The Bin Laden Card

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

I believe missions had been presented to take out Bin Laden before it actually happened. They were probably not authorized due to level of risk and confidence in the intelligence. This one was the best option that had been on the table and he authorized it. He weighed the risks and he deserves the credit for authorizing. Bin Laden would have been target #1 for anyone who assumed the Presidency. But let's not lose sight of the men and women who worked on all the missions, the successful one as well as the ones which were not approved. They were told to come back with a better solution, and they did. Despite the loss of a chopper, the team pulled it off, flawlessly.... It is just unbelievable that the entire team from that mission was lost a few months later..........

As for Pakistan, I have been railing over that country's government and our financial aid there for years... What exactly are we getting in return for the hundreds of millions we've sent there? ST6 had to operate covertly in their air space to accomplish the Bin Laden take down.

But if a country is going to harbor enemies of the US and think we aren't going to put some boots on their turf, they have a limited shelf life... If Bin Laden were in Canada or Britain, be assured we would be deploying troops there..... The Paskistanis are just on the clock...

"What exactly are we getting in return for the hundreds of millions we've sent there?"

One thing we're getting is the safety in knowing that as of today, all of Pakistan's nukes are safe and accounted for. We cannot afford to lose sight of that. If they didn't have a nuclear arsenal, nothing in that Godforsaken place would be worth the life of any of the kids in our military.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

"What exactly are we getting in return for the hundreds of millions we've sent there?"

One thing we're getting is the safety in knowing that as of today, all of Pakistan's nukes are safe and accounted for. We cannot afford to lose sight of that. If they didn't have a nuclear arsenal, nothing in that Godforsaken place would be worth the life of any of the kids in our military.

As the 42nd most corrupt country in the world, I don't have the slightest bit of confidence that their nukes are safe.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

As the 42nd most corrupt country in the world, I don't have the slightest bit of confidence that their nukes are safe.

Can't argue with that. But the more involved we are, the better I'll feel.

[justplugit]

If Clinton had killed Bin Laden when he had the chance,
instead of a janitor in an aspirin factory, most all of this stuff
wouldn't have happened.

[Raven]

i don't think a single terrorist should ever be jailed

just shot....

a dead terrorist cannot escape prison

[Jim in CT]

Here's what happened...the special operations command told Obama "we think Bin Laden is in this compound, and we think we have a plan to capture/kill him. President Obama, should SEAL team 6 attempt this, or should they have a cookout instead?"

I'll give Obama credit for making the "corrcet" decision. It was about as easy a decision as you can fathom. I also give him credit for getting through each day without accidentally setting off a nuke. Yes, he gets credit for that, but it's the least you can expect.

I hate to break it to Spence, but Obama didn't jump out of a helicopter and kick down any doors. He made a decision that was almost impossible to get wrong.

His decision on the Somali pirates was much gutsier.