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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 02:46 AM Original message |
The more that comes out on this bin Laden raid, the more I believe it was one of the gutsiest... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. I agree. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 03:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely! |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. And they were prepared to arrest Bin Laden if he surrendered. |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. link please? |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. It was gutsy, and produced results that will go down in history. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
5. that information didn't "come out" |
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asphalt.jungle (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. how else does highly classified info of recent events get out? |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. it sometimes comes out years later |
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asphalt.jungle (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. at that point it's no longer "recent" |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. Question...didn't was ask for transparency. Not to mention, the SEALs were not in the room. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
47. oh, and of course Wikileaks |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Which also means it "came out". |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Splitting hairs,for what purpose? |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. it's a huge difference |
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cartach (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. Man,you're really grasping at straws,give it up. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. What is this?! It's semantics, who cares? Ahh...unless you don't believe it played out that way. |
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cartach (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
38. Take an English course before you comment. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. It also puts to bed the accusation that this was a pure assassination. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. It should disprove the accusation but will be dismissed by some for doing just that. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
46. I'm a vociferous proponent of a trial if it's possible |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Um, I was neither talking to nor referring to you. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Sounded like a blanket statement |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. I have no problem with, in fact hope people consider all the information available. |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
49. Another problem - What if reinforcements arrived and freed Osama Bin Laden. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. In that case, even I would've been in favor of just shooting him. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. Agreed. |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. K&R |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
14. So true, especially when compared to the Louisiana Purchase. |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. to be fair, he did say "one of the gutsiest" |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Fiercely gutsy. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. Or the Civil War. Or the Lend Lease Act. Or the New Deal. |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. This is what Democrats do in a crisis |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. They do one more thing "They talk shit" that's all they do |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
55. You hit the nail on the head |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. Gutsy indeed Sir. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. K/R. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
20. It does look that way. Also, somewhere on the CIA payroll... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Well, think about it this way: |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. Would be silly indeed to ever think the RW won't always paint a Democratic president as |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. If Bush cured cancer... |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don't see anything gutsy or tough here. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. They say gutsy for one reason. He defied the will of the military officials... |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Seems like you were in the room to know all of this. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Fits the scenario overall. |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #31 |
56. Oh, OK; I hadn't read that. Thanks. |
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Crowman1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. It looks like they are silencing the boogy man before he spills the beans. |
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Larry L. Burks (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. They not only found out who was funding him. |
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lucca18 (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yes, a very gutsy move by President Obama. |
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lutherj (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-10-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. The biggest risk would have been the international conflict that would arise if Pakistani |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. And you know Republicans would try to impeach him over it... |
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paulkienitz (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
41. Guardian says some pakis may have been in on it |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
42. I think he would get the country's full support if he would |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
44. I shudder to think if it had gone badly |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
45. If that's true, it assuages my concerns about an extrajudicial execution |
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