Michael Moore thinks Osama Bin Laden deserved a trial

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

A trial would have been messy and would have dug up a lot of old wounds,

But "remembering 9/11" every year doesn't dig up old wounds?

Originally Posted by cpayne5

KSM is alive. We captured him in 2003 and he's been sitting in a jail cell ever since.
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Thanks for the correction. Couldn't remember if he was a capture or kill.

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

You kill the bad guys. That's how you win.
Did you think he would have come quietly if we asked him?
The US military went to kill Bin Laden beacuse its a WAR.
Its not the FBI rounding up an illegal Cuban kid.

Who deems who the bad guys are? The government? The same people that lie to you on a consistent basis? Also, what war? Only congress can declare war and the last time I checked, they haven't done so.



Listen, I'm all for offing the bad guy when necessary. In fact, I support the death penalty 100% when it can be proved without a shadow of doubt. Such as cases like this (as well as Bin Laden).

Survivor testifies again about Conn. home invasion - Yahoo! News


I have no problem with the Seal team taking him out, as I'm sure he didn't go down without a fight. That said, you don't ignore Constitutional (and International) rights just because you think he doesn't deserve it.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

But "remembering 9/11" every year doesn't dig up old wounds?

Of course it does, but a trial would have been emotional on a different level.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

But "remembering 9/11" every year doesn't dig up old wounds?




Thanks for the correction. Couldn't remember if he was a capture or kill.





Who deems who the bad guys are? The government? The same people that lie to you on a consistent basis? Also, what war? Only congress can declare war and the last time I checked, they haven't done so.



Listen, I'm all for offing the bad guy when necessary. In fact, I support the death penalty 100% when it can be proved without a shadow of doubt. Such as cases like this (as well as Bin Laden).

Survivor testifies again about Conn. home invasion - Yahoo! News


I have no problem with the Seal team taking him out, as I'm sure he didn't go down without a fight. That said, you don't ignore Constitutional (and International) rights just because you think he doesn't deserve it.

When someone has stated that they are the master mind behind killing thousands of Americans he lost any and all Constitutional or International rights. If you don't remember Bin Laden declared war on us so he got waht he asked for. Its not really that hard. He had the chance to surrender but ran until he died.

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Originally Posted by firstdown

When someone has stated that they are the master mind behind killing thousands of Americans he lost any and all Constitutional or International rights. If you don't remember Bin Laden declared war on us so he got waht he asked for. Its not really that hard. He had the chance to surrender but ran until he died.

Got a quote stating that he claimed to be the master mind? I think that part has already been discussed. (clue: he wasn't the mastermind) I think Bin Laden has been QUITE clear about his beef with the US is that military bases are on their soil. Can you blame him? Would you sit around and let China or North Korea have a military base here?

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Also, what war? Only congress can declare war and the last time I checked, they haven't done so.

The enemy can (and did) declare war on us, just because we don't 'declare war back' doesn't mean they are any less vociferous in their engagement.

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Originally Posted by RedskinRat

The enemy can (and did) declare war on us, just because we don't 'declare war back' doesn't mean they are any less vociferous in their engagement.

You mean like that war on drugs?