have helped you. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2013 #4

Absolutely, Sir The Magistrate Feb 2013 #3

Yes, and Obama handled it right. He did not start two wars Autumn Feb 2013 #5

and he didn't okay it with fox news first. n/t Whisp Feb 2013 #6

Or with Saudi Arabia. He stepped up and took care of it. Autumn Feb 2013 #20

We can't risk a special forces team on every low-level scumbag... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #8

That low-level scumbag, as you call him did a lot of damage. Autumn Feb 2013 #17

yes. of course rollin74 Feb 2013 #7

How does it relate to the drone issue? There were none used, people went and did it. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #9

If the drones are going to be used for assassination or elimination of enemy targets el_bryanto Feb 2013 #11

So you intend to extrapolate from 'we sent troops to capture or kill the era's greatest and admited Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #23

I'm not looking for justification at all. el_bryanto Feb 2013 #27

I'm sorry, but how are they unrelated? Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #35

and they weren't US citizens. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #12

It's not an exact parralel I'll grant you el_bryanto Feb 2013 #14

Why do U.S. Citizens think that we are so sacrosanct, that we can kill people in their own country, RC Feb 2013 #31

from the US perspective it is more or less justified however La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #10

Excellent point n/t leftstreet Feb 2013 #18

If an Iraqi commando team wants to take out the bush era top echelon they can Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #33

Absofuckinglutely. zappaman Feb 2013 #13

Hellz Yeah riqster Feb 2013 #15

My biggest issue had always been covertly operating within a sovereign nation Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #16

No killing where there is an alternative is justified intaglio Feb 2013 #19

Yes. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #21

Yep, cause it made a great movie. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #22

Nice emotional ploy. A more relevant question is whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #24

nods those are the two extremes el_bryanto Feb 2013 #28

Discounting exigent circumstance whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #30

Well the memo - el_bryanto Feb 2013 #32

I am good with it Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #25

Is it really that crazy to be opposed to killing, period? nt Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #26

No, He was killed so there would never be a TRIAL. Too many secrets to keep. Vincardog Feb 2013 #29

I would have much rather have seen a public trial. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #34

If we had gotten Pakistan's permission he'd still be alive. name not needed Feb 2013 #36