Bin Laden is Dead, nee Gay topic

[Chimera]

I get a kick out of these drunken college idiots standing in front of the White House shaking their fists in the air and chanting "USA! USA! USA!," then singing "Hey! Hey! Hey! Goodbye!"

[Trent]

This definitely my favorite.

[Mr. Spencer]

WE GOT HIM

That is the best picture of Obama I have ever seen.

Also, today is a great day for the western world. We've struck a blow against terrorism today.

"COUNTER-TERRORISTS WIN"

[TheSelfishGene]

I heard on the radio this afternoon at work.
Stu has pretty much summed up anything I was going to post on the topic, so I'll just let his writing stand.

[WeskerIncarnate]

Meanwhile, back in the Middle East, the war goes on, more people die almost everyday, etc, etc...

Yes, initially it's great news. Ultimately it might well make the world a worse place.

Will this news be enough to end the occupation of Afghanistan? Of course it won't.

Will this news only further spur on the desire for reprisal attacks? Of course it will.

Does it justify the loss of life invested in tracking him down? Not even close.

Should people be more concerned that Pakistan was harbouring the man? Most definitely.

I'm genuinely pleased for anyone who lost a loved one through any of the Bin Laden-led atrocities, i hope this brings a huge degree of closure to your grieving.

But in the grand scheme of things, this is little more than the end of the first chapter i'd imagine.

Hopefully these truths won't get in the way of the posturing school kids that have littered much of the thread so far.

Stu has what I'm thinking on the mark. So we got our revenge, great. But I don't think it's going to be for the better.

[Reston]

LOL at all these debbie downers still trying to say it's a hoax and it's not real. Come on, this isn't Metal Gear Solid and conspiracy theories and some super A.I. computer running the country. The dirty wizard is dead. And it may be sort of messed up to be happy someone is dead but at the moment, I can say most of America and those who were affected by this douche in whatever way are feeling relieved. Let's just be happy for a change.

EDIT: Well you can scratch the fact that you wanna see him. They already buried him at sea.

[Chimera]

You raise several good points, Stu. We'll have to wait and see how things pan out before passing judgment, but the apparent failure of the Pakistani intelligence service is especially worrying. How could they have not known about this compound? It was a multi-million dollar complex built in 2005 with 18-foot high perimeter walls, security gates, few windows, and no telephone or Internet service. A little suspicious, no? Perhaps they are harboring Mullah Omar as well?

While this certainly won’t end operations in Afghanistan, and there may be some reprisal attacks, this was a much-needed morale boost, especially for the military. Things have been rather glum here in the United States as of late, and it’s nice to get some good news for a change. Let us at least enjoy the moment.

Whenever I think of the demise of despots such as Hitler, Stalin, Saddam, and now Bin Laden, I always think of this quote by Bertolt Brecht:

“Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men, for though the world stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again.”

[Stu]

OOH! But at least they'll stop talking about the wedding for a few minutes!

[Chimera]

How would you like to be the guy who took the shot?

[Stu]

Yes, initially it's great news. Ultimately it might well make the world a worse place.

Will this news be enough to end the occupation of Afghanistan? Of course it won't.

Will this news only further spur on the desire for reprisal attacks? Of course it will.

Does it justify the loss of life invested in tracking him down? Not even close.

Should people be more concerned that Pakistan was harbouring the man? Most definitely.

I'm genuinely pleased for anyone who lost a loved one through any of the Bin Laden-led atrocities, i hope this brings a huge degree of closure to your grieving.

But in the grand scheme of things, this is little more than the end of the first chapter i'd imagine.

Hopefully these truths won't get in the way of the posturing school kids that have littered much of the thread so far.

[rehunk88]

finally they got that motherfucker !!!!!!!

[BBboy20]

Ok, this song has nothing to do with killing off real-life supervillians but why not.

[Chimera]

I can't wait to find out the details on this op. Sounds like this was a heavily fortified compound, and they even lost a chopper to mechanical failure on the way in.

[Vector]

SOCOM: US Navy SEALs got him. Kicked in the door, shot him in the head and proceeded to victory dance on his corpse.

[Kaneco]

Let's take this moment into celebration instead of getting people banned or this thread locked, shall we? Be reasonable people.

What wonderful news to wake up to.

Thank you.