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05-01-2011, 07:57 PM
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Bin Laden is Dead
Title speaks for itself.
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05-01-2011, 08:29 PM
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This is news that the American people will likely cheer about for weeks, and with good reason--he has stood as a symbol since the 1990's of the terrible events our country (and the world) has experienced. I'm curious, however, what sort of real impact it will have at this point. Certainly, he was a powerful leader and influence in the al Qaida network, but since he went into hiding nearly a decade ago, his influence (and his health) has dwindled. Will his death really change anything? Without a doubt, his death is a highly iconic victory for the U.S. But to what effect?
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05-01-2011, 08:31 PM
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05-01-2011, 09:51 PM
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Good news!
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05-01-2011, 10:12 PM
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Amazing news.
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05-02-2011, 05:37 AM
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Personally, I don't see how this will have any effect at all, except the government will no longer be spending billions of dollars looking for him. Terrorism isn't going to suddenly stop because bin Laden is dead. Al Qaeda isn't going to go out of business, nor is any other terrorist group. It gives the 24 hour news networks something to talk about for a few days, but then it will be back to business as usual.
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05-02-2011, 06:05 AM
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I just find it strange his body was burried at sea. Wouldn't they want to keep the body for a period of time? I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything, I just found this pretty odd.
Otherwise I hope it provides some closure for the victims' families.
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05-02-2011, 06:17 AM
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05-02-2011, 06:37 AM
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Looks like Mr. bin Laden got to take a ride on the 72 virgins express, courtesy of the red white and blue.
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05-02-2011, 06:39 AM
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05-02-2011, 07:25 AM
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I say it's definitely time to get the hell out of Afghanistan. There is virtually nothing more to acommplish there imo.
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05-02-2011, 01:24 PM
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10 years, 2 wars, 900,000 deaths and $1,200,000,000,000 later we managed to kill the one person.
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05-02-2011, 01:46 PM
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05-02-2011, 02:48 PM
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05-02-2011, 02:49 PM
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I'm, frankly, glad we didn't catch him alive. Can you imagine the circus that would have ensued with the media and deciding where to keep him and how to conduct a trial. Another billion spent trying to bring this to a close.
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05-02-2011, 02:56 PM
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I personally would like his head on a stick at the site of the twin towers for all of AL-Queda to view.
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05-03-2011, 04:56 AM
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Exactly. This is news of the decade.
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