OT:Osama Is Dead

[iwantitiwinit]

Today, assets of the United States killed Osama Bin Laden and took custody of his body. God Bless America!!

[JeremyW]

I'm satisfied with the way things ended for Osama. If he had been taken alive it would have been a complete nightmare. He's gone & I'm very comfortable with that.

[calvindog]

We're better than those savage animals, period, whether we gave that pig a Muslim burial or not. I could care less what they did with his body as long as it was a dead body.

As for the handwringing over some celebration of UBL's death -- that's the first death that America has celebrated in 10 years -- and he killed 3000 innocent Americans. Muslims in the Middle East dance in the streets and hand out candy every time an American plane crashes, a head is cut off or Lara Logan is raped. Or when an entire Israeli family was murdered in Itamar -- including a 3 month old baby whose head was nearly severed with a knife. Lots of celebrating by Muslims then. Direct all consternation about gruesome displays of celebration to them, not us.

[howard38]

You asked a reasonable question and I gave you an answer. Now, I have a question for you (or anybody else that wants to answer). If some jihadist, after hearing the news about OBL, was planning a terrorist attack in retaliation, do you honestly think it matters one way or another in their mind whether we gave OBL a proper Muslim burial? Do you think that would change their mind?
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It would not stop any planned attack but it would avoid riling up angry radical muslim idiots who would then form mobs and attack American or European citizens (because we are all the same to them), consulates, and/or embassies. It happens every time someone gets a speck of dust on the koran, draws a picture of allah or writes or says that islam just might not be the greatest religion ever.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by howard38

It would not stop any planned attack but it would avoid riling up angry radical muslim idiots who would then form mobs and attack American or European citizens...

I'm glad to know what we can do to prevent them from getting rilied up against us. Just curious though, what riled them up for the first World Trade Center attack, the U.S.S Cole attack or the 9/11 attacks, and what could we have done from riling them up all those times and prevented those attacks?

Edited to add: Why can't people just admit that there are bad people in this world who want to kill us and don't need any reason to get "riled up?"

[howard38]

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[calvindog]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I'm glad to know what we can do to prevent them from getting rilied up against us. Just curious though, what riled them up for the first World Trade Center attack, the U.S.S Cole attack or the 9/11 attacks, and what could we have done from riling them up all those times and prevented those attacks?

Edited to add: Why can't people just admit that there are bad people in this world who want to kill us and don't need any reason to get "riled up?"

Radical Islam is a cancer which needs to be eradicated. All the appeasement and all the Kumbaya by a bunch of pansies won't change that.

[gabrinus]

I see this as 100% positive thing. With Osama being dumped at sea, we don't have to worry about his gravesite becoming a site for religious pilgrims, etc. All the easier to forget him.

[ceast]

There is nothing that the United States of America can do that will avoid riling up radical muslims who believe that America is the devil and that we all deserve to die. Absolutely nothing.

But the manner in which we conduct ourselves in the aftermath of events like killing Bin Laden will help avoid riling up MODERATE and PEACEFUL muslims. I just do not see any reason to help the bad guys recruit new members to their terrorist ranks.

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by calvindog

We're better than those savage animals, period, whether we gave that pig a Muslim burial or not. I could care less what they did with his body as long as it was a dead body.

As for the handwringing over some celebration of UBL's death -- that's the first death that America has celebrated in 10 years -- and he killed 3000 innocent Americans. Muslims in the Middle East dance in the streets and hand out candy every time an American plane crashes, a head is cut off or Lara Logan is raped. Or when an entire Israeli family was murdered in Itamar -- including a 3 month old baby whose head was nearly severed with a knife. Lots of celebrating by Muslims then. Direct all consternation about gruesome displays of celebration to them, not us.

Jeff,

With all due respect, I must take serious issue with your characterizing Bin Laden and his ilk as animals. That is an undue insult to my dog, man's' best friend and a noble creature.

Ken

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by calvindog

We're better than those savage animals, period, whether we gave that pig a Muslim burial or not. I could care less what they did with his body as long as it was a dead body.

As for the handwringing over some celebration of UBL's death -- that's the first death that America has celebrated in 10 years -- and he killed 3000 innocent Americans. Muslims in the Middle East dance in the streets and hand out candy every time an American plane crashes, a head is cut off or Lara Logan is raped. Or when an entire Israeli family was murdered in Itamar -- including a 3 month old baby whose head was nearly severed with a knife. Lots of celebrating by Muslims then. Direct all consternation about gruesome displays of celebration to them, not us.

Well said Jeff.

[wondo]

I flew out of Philadelphia this morning and was worried about new stringent procedures to avert retaliation. I was right to be concerned; the first class and priority flyers were not allowed a VIP line - they had to go in with the rest of us. No shit.

[prewarsports]

When did "OSAMA" Bin Lan becaome "USAMA" Bin Laden? All the media is calling him Usama with a "U" and for the last 10 years ++ I always saw it written with an "O". Is it because it looks too much like our President name when written with the O? Serious question, I am just curious why the change in spelling suddenly?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

When did "OSAMA" Bin Lan becaome "USAMA" Bin Laden? All the media is calling him Usama with a "U" and for the last 10 years ++ I always saw it written with an "O". Is it because it looks too much like our President name when written with the O? Serious question, I am just curious why the change in spelling suddenly?

The only outfit I've seen that uses the "U" is Fox News...they've used it for years which makes it even more ridiculous that they made the "Obama is dead" mistake on their crawl last night.

[howard38]

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