Thread: BIN LADEN Killed by US forces.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

To quote Mr. Twain: "I have never wished a man dead but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."

clarence darrow said that.. it's often misquoted as twain.. sounds like something he'd say... but then again.. that can be said about any profound one-liner.

Originally Posted by richmondesi

From my friend's facebook status (US Airforce, BTW):

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Seems fitting to me...

That first sentence isn't an MLK quote. I think it just popped up on the internet after bin Laden's death and somehow got attributed to him.

Originally Posted by commiecat

That first sentence isn't an MLK quote. I think it just popped up on the internet after bin Laden's death and somehow got attributed to him.

Like the fake Nostradamus quote right after the planes hit the WTC.

Originally Posted by Pops!

clarence darrow said that.. it's often misquoted as twain.. sounds like something he'd say... but then again.. that can be said about any profound one-liner.

I stand corrected, well played good Sir!

God Bless Seal Team 6!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I think that some people who are not from the USA, are seeing this in a philosophical light. They may disagree with American foreign policy. There is nothing wrong with that. OTOH, for us here, this is a visceral event. It is tantamount to the news that Hitler died in his bunker. The three worst days in my life were the day that JFK was killed, the day my mother died, and 9-11-01. There is nothing philosophical in the gut of Americans today when they celebrate the death of this mass murderer.

I can understand this somewhat...however by the time Hitler died...there was almost a true end to the war and the hostilities.

Osama's death doesn't end anything apart from his life. Someone will pick up where he left within hours and then we'll be right back where we began.

I understand the emotional response however.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I can understand this somewhat...however by the time Hitler died...there was almost a true end to the war and the hostilities.

Osama's death doesn't end anything apart from his life. Someone will pick up where he left within hours and then we'll be right back where we began.

I understand the emotional response however.

It is a matter of emotional involvement. Although he was a terrible man, who was responsible for horrible atrocities, I have none for Slobodan Milošević. His being captured and brought to the dock in the Netherlands was a good thing but I have no emotional response. TBH I don't know what the outcome of his trail was. OTOH, I am emotionally involved with the death of OBL. I do feel satisfaction that he has been killed. It is evident that many Americans feel the same.

In thinking this over I began to think of Joseph Mengele and Adolph Eichmann. When the Israelis finally ran Eichmann to ground and brought him back to trial it made me and my family very happy. The POS was put in the dock for the world to see and finally hung by the neck until dead. Contrast that with Mengele. When it was found out that he drowned it was a bitter pill. The fact that he was dead was good but the fulfillment was not there the way it would have been had he been killed by the Israelis. It gives me great satisfaction that an American serviceman put a bullet in bin laden's head.

As far as the conspiracy theory expressed that it is a bogus event ..... I won't dignify that idiocy with a response.

Ok, you've been asked to play nice and it's not happening.

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