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>But this guy? He killed men, women and children to make a political point. He sacrificed his own, to make his point. He sat back in his mansion, rich and pampe
by lukeschlather 16y ago
>But this guy? He killed men, women and children to make a political point. He sacrificed his own, to make his point. He sat back in his mansion, rich and pampered, paying to have people killed.
The same could be said about thousands of people on both sides of this war. Personally, as long as there are people willing to take his place, I'm not rejoicing one bit.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoWait - really? Implying me and you too? Consider the strike force on this one: volunteers, entered under enemy fire and Arrested the bodyguards they encountered, found the guy and disabled the young woman guarding him by wounding her in the leg; retreated with his body; had to blow up the disabled helicopter but first Dragged the Enemy Bastard's personal bodyguard to safety(!), then left all while under fire. There's a word that describes all that, but its not 'terrorism' its...wait...let me think...Heroism! Yeah, that's right.
- lukeschlather 16y agoBin Laden was a bad person, sure. But there are a lot of bad people in this world. Why was he specifically killed, and why is he singular in his ability to motivate Muslims to terrorism? Why is he going to be any less effective in his death than in his life? I just don't see the value in his death. Terrorists in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq have no shortage of leaders, or of new recruits. The only real purpose I see in his death is making a new martyr - much more powerful than the hunted man who died.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoA dead martyr has no money. So there's that. The rest remains to be seen.