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Originally Posted by GratefulCitizen
My brain went to worrying about the political capitalization of this success.
Will the POTUS use this as a reason to pull out of A-stan and thus please his political base?
(corollary: was there an international political debt incurred to do just that?)
Will victory be declared, and demobilization be used an excuse to cut military spending in the imminent budget/debt/deficit debate?
If military spending is cut and entitlements are extended, it will be hard to reverse in the future.
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Indeed, I've already seen talking heads opining that "We've done all we can in Afghanistan and we should immediately withdraw forces." One such "expert" suggested that POTUS's very next action should be to announce the withdrawal of US troops. Seriously, where do the news orgs
find the people?
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Originally Posted by MtnGoat
Just got a Email for a good IT friend telling everyone of a Video sent out today with a subject line of: Osama Bin Laden Killing Video. He saying it is a Virus.
True or not.. FYI stay safe!!
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I'd be extremely wary of any videos purporting to show the op in progress. Maybe I'm idealistic, but I would expect that the video would be closely held for some period of time. If released, wouldn't it be done over mainstream media? Of course it will take almost superhuman will power on my part to overcome the urge to watch it.
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Originally Posted by regularamymedic
Im with Team Sergeant....Something about this just isnt quite right.....The buriel at sea in mere (hours).....cmon?
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I don't know, it makes some sense to me. We (America) take the high moral ground by showing (undue) respect for our enemy while simultaneously robbing his supporters of the opportunity to visit his grave. It also solves the logistical problem of determining where to bury his body.
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Originally Posted by Reaper411
It is not so much what they did with his corpse which I am concerned about. As long as he is 100% dead, then I am satisfied. My concern is the onset of complacency, our biggest adversary, brought on by a false sense of safety and security from those who believe all evil acts will cease because he is gone...
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Well said, Reaper. Getting Bin Laden was a phenomenal success, but in the grand scheme of things, at this point his elimination is more symbolic. Al Queda and other Islamists are still active. I'm troubled by those already suggesting that this is a death blow to Islamic terrorists.