01-03-2020, 01:45 PM
(01-03-2020, 12:33 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Surprise of surprises: I have no issue with the highly classified mission that killed of this enemy of our country and its allies. It's not a partisan issue; as many here and Nationally attempt to paint it. I applauded Obama's strike to kill bin Laden. Maybe there's a reason Trump is Putin's BFF. If we get Russian influence to stay out of our affairs we can save many more American and allied lives.
Obama's strike on OBL's compound was a different animal, though, and that's what I am having trouble with. Bin Laden's death was due to an ongoing conflict with an organization that had Congressional approval. This is escalating a conflict with another country (and was apparently done without the host country having any knowledge of it). In a pure "another asshole bites the dust" mentality, sure, great job. In a "what does this mean moving forward?" mentality, that is a very complicated issue and we will have to wait and see what occurs.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
