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Originally Posted by Finnster
There may be some short term retaliation, but I think this is a start of a new era. The war in Afghan & vs Al-Queso, and really the "post-9/11 era" could never be over until he was dead. I think we may see things change here now, and there were already suggestions the US was looking to declare victory and get out. We're at an expensive and useless stalemate anyway vs people who could never be a functioning country, much less free democracy in our lifetimes.
More so, the man was a force of evil and murder, the planet is better off without him. Besides 9/11, he has caused chaos, murder, war and the deaths of thousands across the globe. The devotion of his followers won't change, but their #'s are growing smaller. I think it will continue that way.
Thank god they got him before the 10th anv of 9/11. His hiding like a rat in a million dollar compound in a major Paki city the last few years kinda destroys the mythos of him as the austere hermit warrior wandering the lone mtns with his band of followers in in "armed resistence" seems rather shattered. Not as pathetic as Saddam's muddy mole hole, but not the epic ending that was expected.
Curious to how he could just be living in a major Paki city for years and be "unknown" to the Paki intelligence and army...
@bigsteel: I'm sure you'll be fine on ammo, and an American President has little power of world oil prices anyway. If anything blame the Chinese for buying a billion of everything, otoh they prob built your ammo too.. so... ;) The era of cheap oil was over years ago, just a world economic crisis put it on hold for a bit. Least its a sign things are getting better  |
I've been on this planet for a few years now & if there's one thing I've learned; situations like this don't fade away peacefully, they usually erupt like a volcano. Wars aren't quick things...
This issue seems to enrage Americans so easily (not you personally) which makes it hard to discuss objectively, so I'm not looking to go down that road, just to make a point or two
The war in Iraq was promised to be a quick & easy victory - it wasn't. The Vietnam & Korean wars were meant to be quick & easy - they weren't. The war on terror - same. I admire anybody who is optimistic but I believe the weight of history indicates that both the 'war' is far from over & that power vacuums usually signify further unrest
Considering that a reasonable person might ask "is the trophy killing of OBL worth what may follow?"