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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:35 PM Original message |
My only problem with killing OBL is the loss of intel |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. They'll probably get more off the computers, flash drives and |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Yes - I hope we do |
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fivepennies (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. We won't, |
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fivepennies (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Guess we're out of .... luck? |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Exactly. Between the digital data and the leads to human assets they provide |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Not only that, but it will be more accurate because Bin Laden |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. He sure would have! |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. We didn't lose any intel. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Maybe so - maybe not |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. isn't our track record ~80 % |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. Glenn Greenwald has said it best: |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It is not an exception however |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Oy vey. In other reports (not the least of which are |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. If they feel the target is a threat, and armed - of course they shoot to kill |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. The CIA hung out on his doorstep for 9 entire months gathering intel. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. That is true |
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TTUBatfan2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. Flip side on capturing him... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Also - another downside - OBL the attention whore gets on prime time |
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Shrek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. I wonder . . . |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Interesting scenario |
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Shiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Hell... I'd write it. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. It Is Not that Kind Of An Organization, Sir |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Yes - very true |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. Were you prepared to torture him to get him to talk? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Torture yields inaccurate intel |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. A liberal platitude that is completely beside the point. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. I doubt we would have got any usefull itel from him at all. nt |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. We gathered the Intel. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. You just CAN'T be that naiive, can you? No way would he ever give up any intel. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
28. sort of agree |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. They didn't lose anything. He had the big picture on the recovered items and that is what they need |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-06-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. Forget it. Don't even go there |
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