Bin laden dead

[BPTactical]

however, i am not a politician and don't understand the butt kissing and arrogance that is essential to get re-elected. i personally would have made it as least political as possible (and the funny thing is probably received more from it for doing so) but obama was sure to throw little niblets in there about how awesome he is.

either way, im glad we got him and don't give a hoot who was in office when it happened.

I noticed the constant references to "I" in his speech and to me, it just confirms his narcissistic self promotion.
The consummate campaigner in action.
Does anybody else think that this puts a pretty good lock on his re-erection?
Comparing this to Saddams capture and his sons death's there is a huge difference in the way they were handled.
Numerous photos were available on Hussein's capture and the deaths of his sons. This one? Minimal pics, no body etc.
Maybe Osama sleeps with the fishes but the fishy smell is overwhelming..................

[Elhuero]

they had to get rid of he body fast.

even his corpse would be an excuse for ransom demands.

I hope they have great HD photos and video to release, otherwise bin laden will turn into elvis, and muslim extremists will start seeing him everywhere.

it was smart not to disrespect his corpse, that would have just angered people. granted they'll be angry anyway, but when you crush your enemy the position of power allows you the leeway to act prudently.

now is the time to POUR IT ON. we should go into overdrive and really start sticking it to them. We should launch an offensive in the stan.

I don't think we will tho. obama will slack off, maybe even pull out of the stan, then the cycle will begin again. and we'll be in a worse postition later on. 9/11 and the iraq war were a result of a clinton presidency. he REALLY screwed the foreign policy pooch.

I wrote a paper on this for school. how weak, politically dictated reactions to terrorism all thru the 80's emboldened terrorists and caused more death.


edited to add: I"m glad he wasn't taken alive either. I don't think it ever would have happened, but on the outside chance it did, it would have just caused problems. ransom demands and a circus show trial. double tap was the way to go.

[Zundfolge]

Heh ... forgot all about this...

[rockhound]

so what do you think really happened? i don't usually wear a tinfoil hat, but this thing smells to me.

don't get me wrong, i am very happy that he is finally dead.

understand that we know he has been in this house since august at least. the town is home to many, many Paki, military and their families.

the bombing was not an option due to collateral damage that might include Paki, military. why is he being harbored in this town? there is no way the Paki military couldn't have handed him over.

I see a huge payoff to the Paki, gov't in order to get permission to go in and get him. I wonder how much military and foreign aide we had to cough up?

Every time i hear about this "head shot" the shot gets more incredible. a single shot to the head is now being reported as single shot through his eye. The seals are without a doubt an elite force. in the middle of what is being reported as a fire fight, with one helicopter going down, do you enter the building with unknown enemy count and pop one round at the threat in front of you or do you send a burst at that immediate threat?

was he snipered before the helos went in and they just picked up his body? was the one head shot made while he tried to surrender (not that i care)

I think there might be a case made that Osama pussed out in the face of the seals coming over wall in the helos and he shot himself once in the head.

either way i hope he burns in hell forever,

[68Charger]

I noticed the constant references to "I" in his speech and to me, it just confirms his narcissistic self promotion.
The consummate campaigner in action.

There were times in his speech where he referred to collective "we" or "Americans"... but that was just to try an draw people in to celebrate "his" victory

Does anybody else think that this puts a pretty good lock on his re-erection?
Comparing this to Saddams capture and his sons death's there is a huge difference in the way they were handled.
Numerous photos were available on Hussein's capture and the deaths of his sons. This one? Minimal pics, no body etc.
Maybe Osama sleeps with the fishes but the fishy smell is overwhelming..................

I don't think it really helps him all that much- if he "fixes" the economy, brings down unemployment, balances the budget, etc.. then he stands a chance- but then it's really those things that win the public over, IMHO.

ETA: if the GOP doesn't put forth a viable candidate, then all bets are off, and they could hand him a 2nd term....

