Originally by: Wrayeth

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Originally by: Alpheias

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Can't wait for when the US military decides to go after Christian targets.

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See: Germany, 1942-1944

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Originally by: Cephelange du'Krevviq

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Originally by: Alpheias

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Can't wait for when the US military decides to go after Christian targets.

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His religious affiliation had as much to do with his being targeted as his facial hair did.

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Originally by: Wrayeth

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Originally by: Alpheias

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Still, I am calling BS on his death, until they can affirm the identity.

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I expect many people around the world are waiting for the hard evidence. Even so, I doubt they would announce something like this unless it was true, mostly because it would be subject to such a high level of scrutiny.

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Originally by: Wrayeth

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Originally by: Alpheias

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I recall the Bush administration announcing that a certain dictator in Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction and harbored Terrorists, including members of al-Qaeda....

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Touche. I won't go into what I think of the previous administration, but I will point out a large difference: Bush only thought said Iraqi dictator had WMD's. This time, we have the evidence; we have the body as proof. It would be stupid of Obama to announce we took down Bin Laden without having confirmed the corpse's identity beyond a doubt.

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Originally by: stoicfaux

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Originally by: Alpheias

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And I am not too happy about the whole principle "an eye for an eye" here.

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And if the guy is busy trying to gouge out your remaining eye? There's a difference between revenge and security.

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Originally by: Wrayeth

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Originally by: Alpheias

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Then I ask you, how much more secure was USA before his death and how much more secure is USA going to be now after his death?

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Question: Do you believe criminals should be brought to justice so they can't commit more crimes in the future? So that they are forced to face up to the consequences of their actions?

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Originally by: Destination SkillQueue

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Originally by: ChaeDoc II

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Americans are probably in more danger now than they were 2 days ago. Maybe they should have been delivering him food and stuff to make sure he was comfortable... you know, for security's sake.

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I can only think her point was that it won't change things much and she might be right or even increase retaliation strikes for a short term, but there really wasn't alternatives to this. When someone is actively plotting to kill you, you have the right to kill him by self defence justification alone. Outside personal beliefs of a few fringe individuals there isn't going to be anyone who has serious objections to this outcome.

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Originally by: Gothikia

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Congratulations to all! On NBC news, a NY fireman who survived that day had the following quote, "The face of evil, is dead." Couldn't have summed it up better myself.

The podding of the decade!

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Originally by: stoicfaux

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Originally by: Alpheias

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Then I ask you, how much more secure was USA before his death and how much more secure is USA going to be now after his death?

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How secure is anyone who sits on their thumbs and waits for their enemy to attack?

The US and many countries worldwide have been dismantling Al Qaeda and killing off its leadership. The Jasmine Revolutions have shown Al Qaeda to be a non-player. If Al Qaeda cannot mount any kind of meaningful retaliation to avenge the loss of their leader, then Al Qaeda isn't going to have any credibility left.

I don't think Osama the martyr is going to bring in as many recruits and funding as a living breathing Osama "Defying the West for 10+ Years" bin Laden.

Also, don't forget that Pakistan has nukes and a government being threatened by extremists such as Al Qaeda. A stable Pakistan is in interests of US security.

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Originally by: Astenion

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The first idiot conspiracy theorist who claims it's fake gets throat punched.

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