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Osama bin Laden is dead!

Magic Man

Magic Man

Reaper of Conversation
Kathryn said:
I honestly don't see what the hoopla is about. I thought this guy was dead months or years ago. Who knows - he may have been. There's no telling how the powers that be might spin a story once it's been confirmed that he's dead.

To even pretend that he's "the head of the snake" when it comes to radical Islam is nothing more than wishful thinking.
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Yeah, I'm right there with you. If this happened 9 years ago, or maybe even 5 years ago, it could have been a big deal. But now it's just like "Oh, great, finally".
 
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*Anne*

Bliss Ninny
Some 9/11 families have said this has given them a bit of peace. That, to me, is worth all the hoopla right there.
 
Chisti

Chisti

Active Member
angellous_evangellous said:
How many politicians fly fully fueled planes into buildings for the sole, stated purpose of killing civilians.

To lump all politicians with Osama is perversely counter-intuitive.
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They drop bombs, start illegal wars under false pretexts, kill civilians (and conveniently brush it aside as collateral damage). Yeah, you're right, they're so different from terrorists.:facepalm:
 
Sunstone

Sunstone

De Diablo Del Fora
Premium Member
Right after 9/11, there was an attempt here to popularize the slogan, "United We Stand". That was fine with me, but that non-aligned slogan was soon replaced by the proselytizing, "God Bless America". I think that was my first hint they were about to take away rights (Patriot Act, etc) and needlessly invade other countries -- all the while not capturing or killing Osama Bin Laden -- for you know, when politicians talk of god, they mean mischief.
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
Chisti said:
They drop bombs, start illegal wars under false pretexts, kill civilians (and conveniently brush it aside as collateral damage). Yeah, you're right, they're so different from terrorists.:facepalm:
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All of them?
 
tumbleweed41

tumbleweed41

Resident Liberal Hippie
Chisti said:
Get over it. The guy was not worse than any other politician round the corner. To call him 'evil' makes little sense, unless of course we call every politician evil.
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Do you excuse Osama's actions based on the above statement?
 
Yes Man

Yes Man

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
angellous_evangellous said:
He deserves a second term anyway.

Killing Osama is one small part.
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I could agree with you. Not attacking Obama, I just think this will be the icing on the cake for a lot of voters in 2012. At least, it'll come up in discussions a lot if it doesn't influence voters terribly.
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
Yes Man said:
I could agree with you. Not attacking Obama, I just think this will be the icing on the cake for a lot of voters in 2012.
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Unfortunately, people have short memories and a very tough time connecting the dots.
 
gnomon

gnomon

Well-Known Member
If people vote for Obama because of this than my respect for fellow voters will dip into the negative. It's already at zero.
 
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*Anne*

Bliss Ninny
If I vote for Obama again, it won't be because our military finally got a hold of a guy they've been hunting since 2001.

If it could be shown that something Obama did, diplomatically or otherwise, helped to bring this about, then that would be a definite and deserved plus for him.
 
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