[Bitter Clinger]

I'm just glad the dirty fucking Muslim pile of pig shit is dead. The corpse should have been hung, set on fire and pissed on before feeding it to pigs. FU osama, FU Taliban. Pakistan can suck it to. To the rest of you terrorist fucks, you have seen your fate, there is no hope. We will get you. So just go bang your goats and put a bullet in your skull and save your joke of a religion some shame.

[UberTong]

I hope that he is truly dead, and for that I celebrate. And I hate to be a skeptic, but recently I guess I have become one. It just seems like perfect timing for Obama to have all this happen...just after the whole birth certificate ordeal...I guess I just want to see pictures. It seems strange we would shoot him dead in affluent suburb, take his body to a carrier, then dispose of his body at sea?

[Lex_Luthor]

I say they invite his corpse as a guest on as many talk shows as possible! "How do you feel about (____) Mr. Bin Laden? .... Oh that's right, you're DEAD!"

[mcantar18c]

Didn't Marcinko form team 6?

Marcinco formed Six, but in the early 90's it was "officially" disbanded. Oddly enough, about the same exact time you started hearing about "Death Group"

Officially, ST6 is gone. Really, they just renamed them and somewhat repurposed them, now called DevGru (United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group) and "DevGru" -> "DeathGroup."

No country was willing to take his body.. Might as well dump him in the drink.. Personally.. Israel should have accepted it.. oh the shenanigans I'm sure they could have come up with for it.

+1, I would have loved to see it go to Israel to have fun with.

I hope they chummed the ocean really good with pig blood and parts to attract a bunch of sharks, before they dumped his dead ass in.

Body with fresh holes in it = shark food. I have no objections to throwing him overboard, although I'd rather fire and bacon were involved.

You guys remember months back.. that guy who went to search for him in Pakistan.. wasn't he looking in that same general area.. NW of Islamabad?

Yeah what ever happened to that guy? Did he just go into some foreign country in search of a terrorist leader never to be heard of again?

so what do you think really happened? i don't usually wear a tinfoil hat, but this thing smells to me.

don't get me wrong, i am very happy that he is finally dead.

understand that we know he has been in this house since august at least. the town is home to many, many Paki, military and their families.

the bombing was not an option due to collateral damage that might include Paki, military. why is he being harbored in this town? there is no way the Paki military couldn't have handed him over.

I see a huge payoff to the Paki, gov't in order to get permission to go in and get him. I wonder how much military and foreign aide we had to cough up?

Every time i hear about this "head shot" the shot gets more incredible. a single shot to the head is now being reported as single shot through his eye. The seals are without a doubt an elite force. in the middle of what is being reported as a fire fight, with one helicopter going down, do you enter the building with unknown enemy count and pop one round at the threat in front of you or do you send a burst at that immediate threat?

was he snipered before the helos went in and they just picked up his body? was the one head shot made while he tried to surrender (not that i care)

I think there might be a case made that Osama pussed out in the face of the seals coming over wall in the helos and he shot himself once in the head.

either way i hope he burns in hell forever,

+1 on the smelling fishy.

As far as the headshot goes, I can think of two plausible scenarios...
1. SEALs are standing around him yelling at him at gunpoint to stick his face in the dirt so they can throw some zip ties on him, he grabs an AK, SEALs shoot and one happens to be trained on his head.
2. They burst into the room, OBL stands up and takes aim with an AK, SEALs shoot bursts at him, one happens to hit him in the face and BOOM HEADSHOT.

As for DNA... I wouldn't be surprised in the least if they really could get his DNA confirmed that fast. The test itself (comparing two DNA samples using gel electrophoresis) is really fairly simple and pretty fast, takes about 10-15 min to setup everything and do it if you have everything on hand. The reason it takes FOREVER most places is they have to send it to a lab with one or two guys that know how to do it, who are sent dozens of DNA samples a day and have to just go through everything in the order it comes in.


Personally I can't wait to play it out on Call of Duty.

[Gcompact30]

I don't believe shit the government say, send me PROOF.... lol...... This just might have helped him win his next election. OH dam dam dam