Dear America, what's the best thing about Osama Bin Laden being dead?

[sibelian]

What part of his death brings the greatest satisfaction?

[canetoad]

1. That question begs another

Why are you asking. Is revenge for 911 not enought?

[joshcryer]

2. The potential to move on, if it is played correctly.

The ability to hold the President to his other promises and to pressure him to leave Afghanistan and Iraq.

[johnaries]

3. Err, uhmm, onnnnh, I got it!

He's dead!

And if you dare try to defend him for being the architect of the death of thousands of innocents, then you are just as evil as he was.
He was a murderer. Period. He not only admitted it, he gloated about it. He "praised God" about it. And he purposely released the videos showing all of the above. He gave up his "humanity" long ago.

He was not a "man", he was a monster.

[Hannah Bell]

5. bush is the architect of the deaths of *millions*. why is he not dead too?

[joshcryer]

12. I fuly advocate Bush being tried in the ICC for what he's done.

[Hannah Bell]

14. why shouldn't we just send helicopters & navy seals to his compound?

why does he deserve a *trial*?

do you think he would "resist" as well?

[JVS]

17. Maybe we'll get lucky and China will become powerful enough to do that kind of stuff.

[Hannah Bell]

18. china. boo! foreign capital.

[JVS]

21. China is hard to read. If they're being straightforward right now, they've become capitalists.

On the other hand, if they're practicing subterfuge, and this is something their dictatorial system is very capable of, they are possibly the greatest Leninists to have walked the face of the earth. The reason I say this is that by creating capitalist accumulation through foreign investors, they've effectively outsourced the role of providing capital. Just as the Russian bourgeoisie was unable to control Russia because of its pre-emption by foreign investment, the Chinese bourgeoisie cannot become a ruling class under such condition. Of course, the issue of how this keeps from becoming a modern form of colonialism is a concern.

[joshcryer]

19. Unfortunately the US is not a signatory to the ICC treaty.

So we have to wait a few years for Obama to remedy that (as he is working on doing). :hi:

At which point I doubt that there would be anyone loyal enough with him to violently stop him from being arrested.

[iverglas]

26. whom are you addressing?

And if you dare try to defend him for being the architect of the death of thousands of innocents, then you are just as evil as he was.

Anyone I know??


He gave up his "humanity" long ago.

Aren't you USAmericans the ones with that business about "unalienable" in your foundational documents?

Do any of you know the actual meaning of the word?

"Humanity" is the quintessential unalienable quality of human beings. All human beings.

I can never even see the point of denying anyone's humanity.

If they are devoid of humanity, then they can't even be held responsible for their actions ...



He was not a "man", he was a monster.

And not even the people who persist in saying that believe it.


I have no particular feelings about Obama's death, myself, except that I hope it was not avoidable, that is, I hope there wasn't a practicable alternative to killing him -- like taking him into custody alive and dealing with him the way people who commit crimes against humanity are to be dealt with.

I can think of people whose deaths have made me happy because they made the world a little or a lot better. I would just think twice about publicly rejoicing in the killing of anyone.

[iwishiwas]

4. Not seeing his dead corpse as we have seen enough of him.

[tavalon]

11. I can't agree with that one

Because I was suspecting that this was theatre and not getting verification that he died when and where and how we're being told, leads me to believe they took him out of cold storage and put the popsicle in the sea - much more plausible.

[iwishiwas]

13. It seems too

elaborate to be theater to me (at least for now). But, I admit now that without seeing photos of the body and his face -I have my doubts. And testimony by important people who knew him would be in line. Maybe these are coming but they should come quick.

[The Straight Story]

6. Same as with hitler - another evil asshole bites the dust. NOW..what is so good about Reagan being

dead? Because I saw a lot of grave dancing there...

[Meeker Morgan]

7. Now I can get on a plane without a pat down.

Right?

[Hannah Bell]

15. dream on.

[Raine]

8. That Obama got him, something that for 8yrs Bush couldn't do

that is the best satisfaction. :thumbsup:

[Cali_Democrat]

9. The fact that Obama succeeded where Bush utterly failed

Bush's whole presidency was based on the war on terror and he couldn't even get the supposed mastermind behind 9/11. Just another addition to the pantheon of Bush failures.

Other than that, I have my doubts as to whether Bin Laden was even behind 9/11, but that's an issue for another thread I suppose.

[Lost-in-FL]

10. Satisfaction?

You should ask that to the families of those who died on the beautiful morning on 9/11/01 by no fault of their own, I would be curious to know if they finally reached some kind of closure.

I would also like to know if OBL followers would have a chance now to think for a moment and look back and wonder if all the pain and suffering in Afghanistan and Iraq, the latter conveniently used as a mere excuse to obtain cheaper oil supplies, was worth it. This after seen that their leader dinned and slept comfortably in a mansion while the poor went on suicide missions for his ideas. That even until the end they never hesitated to "use and abuse" others such as it was the case of the woman used as a human shield during the operation.

Other than that, like others in this post, knowing that it happen under the orders of Pres. Obama, plain and simple.

[JVS]

16. Pumping your fist and yelling "USA USA USA" is fun.

That's about it.

[coyotespaw]

20. America keeps a promise made...

Regardless of which president made the promise; the promise that we "will not rest until we find him," has been kept. While I do enjoy the schadenfreude of seeing an enemy brought low; to me the fact that America said this man will be stopped, and was stopped is the greatest satisfaction.

[pacalo]

22. Closure for those whose family & friends died on 9/11/01.

[fujiyama]

23. He was a lunatic

that was responsible for the death of thousands and served as a spiritual leader of a death cult calling for the death of those not being "Muslim enough" for him. Of course that included lots of Muslims, all Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Athiests, and pretty much anyone not being a murderous, psychotic, piece of shit. Good riddance to him.

And Obama delivered on a big fucking campaign promise.

[franzia99]

24. That he can't do another 9/11. I'm not happy to see someone die, but we're safer w/ him gone.

[customerserviceguy]

25. While he might still inspire jihadists

He can no longer help them plan to attack innocent Americans.