Osama Bin Laden Dead

[IrishLake]

I can see the parallels of us celebrating OBLs death, as well as what we saw 10 years ago (celebrations over 9/11) just fine. I'm cool with it. What they committed was terrorism. What Seal Team 6 committed was Justice.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

NBC talking head said that Obama and Panetta (sp?) have been calling VIP's (international perhaps?) and leading senators on armed forces/security related committees, might not be finished doing so. Can you imagine being a PM of a European country that has been cooperating heavily with the US in sharing resources/info on Bin Laden and hearing it for the first time on TV? Would not be happy.

I heard that they the President was also contacting George W. Bush.

I completely missed this last night -- watched the DVR of "The Amazing Race" and then turned the TV off.

As for the President getting credit, that's part of the gig of being Commander-in-Chief, especially on something like this, where he certainly was involved. You get to take credit when it goes right, you have to take blame when it goes wrong.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I heard that they the President was also contacting George W. Bush.

I completely missed this last night -- watched the DVR of "The Amazing Race" and then turned the TV off.

As for the President getting credit, that's part of the gig of being Commander-in-Chief, especially on something like this, where he certainly was involved. You get to take credit when it goes right, you have to take blame when it goes wrong.

George W. Bush already released his official statement soon after the news story broke.

How dare you miss this last night because of The Amazing Race!

[Xylochick216]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

I can see the parallels of us celebrating OBLs death, as well as what we saw 10 years ago (celebrations over 9/11) just fine. I'm cool with it. What they committed was terrorism. What Seal Team 6 committed was Justice.

Justice to us. To them, killing Americans in those acts of terror was justice. Am I glad he's dead? Sure. Am I going to make a fool out of myself in the streets? Absolutely not. I don't believe in celebrating anyone's death. I'm thankful that he is gone, but killing OBL didn't stop the terrorist. If anything, it angered them and will strengthen them, and the footage of Americans celebrating will just fuel the fire, just like it fueled the fire after 9/11.