Joe Biden on the bin Laden raid

August · 03-21-12, 11:09 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1365902.html

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Vice President Joseph Biden on Monday night upped the ante around the already quite-dramatic assassination of Osama bin Laden.

From the pool report of Biden’s comments during a fundraising event in New Jersey come these quotes.

“You can go back 500 years. You cannot find a more audacious plan. Never knowing for certain. We never had more than a 48 percent probability that he was there.”

Yeah that's right Joe. Jimmy Doolittle has nothing on you guys...

Gargamel · 03-21-12, 11:22 AM

Mixed on the use of 'assassination'. But what ever.

Doolittle is a good point, but for audacious military plans, this ones up there too.

TLAM Strike · 03-21-12, 11:32 AM

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“You can go back 500 years. You cannot find a more audacious plan."

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

vienna · 03-21-12, 12:49 PM

I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"...

Sailor Steve · 03-21-12, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"...

And I think everyone here thinks exactly the same thing.

mookiemookie · 03-21-12, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

Ok, I'll admit I had to Google "War of the League of Cambrai."

Oberon · 03-21-12, 01:00 PM

Let Joe have his moment, they don't let him out very often...

August · 03-21-12, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

500 years seems like such an arbatray number; I'm guessing there was some really amazing operation conducted during the War of the League of Cambrai...

Not to mention during the War of Jenkins Ear.

Osmium Steele · 03-21-12, 02:35 PM

Hrm, a little place called Son Tay comes to mind.

August · 03-21-12, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

Hrm, a little place called Son Tay comes to mind.

Yep, and in reference to Gargamels point about assassination we could also cite the Yamamoto shoot down. Those P-38 pilots had to turn their planes into flying gas cans to reach hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, fight through a strong Zero fighter escort over an enemy held island with no support and and no chance of rescue if they have to ditch or bail.

Gargamel · 03-21-12, 07:37 PM

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Operation Vengeance began on 18th April 1943, when 18 aircraft led by Major John W. Mitchell, went out to find the plane carrying Yamamoto. At 9.30 am the US pilot, Thomas G. Lamphier, identified Yamamoto's aircraft approaching Kahili Field on Bougainville. Two bursts from his guns hit the target and the aircraft crashed into the jungle.

Pilot is a distant relative of mine.

Skybird · 03-21-12, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Pilot is a distant relative of mine.

You mean you were raised in a jungle...?

simple nuke · 03-21-12, 08:36 PM

Looking at the pictures of POTUS courageously watching the live video in the Situation Room, I get this strong feeling that the pizza boxes were photo-shopped out.

Oberon · 03-21-12, 09:34 PM

I wonder if the SEALs had killed 25 guys in a row with no loss, whether Obama would have used a nuclear strike.

Aramike · 03-22-12, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by August

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1365902.html

Yeah that's right Joe. Jimmy Doolittle has nothing on you guys...

Biden's sense of history involves little more than the Secret Service remind him that he's the Vice President, and that it's kinda a big deal, but not really.

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Mixed on the use of 'assassination'. But what ever. Doolittle is a good point, but for audacious military plans, this ones up there too. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think the 500 year remark was nothing more than typical political hyperbole used by all politicians, sort of like "the greatest thing since sliced bread!"... __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Hrm, a little place called Son Tay comes to mind. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

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simple nuke Nub Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Biden's reaction Looking at the pictures of POTUS courageously watching the live video in the Situation Room, I get this strong feeling that the pizza boxes were photo-shopped out.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Let Joe have his moment, they don't let him out very often...

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I wonder if the SEALs had killed 25 guys in a row with no loss, whether Obama would have used a nuclear strike.