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quinnox

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9. that is interesting logic

Tue May 1, 2012, 08:44 AM

May 2012

So your scenario didn't happen after we killed him, I guess the terrorists were ok with that? After all, you would think killing him they would swear revenge and your scenario would be more likely to happen. But I guess they would have been really miffed if we had taken him alive instead and then we would have had Americans being taken hostage all over the world. Ok....

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Should the US have tried to capture and interrogate Bin Laden? [View all] Prometheus Bound May 2012 OP

NO, that would have put the Bush crime family in an embarassing position... rfranklin May 2012 #1

Pass Ohio Joe May 2012 #2

yes, of course quinnox May 2012 #3

You got that right. nt raccoon May 2012 #14

Had they taken him alive we'd have seen American Solomon May 2012 #4

What, you think al-Qaeda needs an excuse to take hostages and blow stuff up? leveymg May 2012 #8

While I agree that al Qaeda doesn't need an excuse to kidnap and kill... CherokeeDem May 2012 #10

It was just simpler for everyone involved to kill him. leveymg May 2012 #16

that is interesting logic quinnox May 2012 #9

Well, I disagree. I think his death demoralized Solomon May 2012 #35

That's Bin Laden's argument: They MADE us do it. nt Romulox May 2012 #13

That was my thinking, too. No American traveling abroad, anywhere, would have been safe. n/t Ian David May 2012 #21

Only if it would have been an advantage for the republicans mucifer May 2012 #5

The whole premise of what you're saying is bullshit madokie May 2012 #6

The fact that he was killed while unarmed lends some credence to the premise. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #12

In an age of suicide bombers I am not sure "unarmed" still means what it use to do. hack89 May 2012 #24

The possible chance that this is propaganda carries a lot of weight madokie May 2012 #32

More coverup of the worst crimes of the century. leveymg May 2012 #7

I'll pass. There is no right or wrong answer. Scuba May 2012 #11

If they thought they had any chance at it, perhaps, Arkana May 2012 #15

That's complete nonsense. All they had to do was grab him instead of shooting him. leveymg May 2012 #18

A corpse can't resist ... can't call out for help. JoePhilly May 2012 #25

In an age of suicide bombers, would that necessarily be the smart thing to do? hack89 May 2012 #26

UBL wasn't the suicide bomber type. leveymg May 2012 #31

Yes. mmonk May 2012 #17

No. They did the right thing. HappyMe May 2012 #19

Moot Question? lacrew May 2012 #20

If you ever capture James Bond, you just shoot him. Same with OBL. n/t Ian David May 2012 #22

Capturing OBL from mommy's basement is easy ... doing it in Pakistan is a little harder. JoePhilly May 2012 #23

Am I the only one who wonders if they really did kill him? riderinthestorm May 2012 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author quinnox May 2012 #28

As someone "cursed" to be born with a mind that questions things quinnox May 2012 #29

Is there any proof he wasn't captured? NCTraveler May 2012 #30

This depressing poll shows just how little hope we have anymore. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #33

Oh please RZM May 2012 #34

Obviously it is easier and more expedient. And just as obviously you haven't thought this through Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #38

I think that would have been preferable BUT impossible to do without any members of the Seals jillan May 2012 #36

He would have been...problematic...for the Obama administration, alive. Poll_Blind May 2012 #37