Bin Laden dead? : Othor Games

» Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:54 am

Isn't this too political for this thread?

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:42 pm

I hope Obama comes on soon.

I also hope my Poly Sci exam tomorrow benefits from this somehow.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:50 pm

You know things are going to get shady now. Revenge for killing him and what not. Air travel will probably be really risky for awhile.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:42 pm

They didn't experience 9/11. They don't have a hatred for him like people who were kids when it happened.

Don't tell me hatred. Cause these people like him killed MY country's sons and brothers in Afghanistan during the 80s.

I do hope that this is true.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:02 pm

Isn't this too political for this thread?

Please stop. Right now. This is an historic moment. Don't ruinit.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:13 am

Just remember, this isn't making the Taliban go away. I imagine they'll be more disorganized though.

I predict that the Taliban will now go into a kind of Frenzy because of this. I could be wrong but i imagine the groups now sending out even more force against us, but at the expense of strategy and stealth.

they'll ultimately shoot themselves in the foot for that if they do it. But it'll be EXTREMELY dangerous during the short term

this is indeed a great day for America, one that will probably join the halls of WWII ending, just as 9/11 was compared the Kennedy Assassination and Pearl Harbor

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:59 pm

What has he been doing all these years, by the way?

» Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:45 am

Agreed. Yeah, we get it. You're part of the oh-so trendy Anti-American fad. I'm pretty sure most human beings, regardless of nationality can agree this is a good day.

The meaning of jokes is lost, apparantly.

Whatever, again I say it's a nice day for the world.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:53 pm

Hell ,its about damn time. Maybe we can start to wrap this up in a year or two....

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:47 pm

Ahahaha, apparently there was a joke last night at an event Obama was at about Bin Laden, and Obama laughed with the biggest grin, it just says "I know something YOU don't know!"

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:12 pm

Odd that the new Skyrim news had just about twice as many people as this one...

Seriously, though, I'm glad we finally got him. It was a long time coming.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:31 pm

What has he been doing all these years, by the way?

Hiding mostly I'd guess.
Not much else you can do as the most wanted man in the world.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

Stream is starting NOW

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:28 pm

What has he been doing all these years, by the way?

He's 70 years old and needs dialysis. I would guess - not much.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:46 pm

Obama speech right now just confirmed it on tv as I'm typing.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:49 pm

Yep, Mr. Obama is speaking as I type.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:41 am

Hiding mostly I'd guess.
Not much else you can do as the most wanted man in the world.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

Stream is starting NOW

He's 70 years old and needs dialysis. I would guess - not much.

What tangible impact will his death have on the world, then?

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:06 pm

He's 70 years old and needs dialysis. I would guess - not much.

54, actually

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:28 am

I predict that the Taliban will now go into a kind of Frenzy because of this. I could be wrong but i imagine the groups now sending out even more force against us, but at the expense of strategy and stealth.

they'll ultimately shoot themselves in the foot for that if they do it. But it'll be EXTREMELY dangerous during the short term

Are you sure you don't mean Al Qaeda?

@Blackhand4 - unfortunately the whole "War on Terror" concept isn't so neatly wrapped up. You can never truly stamp out terrorism, not in the flawed world we live in.

On the other hand, I will agree: it's about damn time. I'm normally not one to go dancing in the streets on the news of someone's death, but in this case...I think I'll make an exception.

Also: President Obama's address is now starting. http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-delivers-statement

» Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:30 am

So yeah, I'll just say what I said on my facebook status:

"Apparently Osama Bin Laden is dead.....is it weird that I couldn't care less? Because NOTHING will change."

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:55 pm

I think they understand that he was a mother [censored] killer.

Doesn't matter, something like that is still barbaric. :rolleyes:

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:29 pm

What tangible impact will his death have on the world, then?

Taliban (yep) and Al Qaeda will go into a frenzy, start launching hurried and sloppy attacks on US bases, and other installations. They will kill themselves in the effort, of course.

» Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:54 am

Now he said Bin Laden was killed today? Did I hear that right?

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:14 pm

Obama's pronunciation of 'Muslim' sounds a lot like 'muslin'.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:33 pm

So yeah, I'll just say what I said on my facebook status:

"Apparently Osama Bin Laden is dead.....is it weird that I couldn't care less? Because NOTHING will change."

To be honest it's not really about you. More about everyone who lost someone on 9/11. Not trying to start a flame war, just stating the truth.

» Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:35 pm

Taliban (yep) and Al Qaeda will go into a frenzy, start launching hurried and sloppy attacks on US bases, and other installations. They will kill themselves in the effort, of course.

I'm not sure if it's a good thing because they will screw up or a bad thing because it results in increased harm to innocent people. Whatever the case, I personally couldn't care less if Bin Laden was dead or not (although I agree, he was a horrible man), but I only care about what this means for those of us still alive. Was the goal to outright kill him or would capturing him, for some reason, have been more beneficial? Simply killing a person for the sake of killing a person does absolutely nothing, in many cases, I'd say.