POST HERE For Discussion About The DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN (Updated)

The main reason why they shot him is because he had dealings with the Bush family/government before 9/11. If that was discovered in an international court, Bush could have also been tried and would have raised serious questions about the US presidency's dealings with terrorists. Plus the fact it would have damaged the image and reputation of the US even more.

Either than that, it now seems the US government is just digging their hole deeper and deeper as they are constantly changing story lines on how he was shot - the latest story change suggests that Bin laden was killed unarmed and his wife was NOT trying to protect him.
This is indirectly making Bin Laden look like the victim here no doubt, plus the fact they have yet to release any evidence that he was actually killed.

He was unarmed and holding a woman as a human shield.

They could have brought him in if they really wanted to.

If he went into custody there would be an increase in terror risks and hostages being held for the release of Bin Laden.

Could't be done. Would have lead to loads of kidnappings to try to bargain for him.

It now appears that he was unarmed .Why not shoot him in the leg and give him a trial if he even was responsible for 9/11?

I think they should have at least tried to get some information out of him before killing him, I mean he was the leader of a major terrorist organisation! Even if he wouldn't have disclosed anything.
I personally agree with the OP , but America needed a morale boost and for once people can celebrate the bad guy getting 'what he deserves.'

Though Donald Trump poses a bigger danger to the US now...

Prove it.. oh wait.. you can't? How silly of me to assume you could prove any of the BS you say.

Haha! I knew you would reply back to me with a politically correct view of things!

You, like most around here, seem to buy any old toss the media throws at us. The Bush family had business connections with the Bin laden family. Its not official because it would THREATEN the US Governments reputation ACROSS THE WHOLE WORLD. Does it not strike your thick skull?

You should ask yourself: Why attack Iraq instead when all the terrorists who initiated the disaster during 9/11 were ALL SAUDI ARABIAN?

We all know histroy from then on. No WMDs were found and the Iraq War was based on lie. Ofcourse, you might say otherwise.

You, like most around here, seem to buy any old toss the media throws at us. The Bush family had business connections with the Bin laden family. Its not official because it would THREATEN the US Governments reputation ACROSS THE WHOLE WORLD. Does it not strike your thick skull?
If the people of the US found out they couldn't even trust their government anymore, it would lead to Anarchy!

OH right ok yes.
Me = Believe the president, US (and other world) officials
You = Believe a youtube video, make up nonsense, believe a random website.

I wonder who is the weird person here

Bless, silly little tin hat people.

You know, its really no point in arguing with close minded people like you who put their whole trust in a system which is inherently corrupted by corrupt politicians and bureaucrats.
I think I can speak for every 1 billion muslims around the world (and I am not muslim!) that the Iraq war was based around a LIE and that the Bush Family indeed had connections with the Saudis and the Bin ladens.
Come back to me when you have a bigger support mate and then lets see who's wearing the tin foil hat

if they captured him, people would go after him, increasing terror risks
what other kind of punishment to you propose
we knew he was guilty
what jury is ever going to find him innocent?
the soldiers would have been at a lot more risk trying to get him out alive, what about security?
personally, i think it would have caused a greater uproar but according to my mother i am 'very harsh' in most of my opinions

Is this not what falsifying Osamas death would also do to their reputation? Do you not think if it turned out to be false that Pakistan could see what happened as an act of war? Obama definately wouldn't risk that.

I think I can speak for every 1 billion muslims around the world (and I am not muslim!) that the Iraq war was based around a LIE and that the Bush Family indeed had connections with the Saudis and the Bin ladens.

If you think that it would have been for the greater good that he was taken alive (something which would have ultimately led to many more deaths), you should have been shot along with him.


There was no need for a trial, and the world is better off without him locked up somewhere in some legal sexytimes that would have led to all manners of shenanigans.

You can't really speak for all the muslims and they don't all have the same opinion. I know my boyfriend (who is muslim btw) doesn't think the war was based on a lie.

How do you propose the soldiers could've asked Osama to have politely put his weapon down