Bin Laden is dead, official

Originally Posted by Stealhead

If that is the case then it is better to use that 5.56mm and JDAM than to just allow them to do what they want 100% freely and unchallenged where they can hurt you even worse that is like saying there will always be crime so may as well just get rid of laws and police.

Sorry you post seems to sort of contradict itself.

No contradiction at all, I'm a fan of the state using extra-legal means to delete the terrorist leadership even if it means crossing international boundries to do so.

The problem with JDAM's and the like is that high explosives when used in quantity can have unfortunate side effects. These are usually political or moral but they can impede the main effort particularly when a (relatively) free press can trumpet for the other side.

There are no military solutions to international terrorism and limited scope for large scale military action in even regional insurrectionist situations.

Terrorists are essentially criminals regardless of their aims and goals. A blend of police style detective investigative procedures coupled with directed firepower delivered up close and personal by highly trained and motivated professionals will win out in the long run over the dedicated fanatic.

Every time a JDAM kills or injures a bystander it provides a poster child for terrorist recruiters. On the other hand, when the terrorist leadership starts to vanish, seemingly off the face of the earth or turn up some morning with a 9mm double-tap to the skull, without fanfare or show trials, over time followers might start to become difficult to find.