Comments on: What is your reaction to the news of Osama bin Laden’s death?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:27:00 +0000

More accurate memories of events with high tension and high adrenalin usually come out later during interrigations days and even weeks afterwards. You’ll usually never get the same statement from a soldier or a serious traffic accident victums right after the event. This was an extremely stressfull event for the soldiers involved and it’s easy to understand why they had to modify what happened. After it was announced bin laden was killed the public wanted to know what happened and they told them what they knew at the time.nnThe President is very qualified and the only people making statements to the contrary are Republicans and FOX “News”. Can you tell me that if Sarah Palin had to take over the Presidency if McCain died, she would be qualified? That women has no clue of the issues that concern us, and never answered a follow up question on how she would handle the issues beyond talking points. But the Republicans gave their full support to her. You will never hear me use the racist card except to say during some of the Tea Party rallies their were certainly racist signs being held by what I believed were racists. As far as anyone calling someone racists simply because they disagree with the President is not reasonable. As far as Bush and Chaney getting any credit for killing bin Ladine, I give them very little. Bush stated during a news conference on March 18?, 2002 that he no longer cared where bin Laden was any longer. Look it up and you can see his whole statement. Bush was more concerned with invading Iraq than he was with going after bin Ladin and in doing so pulled most of our troops out of Afganistan. Those two plus Rumsfield did very little in providing intel. If they had any significant intel they would have gone after bin Laden and either captured or killed him in the 7 years they had in office after 9-11.nnI haven’t agreed with everything Obama has done to date, but he’s a far better in what the Republicans have accomplished or proposed. The Paul Ryan Budget that the Republicans in the House Republicans voted for is a rediculous budget proposal that now after they found out the public is against it are saying it’s only a starting point. He has made generally good decisions, unless your a Republican. He negotiated with the Republicans on the 2011 budget which the Republicans were obviosly less willing to do so. The statement the Republicans are “The party of No” I feel is an accurate desription of them and they have not come up with alternative programs when asked to by the Democrates. For instance, do you recall their answer to Obama’s Health Care Plan? They claimed the had one but they really never came up with one to negotiate.nnMy computer or the web site is acting very slow so I’m not going to proof read this or correct any spelling errors. For that I applogize.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:08:00 +0000

Given all the different stories coming out now about how this all went down, his qualifications for the job should be in doubt. I read that the whole operation was put in place and started and then he was told about it while on the golf course when it was too late to stop and that the operation was handled by Panetta, Hillary and Bill Daley. I also hear that Osama was unarmed and that his wife rushed the seals and was wounded. I also hear that Obama was in charge the whole time. I also hear that Valerie Jarrett was so against this plan that she talked him out of it multiple times even after the plans were all made. There are just so many stories coming out of the woodwork. nnThe thing is that he has proven so many times that he is not qualified to be president that I am surprised you are still trying to play that card. Next we will hear from you that it is racist!! Actually if he did make this decision then for a change he did do something right and should be applauded. At the same time Bush and Cheney and Rumsfield should be praised for bringing together the groups who got the initial intel and then the current team should be praised for finishing the job. The end result is the important thing and that looks about right. The way it all went down is what is up for grabs. If you see the picture from the Situation Room the setup looks as if Obama is not the one in charge. He seems to be sitting in the corner with his head in his hands wondering how he got there and Hillary and Gates and the other seem to be in charge.nnBTW what things that Obama has done are you actually in favor of. What he did if he did make this decision is totally against all the things he campaigned against and he has not done most of what his supporters claimed they wanted so just how is he qualified?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:20:00 +0000

Those acts of “celebration” you mentioned are also not appropriate in my opinion. Maybe our differences involve the definition of “celebration”. I’m not suggesting of a party of wild drinking and partying in the streets, but I don’t see it as wrong of a group of people getting togather in a bar and raising toasts for his passing. Perhaps the people who could best answer this questions are the friends and family of those who lost their lives on 9-11. In fact, I would like to hear what some of them did on learning the news of his death, and what they did afterwards. They have waited almost 10 years for this day to come and I’m sure they were very happy and relieved to hear the news. I also have to admit I don’t feel any confortable now hearing in he was shoot unarmed and probably without a struggle. But, I can also see the security advantages for our country of not capturing him and making him a prisoner. By doing so we probably avoided many Americans overseas of being kidnapped and held for ransom. It’s obvious this mission didn’t have any real intentions of taking him prisoner from the very begining.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:18:00 +0000

Since this resulted from actions taken by G Bush, we should all say, “THANKS GEORGE”! Thanks, George.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:00:00 +0000

I emphatically, but respectfully, disagree. Celebration of death is barbaric no matter the consequences. A natural reaction is to feel relief he’s gone (which seems closer to what you describe above). Rejoicing in death, though? Running into the streets, waving flags, feeling great pride and a sense of nationalism in an act of such violence is nothing but barbaric. Photoshopping Osama bin Laden’s bloody head hanging from the Statue of Liberty is morally repugnant. It’s a worship of death and violence.nnI agree he was an evil man. And I don’t disagree his war crimes are widely believed to warrant his capture or death to prevent him from continuing his awful actions. And I am relieved he is gone. But I refuse to celebrate anyone’s death, even if he was an awful man who orchestrated many terrorist attacks. America used to be better than this. We used to worship justice. Now we worship violence and death.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:23:00 +0000

I’m sorry but the reply above was intended for lionelhuntz1, not DuncanK.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:19:00 +0000

A God or a religion isn’t necissary to determine what is moral or not. If people want to survive togather thay must act within certain guidelines which are obvious to all if we are to survival. Who said that God wrote out for us what is moral or not? Other earlier societies separated from the rest of the world survived without having to use a Bible for a guide, and those for the most part were societies that were conquered or killed by Bible toting conquers who believed they were superior. Look back at the Popes from around the middle ages who the rulers of counties feared because the Pope’s were the ones who actually ruled their countries and were known to kill those who didn’t follow their religious rule. History is full of stories of where religions and their religous followers didn’t follow morals as we know them. Athist know what is moral or not, not by what they were taught by others, but by what they believe is right and wrong. To say that a God taught us what is right and wrong is a belief and not a fact.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:19:00 +0000

I could never celebrate the death of anyone . . . although he was a terrorist and was responsible for thousands of deaths. What I do know is that it is disgusting that our current president is taking the credit . . . . and I also wonder if the news releases are true or are we just getting more garbage.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:45:00 +0000

I just know that my son is stationed on the Carl Vinson and he happened to be working at the time the body was dropped into the sea. It will be very interesting if he will be able to discuss any of the details once he comes home from his deployment. No matter what I am very proud of all the service people and just think they weren’t going to be paid a couple of weeks agon

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:44:00 +0000

You do not have to believe in god to have morals.