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What country was Osama bin Laden found in?

by ecommerceguy 3y ago

HideousKojima 3y ago
What does where Osama was killed a decade later have to do with where he was operating out of in 2001?
- A4ET8a8uTh0 3y ago
  Odd. I do not remember US meting out the same type of punishment to Saudi Arabia.
  - HideousKojima 3y ago
    Bin Laden hadn't lived in Saudi Arabia since 1991? If you're referring to the fact that the relatively newly declassified parts of the 9/11 commission report suggest that several powerful members of the Saudi government and royal family were involved in the attacks, then I agree with you that we should have (and still should) insist that the Saudis extradite those involved and take strong military action against the Saudis if they don't. But I don't see how this makes our attack on Afghanistan for refusing to extradite Bin Laden unjustified, it just makes us inconsistent.
    - A4ET8a8uTh0 3y ago
      << it just makes us inconsistent. It is the kind of inconsistency that makes some people die and some live. One would hope it is avoided to avoid confusion and miscalculations on all sides. << Bin Laden hadn't lived in Saudi Arabia since 1991? Was Pakistan bombed in 2011 then? I understand what you are saying, but it does not make it look any better. << If you're referring to the fact I was not. I am merely connecting some obvious dots. << But I don't see how this makes our attack on Afghanistan for refusing to extradite Bin Laden unjustified, Hmm. Even the word extradite is obfuscating what happened, but that is beside the point. Lets adjust this conversation a little as 'justified' is a little loaded. Everyone thinks they are justified in doing whatever they are doing. edit: In fact, there are a few wars happening right now, where people feel very justified. Lets have a more fun conversation. Do you think it ( attacking Afghanistan ) over 9/11 ( whether the cause was just or not ) was a good idea for long-term US survival? This is not a bait. I am really curious about your thought process.
      - HideousKojima 3y ago
        >Do you think it ( attacking Afghanistan ) over 9/11 ( whether the cause was just or not ) was a good idea for long-term US survival? This is not a bait. I am really curious about your thought process. Attacking? Yes. Long-term occupation? No. I think we should have targeted strikes directly at Taliban officials until they relented to our demands.
reducesuffering 3y ago
It's amazing that some people think this is a valid retort when Abbottabad, Pakistan is a 5 hour drive from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and of course it's safer to hide in the country that US doesn't have access to compared to the 10 year search they've been doing in Afghanistan.

What country was Osama bin Laden found in?

HideousKojima 3y ago

What does where Osama was killed a decade later have to do with where he was operating out of in 2001?

A4ET8a8uTh0 3y ago
Odd. I do not remember US meting out the same type of punishment to Saudi Arabia.
- HideousKojima 3y ago
  Bin Laden hadn't lived in Saudi Arabia since 1991? If you're referring to the fact that the relatively newly declassified parts of the 9/11 commission report suggest that several powerful members of the Saudi government and royal family were involved in the attacks, then I agree with you that we should have (and still should) insist that the Saudis extradite those involved and take strong military action against the Saudis if they don't. But I don't see how this makes our attack on Afghanistan for refusing to extradite Bin Laden unjustified, it just makes us inconsistent.
  - A4ET8a8uTh0 3y ago
    << it just makes us inconsistent. It is the kind of inconsistency that makes some people die and some live. One would hope it is avoided to avoid confusion and miscalculations on all sides. << Bin Laden hadn't lived in Saudi Arabia since 1991? Was Pakistan bombed in 2011 then? I understand what you are saying, but it does not make it look any better. << If you're referring to the fact I was not. I am merely connecting some obvious dots. << But I don't see how this makes our attack on Afghanistan for refusing to extradite Bin Laden unjustified, Hmm. Even the word extradite is obfuscating what happened, but that is beside the point. Lets adjust this conversation a little as 'justified' is a little loaded. Everyone thinks they are justified in doing whatever they are doing. edit: In fact, there are a few wars happening right now, where people feel very justified. Lets have a more fun conversation. Do you think it ( attacking Afghanistan ) over 9/11 ( whether the cause was just or not ) was a good idea for long-term US survival? This is not a bait. I am really curious about your thought process.
    - HideousKojima 3y ago
      >Do you think it ( attacking Afghanistan ) over 9/11 ( whether the cause was just or not ) was a good idea for long-term US survival? This is not a bait. I am really curious about your thought process. Attacking? Yes. Long-term occupation? No. I think we should have targeted strikes directly at Taliban officials until they relented to our demands.

reducesuffering 3y ago

It's amazing that some people think this is a valid retort when Abbottabad, Pakistan is a 5 hour drive from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and of course it's safer to hide in the country that US doesn't have access to compared to the 10 year search they've been doing in Afghanistan.