OT - They got Osama

DuckofTindalos · Post by **DuckofTindalos** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:08 pm

Then don't listen. Be happy that the world has one less asshole.

steamboateng · Post by **steamboateng** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:15 pm

I was born in Franklin Roosevelt's administration, seen alot af political stuff since then. My hat's off to President Obama, (I didn't vote for him) who has shown to us simple Americans' a strong moral conviction in a belief of what we are and should hope to be.!
As a great Engishman once said,"Tthis is not the beginning of the end. But perhaps the end of the beginning!".
Regards to all.....

Schanilec · Post by **Schanilec** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:28 pm

ORIGINAL: steamboateng
As a great Engishman once said,"Tthis is not the beginning of the end. But perhaps the end of the beginning!".
Regards to all.....

Churchill. I'd vote for him.

LST Express · Post by **LST Express** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:35 pm

Nice operation.

herwin · Post by **herwin** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:42 pm

ORIGINAL: Sredni

About time. Killed in pakistan, and not in some wilderness hinterland either, rather what looks to be a fairly major city. I wonder if there was government compliance there letting him stay unmolested until now.

I wonder if the op to kill him was approved by pakistan [:D]

Kinda morbid I guess, but I hope they burn the body and dump the ashes in the ocean. The last thing we need is for a bunch of fanatics using bits and pieces of osama as holy objects.

If the ISI was protecting him, we may have penetrated their security. Having been involved peripherally in the chase back in the 1990s, I'm glad this is over. Reminds me of when the Soviet Union collapsed. Take the phone off the hook and get some sleep.

jeffk3510 · Post by **jeffk3510** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:58 pm

ORIGINAL: bjmorgan

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

Makes me wonder what will happen now....
Well, if you listen to some of the talking heads, the war is over, bring all the troops home, and disband the military. There is no more need for them.

Ha! [:D] Yes I have been hearing this. 1 down 5mil to go but the war is over...

DivePac88 · Post by **DivePac88** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:58 pm

Great news, our worst enemy is dead, and the free world can breath a little easier.

jeffk3510 · Post by **jeffk3510** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:58 pm

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Then don't listen. Be happy that the world has one less asshole.

I am happy the world has one less asshat.. Believe me man.

Ikazuchi0585 · Post by **Ikazuchi0585** » Mon May 02, 2011 1:10 pm

Ding Dong the witch is dead

Kwik E Mart · Post by **Kwik E Mart** » Mon May 02, 2011 2:36 pm

in the words of Brian Wilson, aka The Beard...Got him!!!

fodder · Post by **fodder** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:14 pm

Better dead than alive.

Canoerebel · Post by **Canoerebel** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:23 pm

Oops, posted in the wrong place.

Kubel · Post by **Kubel** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:47 pm

Well done US.
But I'm sure since he recieved a burial at sea the conspiracy theories will be rampant at any minute.

m10bob · Post by **m10bob** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:58 pm

Do you remember the day the towers came down?..It was a shock to all of us......and seeing all those innocent people jumping from those windows to get away from the heat.......The dedication of all those poor first-responders who lost their lives trying to save those people..........The World Trade Center was NOT just American....the victims were from many countries and every race and religion on earth........

bin Laden declared war on all of us, for his ideologies..What an ego....

The world needed to see his head on the end of a very long pike.....heading a parade of our armed forces.......coming up the middle of Fifth Avenue, New York City...........

jeffk3510 · Post by **jeffk3510** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:58 pm

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

in the words of Brian Wilson, aka The Beard...Got him!!!

Have him on my fantasy bb team.. Have you seen interviews with him? This guy is hilarious.

Bullwinkle58 · Post by **Bullwinkle58** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:09 pm

ORIGINAL: m10bob

The world needed to see his head on the end of a very long pike.....heading a parade of our armed forces.......coming up the middle of Fifth Avenue, New York City...........

We're better than that; we aren't Imperial Rome. He was trash. He got treated as such.

Nemo121 · Post by **Nemo121** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:19 pm

Plus, putting his head on a pike would simply have inflamed a new generation of possible recruits.

Right now the US has DNA evidence and pictures which will be released pretty soon. Burying him at sea is permissible in Islam IF:
a) the person dies at sea
b) there is a prospect of the person being dug up/mutilated etc if buried on land.

So, even in terms of burying him at sea they have cover in terms of the Quran - which is important since you defeat this sort of terrorism not by killing endless people but by drying up the pool of recruits or, at the very least, not increasing the pool of recruits.

The reality here is that the end result is what counts. Putting his head on a pike would simply have resulted in more Western/non-AQ deaths in the long-term and isn't worth it.

Glad to see him gone though.

Bullwinkle58 · Post by **Bullwinkle58** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:24 pm

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

So, even in terms of burying him at sea they have cover in terms of the Quran - which is important since you defeat this sort of terrorism not by killing endless people but by drying up the pool of recruits or, at the very least, not increasing the pool of recruits.

Absolutley.

And, although I haven't heard any detials, I'm guessing that the burial at sea wasn't a dumping, but a proper Islamic burial. The Navy Chaplain's Corps includes Muslim chaplains and has for years. I'd bet, with the planning that went into this, that one was aboard the carrier for just this purpose, and at the proper time these details will be shared with the world.

AW1Steve · Post by **AW1Steve** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:42 pm

What I find intresting is what they are NOT saying. They used SEAL team six, which is the hostage rescue team (equivalent to the Army's Delta force). Also, despite it being a SEAL team, that evacted to the USS Carl Vinson , the op used BLACKHAWK helicopters. That means US Army. (The USN uses Seahawks, the USAF uses Night Hawks and Pave Hawks, the USMC doesn't use that type at all).

Could The 160th SOAR have been used? Or some other unit ? I notice that in the photo the wreckage is painted OD, which suggests US Army. Anybody else pick up anything?[&:]

AW1Steve · Post by **AW1Steve** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:45 pm

ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

ORIGINAL: Nemo121

So, even in terms of burying him at sea they have cover in terms of the Quran - which is important since you defeat this sort of terrorism not by killing endless people but by drying up the pool of recruits or, at the very least, not increasing the pool of recruits.

Absolutley.

And, although I haven't heard any detials, I'm guessing that the burial at sea wasn't a dumping, but a proper Islamic burial. The Navy Chaplain's Corps includes Muslim chaplains and has for years. I'd bet, with the planning that went into this, that one was aboard the carrier for just this purpose, and at the proper time these details will be shared with the world.

With a carrier strike group , the odds are they already had a Muslim chaplain. They are a lot more common now. It's Jewish that are rare. And Catholic is becoming rarer ( due to the worldwide shortage of Catholic priests , the church isn't providing many to the Military).[:(]

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