Good thing he's dead, but not quite as big deal imo. It'd be a completely different thing if they'd managed to frag him like a week or month after the WTC attacks.
Poll: So, Bin Laden, you give a shit?
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That just makes it sound like you can't offer up an argument against him so you just called him a bleeding heart instead. Nice one, i'm glad we can all discuss this nicely, that's made you sound much more credible than him.Kingsman said:
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It's not affected me yet, being British and all. The most I care about him is that facebook was boring for a day.
Well, it doesn't really change anything. Someone will take his place. There will possibly be revenge attacks, but considering Al Qaida has already been trying their hardest to fuck shit up, so to speak, I wouldn't be all that worried.
All in all, one man is dead, and quite likely a martyr. Nothing's new.
All in all, one man is dead, and quite likely a martyr. Nothing's new.
It's symbolic, but that's it.
I'll always remember seeing the WTC fall, and I'll always remember this, but it doesn't change the grand scheme of things, it's just a little solace.
I'll always remember seeing the WTC fall, and I'll always remember this, but it doesn't change the grand scheme of things, it's just a little solace.
If this were almost 10 years ago it may have been significant, but not now. I don't see how the death of this figurehead changes anything this late into the situation. There are others ready to pick up where he left off and the situation remains largely unchanged. Here's hoping I'm wrong.
Don't give a shit. That's why it's not important: 9/11 wasn't that big of a deal americans like to think it was in the first place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mxDPhVc9iM
I'm not here to troll, but if the "most powerful nation" on Earth only found the leader of the group behind those attacks ten years later, the only word that comes to my mind is "pathetic"; definitely not a victory...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mxDPhVc9iM
I'm not here to troll, but if the "most powerful nation" on Earth only found the leader of the group behind those attacks ten years later, the only word that comes to my mind is "pathetic"; definitely not a victory...
I chose other because I wanted an answer that was more nuanced.
From a purely strategic standpoint, Bin Laden was unlikely to have contributed a lot of battle plans or resources. That said, he was supposedly charismatic and definitely well respected, serving as a way to attract recruits and keep veterans together.
The relevance of his death to American civilians, especially 9/11 survivors and families, was a matter of revenge and closure, plain and simple, couldn't let him go after what he did. Most importantly is the expected boost to troop morale, happy soldiers fight better after all.
So I would have to say yes, it does change things, but not in an earth shattering, tide turning way. The effects will be mostly psychological.
From a purely strategic standpoint, Bin Laden was unlikely to have contributed a lot of battle plans or resources. That said, he was supposedly charismatic and definitely well respected, serving as a way to attract recruits and keep veterans together.
The relevance of his death to American civilians, especially 9/11 survivors and families, was a matter of revenge and closure, plain and simple, couldn't let him go after what he did. Most importantly is the expected boost to troop morale, happy soldiers fight better after all.
So I would have to say yes, it does change things, but not in an earth shattering, tide turning way. The effects will be mostly psychological.
Frankly, I'm surprised this has gained sooo much press and so many topics on here. Sure he is a big bad terrorist but so what? This dude is old news. If this happened 2001-2004 I may have cared. It's 2011, people have moved on. At least I thought they had.
This is utterly stupid and it's probably the last Osama thread I'm going to post in. Terrorism is like an incredibly violent internet troll. If you just deal with the problem then ignore it, they'll stop because they don't get the reaction they want. The people who make a big deal of it help create these monsters, sure you could blame the media, but people still read the papers and watch the news.
Unless you knew someone who died on 9/11: Get the fuck over yourselves.
If you did: please move on now, the dude is dead, you have closure. Just sayin'.
This is utterly stupid and it's probably the last Osama thread I'm going to post in. Terrorism is like an incredibly violent internet troll. If you just deal with the problem then ignore it, they'll stop because they don't get the reaction they want. The people who make a big deal of it help create these monsters, sure you could blame the media, but people still read the papers and watch the news.
Unless you knew someone who died on 9/11: Get the fuck over yourselves.
If you did: please move on now, the dude is dead, you have closure. Just sayin'.
Oh wow. This. This to a "T". While I was shocked to hear the news last night, I was also somewhat glad to hear he's gone. However, the more I thought on it, like you, the more I convinced myself that there will likely be some form of retaliation. Apparently the US military had the exact same thought as they've since drastically increased security at bases home and abroad.Vern5 said:
On a related note, was it just me or did anyone else find it somewhat disturbing to see so many people literally cheering and openly celebrating the death of another human being? Sure the guy was one of the lead masterminds behind a bevy of terrorist attacks (not just the 9/11 attacks) that resulted in the deaths of thousands and thousands of civilians, but he was still a human being. I'm not bothered that he's gone, by any stretch of the imagination, but to celebrate someone's death just seems to me to be just as dismissive of human life as the ones who are committing these terrorist acts. Not that I'm saying we should mourn his passing, but to be "happy" and "jubilant" about it? That just seems wrong to me.
