Was the Hit on Bin Laden Illegal?

[MH]

Originally Posted by Jaguar

To (2) one may argue OBL was in position to react, so use of force was necessary. Even if it wasn´t, who in his right state of mind would want to capture, trial and condemn Osama? Too risky and too costly, a bullet being a lot cheaper.

Dropping a bomb from f-16 or drone would sort it out wouldn't it?
Nothing to argue since possibility of taking him alive is out of equation.
Funny how those little technicalities can change the whole perspective and morality issue.

[Blood_splat]

[Jaguar]

Originally Posted by MH

Dropping a bomb from f-16 or drone would sort it out wouldn't it?
Nothing to argue since possibility of taking him alive is out of equation.
Funny how those little technicalities can change the whole perspective and morality issue.

I guess it wouldn´t. You need confirmation of the killing and you don´t want to leave a body behind. So going down there was the only real solution. Besides only people directly involved were killed/harmed, which is a good PR side effect.

[MH]

Originally Posted by Jaguar

I guess it wouldn´t. You need confirmation of the killing and you don´t want to leave a body behind. So going down there was the only real solution. Besides only people directly involved were killed/harmed, which is a good PR side effect.

Yes i agree to that.
My example was sort of hypothetical one for those who think that maybe because he had chance to surrender or there was possibility to take him alive it was immoral to put a bullet through his head.

[magic452]

Musharraf is now claiming no such deal was made. Maybe trying to cover his backside.

I kind of think that there was a deal given the time it was supposed to have been made. There was some pretty good co-operation between the two at that time.

Magic

I guess your hatred of the United States must be pretty deep to take the part of Osama Bin Laden over us.

So TVM when did you develop this mental problem?

"OH POOR OSAMA! " What a crock of BS.

So Ducimus is another one with problems.

While there are the "thinkers" that sort of follow them.

And MH just demonstates once again that he cannot think at all.

It isn't surprising that the ones who are having problems with this topic are the ones who are unable or unwilling to comprehend it at all and seem to view nearly everything on a purely nationalist point without regard for any details or any questions.

Edit to add, now it seem to make more sense regarding ducimus posts, he is making strange comments about what people are writing without even looking at what is written. That is truly taking wilful blindness to a whole new level

[Bakkels]

So Ducimus only bothered to read one page of this topic, saw a few posts he didn't like, and then decided to drop in and call all the people posting here names. Way to go!

(See? I managed to type all that without any curse words. Maybe when you grow up, you'll learn to do this too)

[Growler]

So assume, for the sake of argument, that global opinion turns and decides that the killing of Bin Laden was indeed a crime.

Now what?