Sounds Like Bin Laden's Dead

Neapolitan · 05-02-2011, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon

I heard that Osama Bin Laden's death is the cure for cancer.

You can riff on Osama Bin Laden, but cancer is no joke.

WWWP · 05-02-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

You can riff on Osama Bin Laden, but cancer is no joke.

According to what I've seen on facebook it seems to be the cure for everything else wrong in the world.

~~Farfisa~~ · 05-02-2011, 10:18 PM

Why can't we just be relieved that someone who has caused thousands of deaths is now no longer able to do any more harm in the world? Jeez, no patriotic bullshit or no "he didn't deserve to die" mumbo jumbo. It's over and done, now let's just focus on what will become of this. Will Al Qaeda now retaliate and possibly try and commit more attacks against the US or will nothing happen?

midnight rain · 05-02-2011, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships

Why can't we just be relieved that someone who has caused thousands of deaths is now no longer able to do any more harm in the world? Jeez, no patriotic bullshit or no "he didn't deserve to die" mumbo jumbo.

It's over and done, now let's just focus on what will become of this. Will Al Qaeda now retaliate and possibly try and commit more attacks against the US or will nothing happen?

I'm not sure what there would be to discuss about that. You want us to place bets on Al Qaeda's next target or something?

WWWP · 05-02-2011, 10:28 PM

Yeah man, that's all speculation. I think it's important to discuss what's happened because it's an essential part in to understanding/coping.

crash_override · 05-02-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

I'm not sure what there would be to discuss about that. You want us to place bets on Al Qaeda's next target or something?

It's a perfectly legitimate point of discussion.

skaltezon · 05-03-2011, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by skaltezon

It's a pity that the woman who was killed received so little notice. Rejoicing in bloodthirsty revenge is the wrong attitude here.

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Originally Posted by Tuna

I hope you're not pinning that woman's death on the SEALs.

Sounds rather like you're hoping I was, even though I said nothing of the sort.

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Originally Posted by Tuna

Word is they used her as a shield, so I think the blood is on Al Qaeda's hands. Not to mention the fact that she was in the same building as Osama to begin with. Makes me question what kind of person she'd be.

This is what I mean. You know next to nothing about who she was or how she died, and you couldn't care less.

TheBig3 · 05-03-2011, 08:14 AM

I think its good for folks like Vegangelica to think every life is precious. I'm not being sarcastic there; its a positive outlook. But the problem is the barbarians always win with that mentality.

The United States, when judged against their peers, is far more humane than most governments. I don't think we just go storming houses, defying national sovereignty, and shooting women and children for just anyone. No ones proud that we did that. No ones waiving flags over collateral damage. But this is a man who sparked global terrorist outbreaks. If this can't be seen as a move that will save countless lives, i don't know what I can do for you.

Lets just take domestic crime for a second. Look how many attention-hungry morons go out and try to be "copy-cat" criminals for just regular old nut jobs without a righteous cause. Bin Laden had religion behind him, there were recruitment videos. People aspired to be martyrs through his organization and, like Western Europe in the Crusades, they really thought this was going to get them in to heaven.

Say what you will about that, but hindsight tends to temper emotion. Should we have gone after Hitler? What about Castro? Mussolini? The world is not a peaceful place, I understand that you feel that way, but wanting it to be more humane won't make it that way. China routinely commits genocide. How far should we go there? Do free tibet stickers do the job?

Its ugly out there. I'm not saying killings the right thing to do. I don't think it is - thats why I think Bin Laden should have been taken out. Killing is a problem, but wanting to continue killing - for seemingly artificial reasons (we're not really the great satan) seems worse. I think Bin Laden is on par with Timothy McVeigh...should we not have executed him as well?

midnight rain · 05-03-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by skaltezon

Sounds rather like you're hoping I was, even though I said nothing of the sort.

Really? Then why'd I say "I hope you're not"?

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This is what I mean. You know next to nothing about who she was or how she died, and you couldn't care less.

I clearly said "makes me question what kind of person she is". Usually when you question, you're hoping for answers.

English must not be your strong suit.

Neapolitan · 05-03-2011, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

I clearly said "makes me question what kind of person she is". Usually when you question, you're hoping for answers.

English must not be your strong suit.

Not if it is a rhetorical question. So there no need to bring into question whether or not English is a strong suit or a weak suit.

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	I think its good for folks like Vegangelica to think every life is precious. I'm not being sarcastic there; its a positive outlook. But the problem is the barbarians always win with that mentality. The United States, when judged against their peers, is far more humane than most governments. I don't think we just go storming houses, defying national sovereignty, and shooting women and children for just anyone. No ones proud that we did that. No ones waiving flags over collateral damage. But this is a man who sparked global terrorist outbreaks. If this can't be seen as a move that will save countless lives, i don't know what I can do for you. Lets just take domestic crime for a second. Look how many attention-hungry morons go out and try to be "copy-cat" criminals for just regular old nut jobs without a righteous cause. Bin Laden had religion behind him, there were recruitment videos. People aspired to be martyrs through his organization and, like Western Europe in the Crusades, they really thought this was going to get them in to heaven. Say what you will about that, but hindsight tends to temper emotion. Should we have gone after Hitler? What about Castro? Mussolini? The world is not a peaceful place, I understand that you feel that way, but wanting it to be more humane won't make it that way. China routinely commits genocide. How far should we go there? Do free tibet stickers do the job? Its ugly out there. I'm not saying killings the right thing to do. I don't think it is - thats why I think Bin Laden should have been taken out. Killing is a problem, but wanting to continue killing - for seemingly artificial reasons (we're not really the great satan) seems worse. I think Bin Laden is on par with Timothy McVeigh...should we not have executed him as well? __________________ I've moved to a new address

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~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	Why can't we just be relieved that someone who has caused thousands of deaths is now no longer able to do any more harm in the world? Jeez, no patriotic bullshit or no "he didn't deserve to die" mumbo jumbo. It's over and done, now let's just focus on what will become of this. Will Al Qaeda now retaliate and possibly try and commit more attacks against the US or will nothing happen?