I don't think there was anything that we could have learned from Osama. He was at the top of the wanted list, and the top of al Qaeda. Our military had to start from the base of his organization and climb their way up it's hierarchy to find him. So we know what there is to know. If you listened to the White House they have already said this much. The last piece of the puzzle was in finding Osama and exterminating him.
saxitoxin wrote:Anyone killed who who might cause a down-tick in opinion polls was always "being used as a shield."
But, most westerners are dumb enough to believe this B.S. (see string of posts above) ... just like the body quickly dumped in the ocean in the middle of the night and the mansion, where all remaining physical evidence might reside, catching fire and burning to the ground within 15 minutes after the raid.
Most of these Westerners are bitching that this doesn't change anything and that there's some ridiculous conspiracy at work here. That's what the string of posts above are about. Those dumb westerners are on your side. Besides this, what physical evidence do we need? For what purpose do we need the mansion? It was fairly common place for American soldiers to destroy the homes of terrorists and insurgents until Rumsfeld issued the order for no collateral damage. After that our soldiers usually had to run from firefights or get permission to help out other squads. This is a return to the American military's symbolic "you burnt my house and now I'll burn yours." f*ck 'em all if they want to protect Osama. That's just common sense.
But me, I've got no time for whining about killing Osama or how it affects global politics. Nor do I care how it affects US relations with mountain people or wasteland tribes. He got what he had coming to him. Call it revenge or don't, some of my fellow Americans deserve a little justice.
