such things must be done for the greater good.

He was getting even for this terrorist attack and standing up to the terrorist planner

would get justice for attacking us. The task fell to our first black President with a "funny" name.

Terrorist leaders are fair game just like any of other terrorist.

First, the killing was carefully planned and narrowly targeted. Second, the killing did not appear to violate U.S. law or international law. Third, fuck that guy Bin Laden.

What Trump attempted to do was an assault against our Constitution and the American people who lawfully cast their ballots for Joe Biden in 2020. Trump would do it again, too, to become president and get out from under the federal indictments.

They would just have to write a new executive order.

Good job and carry-on.

Had it not been in the context of a war like situation and he had just had Osama killed that's a different situation.

I was watching TV and texting with a friend. I texted "I wonder what this is about?". My friend works in TV and knows what things they will interrupt broadcasts for. He immediately said "It's gotta be bin Laden." Turns out he was right.

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I did not approve of it. Try and convict.
Then repugs went ape-shit. "No Obama did not kill Osama. Bush did!"

We needed to know about the bin Ladens, Bushes and the Arbusto (Bush in SPA) Oil Company.

Bin laden killed over 3000 innocent Americans. He got what he deserved.

JUSTICE

They found he still was planning attacks and had a significant role in leading Al Qaeda. He wasn’t holed up in a cave like W said, he was still very much a threat.

And again, fuck him. The only regret is that this didn’t happen sooner.

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I would have loved to have seen that trial.

He got what he deserved:

"For God and country: Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo..."

Bin Laden wasn't a 'foreign leader', at least not a head of state. He was a terrorist hiding like a coward.

It was great that we got Bin-Ladin, but I was against the whole Afghan organized crime operation all the way the whole time.

Then Obama gets bin Laden.
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Cartoon....

Dubya::: Miss me yet?

bin Laden's ghost:::: I sure do!

a political thingy. Yes, I am VERY jaded.

of a very fine helicopter and some very useful ammunition.

May it rest in peace.

Same as I would be if Biden is forced to off TSF. I find no glory or relief in senseless killing. What is going on today in our world is very overwhelming! So much senseless death. Children!

murdered in a terrorist attack was senseless killing. OBL's death was justice and self defense, IMO.

Thankfully we all don’t think alike. Bring the man to court, jail him…I have been opposed to war and killing since an adolescent and these days the senseless killing has me raw. Screw the killers and their sick minds that have polluted the people of this earth. Guns and more guns, babies and children murdered. As far as OBL , the bull$#it with replaying the tunnels and explosions …..totally unnecessary….yes it is and was all too much for me. You go though, I don’t judge you, I simply answered the question. And as a woman raw and fatigued from the $#it going down here well…I will speak my mind until the men completely silence me! Let them try.

have inspired more terrorist acts on his behalf while he was in prison and during his trial. Threats against the courts and jury 10 times worse than what Trump is making now.

Better, IMO, to just dispose of the murderer so he can't organize more murderous attacks.

I have long opposed death sentences for a number of reasons, but I do make an exception for terrorists because of the extreme danger that they pose for societies and the world.

I also have protested wars, like Vietnam and Iraq. But, although war should be avoided as much as possible, I believe that there are times when it is necessary in self defense.

But, as you said, we all have our own views.

The problem with bringing him to court is that we would have found out a lot of surprises.

That was the question. Your job is not to tell people they are wrong or right. It wasn’t an exam! In this post your response is a form of intimidation. Let people express their own opinion!

but I'm pretty sure OBL didn't want that, and the US didn't really want that, either.

so, maybe Obama should have been impeached, convicted, then tried for murder? just trying to keep up with the SCOTUS thinking...

bin Laden had attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 where at least 6 people were killed instantly, way before Sept. 11, 2001.


I remember Mr. Obama's speech and I felt relief, what I wasn't expecting later on social media (this didn't happen on Facebook) was arrogant people were saying arrogant things like, "Obama didn't kill bin Laden, the Seal Team 6 killed him."

My response went something like this, "The President is the Commander of Chief, who do you think gives the order for a terrorist to be killed? That would be Pres. Obama, the same would be true had it been Pres. Bush that gave the order. Our military follows orders of the President AKA the Commander in Chief."

One less foul terrorist to have to worry about. Well done, President Obma!

Supposedly in retaliation for those bombings in New York City, Dubya Bush started a war against those who had NOT been involved, when most of the bombers were from Saudi Arabia and a few were from um, I think Yemen, right?

But, as one-caliber and I said, most of the people who bombed us were Saudis, and a few were from Yemen, said to be a sort of vassal state to Saudi Arabia, right?

I believe there was some oblique criticism of this on that wonderful show about a Democratic president, The West Wing, in which they depicted how a good President would have handled it. Somebody suggested invading a neighboring country, and that President said it would be unjust to invade a country that had not actually done the bombing.

Afghanistan absolutely correct.

or elected official. Fuck him.

Fuck that guy. And it wasn’t just 9/11, though that was the worst of the atrocities. Don’t forget the attacks in Kenya and Tanzania and the bombing of the USS Cole.

First, we couldn’t find him for ten years, and then, suddenly, there he is, right where our “informants” said he was?

My first thought was that the Pakistanis wanted him gone, and that he was told in advance that his time was up.

Was something new to me.

The whole thing made me wonder about what really went down with Jimmy Hoffa.

But at the time I was thinking it would have been nice to see him on trial.

But I assume that I was indifferent. Even though I know we have enemies that need to be taken care of, at the end of the day, for me, discussions about who we killed is a little off putting. I'd prefer for it to be done but not really talked about, if that makes sense.

At the same time, I'm sure I was probably happy for President Obama's win.

But that was about it. I'm not generally keen on killing others, but it didn't upset me either.

President Obama cleaned up that little detail.

I don’t understand people who think it was a wrong action to hunt down Bin Ladin — if it bothers you, go ahead and remember him in your prayers, but don’t expect most of the rest of us to do so. And be sure to never run for POTUS, where life and death decisions are part of the job description no matter what.

Remember, Obama was on the fence about this, and asked the advice of his cabinet and VP. Hillary Clinton led the "get him by any means necessary" charge.

According to Obama, Biden wanted him to wait, he wrote in his memoir:

A kid who grew up down the street from us in Macon, Georgia, worked at the Pentagon on 9/11 and was killed by that murderous thug. I’m sure New Yorkers all knew someone who died that day.
Not very Christian of me, but I was happy to see him dead.

Rest in Peace, Cole Hogan.

Surprised that Bin Laden was summarily executed and not taken prisoner because of the information he could potentially provide.

Think some parties did not want Bin Laden to be a fount of information.

Overall agree with OP, Bin Laden gone and a closed issue was good for the USA and World.