Bye bye Bin Laden...

[Quickthorn]

I doubt we would be dancing in the streets to be honest and even so - I don't see how getting him has solved anything, pumping it out in the Media as much as the US and the UK are too is just fanning the flames of Extremism while benefiting politicians like Obama whose opinion polls were through the floor they were so low, now hes Captain America as the '' Man who got Bin Laden '' - no different to Maggie Thatcher in the 80's, she was detested then the Falklands happened and her popularity soared.

 

It's far from a Victory when were meant to be more civilised than these Barbaric acts of Terrorism by celebrating the death of a human being - all that does is confirm their Holy War and make us look like a blood thirsty society and to be honest how do you expect to defeat an ideology by saying were better than they are when in fact we just behave as badly if not worse. Were meant to be setting the example aren't we ?

 

My own view is.. job done, still a job to do be done so let's crack on with it and forget the Media frenzy or even jeering along.

 

Totally agree.

 

Some of the scenes from the US reminded me of news footage of anti-west protests/celebrations you'd see from Iraq or Libya which, we're told, are bad.

[White Noise]

All in good time arbogrunt. As I have stated before this war against the US and it's allies will be multi generational. Protect your self and your family/property. Pay back will be coming and since the enemy will not surrender a lot more of the bad guys will be at room temp.

 

Yeah but do we really know who the enemy is anymore ?

 

War = Money always has done . TV talks absolute rubbish . Although there is

 

one pic of OSB dead on google images . Real or not ?

[LancsMike]

Totally agree.

 

Some of the scenes from the US reminded me of news footage of anti-west protests/celebrations you'd see from Iraq or Libya which, we're told, are bad.

 

Same here Quickthorn, I've had a few arguments with friends of mine from the other side of the pond who think their street parties/celebrations are justified but when I've said to them how did you feel when you saw Footage of US or UK troops being tortured and murdered on a Video Camera or Flags being burned by mobs they said it was an outrage - But the scary thing is that they don't see the parallel's of their behaviour, we are behaving worse than the Extremists because were the ones that are meant to be a cut above all this, were meant to be the leaders/pioneers of this decency, kindness and the like yet look at the news and how people behave.

 

In my humble opinion the only way we can combat this, is to change our way of thinking which is all I try to tell people, it's upto them if they do it or not.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Death without any trial?

[The tree monkey]

either way. its nice to believe the nutter is dead! only another million of his followers to go! lol!

[easy-lift guy]

Curious George says he will not release the pictures of someone at room temp. But he will lobby to have pictures from Club Gitmo released as well as pictures of flaged draped coffins of our US Troops being brought back to the states? This idiot can not make up his mind who he want's to piss off more the American people and it allies or the enemy sworn to kill everyone else. As far as all of the celebration after someones death most of the masses doing the celbrating are asses. Caught up in the moment since they still have not figured out that this country is still at WAR!. Stupid is as stupid does!

[Sam Thompson]

They will carry on. The people we are fighting are kings in their terrain. Men who can make identical, perfect, copies of Kalashnikov rifles in caves. The Arab-Muslims, and the mongols both tried and failed. We first went into Afghanistan in 1839 (If my memory serves me correctly, not that I was there) we went in again before the century turned, we withdrew both times. The USSR tried later. No one has truly "beaten" those people in a history of conflict, America has little hope.

 

The purpose of terrorism is to terrorise. If we do not fear them, they have not won.

[LancsMike]

They will carry on. The people we are fighting are kings in their terrain. Men who can make identical, perfect, copies of Kalashnikov rifles in caves. The Arab-Muslims, and the mongols both tried and failed. We first went into Afghanistan in 1839 (If my memory serves me correctly, not that I was there) we went in again before the century turned, we withdrew both times. The USSR tried later. No one has truly "beaten" those people in a history of conflict, America has little hope.

 

The purpose of terrorism is to terrorise. If we do not fear them, they have not won.

 

Well said mate I think in current times there is a possibility of a Victory, but the problem is flashpoints like these... the US has made Bin Laden a martyr now, something for the extremists to idolise so now they have a rallying battle call and hyping it up more and more in the media is just giving them an excuse, a platform to recruit from, its irresponsible Journalism at it's best. We are in the 4th Generation of Warfare and need to adapt in order to overcome.

[Amelanchier]

Curious George says he will not release the pictures of someone at room temp. But he will...

 

Rather against my better judgement I let this slide last time - I was too overworked and I dropped the ball.

 

However, is there any particular reason why you use the name of a cartoon monkey to identify the first black president of the USA?

 

[Mesterh]

Just wondering what those who say we shouldnt be fighting terrorists think we should do?

 

I would be quite happy to celebrate the death of Osama if I had any connections to the innocent people who lost theirs lives in 9/11 and the 7/7 attacks.

 

I would be happier though if some of the local terrorists got a bullet through the brain though.