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Autumn

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5. Yes, and Obama handled it right. He did not start two wars

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 05:10 PM

Feb 2013

and kill thousands of people to get bin Ladin. He sent in a team of highly trained Navy Seals and they got the job done. He did not send a drone and kill innocent people who just happened to be near by.

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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