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Very proud of our military tonight. While it is a victory for Bush/Obama... I say it's the unnamed, unsung heroes that truly hold the victory.
Absolutely. But those who see him as a hero will always "remain our enemies" no matter what we do. There can be dialog and compromise with those who are "on the fence", yes, I am as much a believer in diplomacy as the next gal - but with some people, unfortunately, the best you can do is limiting their opportunities to do you harm.But many others, millions in fact will see and feel much differently about this and they will remain our enemies.
You know, this reminds me of an old Israeli joke.I love this photo, though - http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/05/02/world/02binladen4_683/02binladen4_683-custom11.jpg
A victory for Bush :think:
How about giving credit to Leon Panetta who was ordered by Obama two years ago to do this right after the Bush team spent 8 years doing it wrong.
Whatever, no need to get too political here.
Very proud of our military tonight. While it is a victory for Bush/Obama... I say it's the unnamed, unsung heroes that truly hold the victory.
I have to say... I am not really a conspiracy theorist but... well... honestly, the whole "burial at sea" is completely fishy (no pun intended) to me. In fact, it seems Obama's words were oh so carefully chosen last night - he said "we have custody of the body now" - which might have been true at that particular moment. Seems like even the timing of the announcement was such as to avoid the whole burial of the body issue.
To be honest, I do not really believe that Bin Laden was killed yesterday. I do believe that there was a raid which killed some top Al Queda officials. I also believe that Bin Laden is dead - except that honestly I believe he's been dead for years. As of right now, I haven't seen anything to dissuade me.
Absolutely. But those who see him as a hero will always "remain our enemies" no matter what we do. There can be dialog and compromise with those who are "on the fence", yes, I am as much a believer in diplomacy as the next gal - but with some people, unfortunately, the best you can do is limiting their opportunities to do you harm.
You know, this reminds me of an old Israeli joke.
Arafat goes to a fortune teller to ask "When will I die?". The fortune teller looks into her crystal ball, her eyes cloud over, and she says, "Oh, I see it! I see it! You'll die on a big Jewish holiday!". "Which one?" "Any day you die will be a big Jewish holiday!"
I have to say... I am not really a conspiracy theorist but... well... honestly, the whole "burial at sea" is completely fishy (no pun intended) to me. In fact, it seems Obama's words were oh so carefully chosen last night - he said "we have custody of the body now" - which might have been true at that particular moment. Seems like even the timing of the announcement was such as to avoid the whole burial of the body issue.
You know, this reminds me of an old Israeli joke.
Arafat goes to a fortune teller to ask "When will I die?". The fortune teller looks into her crystal ball, her eyes cloud over, and she says, "Oh, I see it! I see it! You'll die on a big Jewish holiday!". "Which one?" "Any day you die will be a big Jewish holiday!"
Yes, I did hear this. Is it plausible? Well, yes; our president is anything but stupid. It is just odd that the actions are the same as if it did not happen quite the way they say it did. I do actually believe that Bin Laden is indeed dead. DNA could have been taken from a corpse long ago dead.I heard on the radio this morning that the burial was done so that they didn't have to give it to his people to make a hero out of him. They have his DNA.
Yes, I did hear this. Is it plausible? Well, yes; our president is anything but stupid. It is just odd that the actions are the same as if it did not happen quite the way they say it did. I do actually believe that Bin Laden is indeed dead. DNA could have been taken from a corpse long ago dead.
no doubt there will be. those that think the war is over are fooling themselves (yeah I'm looking straight at DC and the media).
I love this photo, though - http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/05/02/world/02binladen4_683/02binladen4_683-custom11.jpg
what a sad, beautiful, chilling photo.