The cost of bin Laden: $3 trillion over 15 years

[Cindy_Jole]

At least he's dead?

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by Cindy_Jole

At least he's dead?

He should have been tried in a court of law (for our sake).
Allowing the Executive branch to sanction hits because it's politically expedient is a terrible precedent.
What if it's a US citizen next time?

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

He should have been tried in a court of law (for our sake).
Allowing the Executive branch to sanction hits because it's politically expedient is a terrible precedent.
What if it's a US citizen next time?

Why, you didn't want to stop at $3 Trillion? Besides the risks to the Seals, the US operation as a whole, and potential for a Iranian Hostage situation part 2?

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

WINNING?

The cost of bin Laden: $3 trillion over 15 years - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_exclusive/20110506/pl_yblog_exclusive/the-cost-of-bin-laden-3-trillion-over-15-years - broken link)

The cherry on top. I can hardly wait until every municipality has them circling overhead to protect us from ourselves.

Ya know....sometimes you're a swell guy (rarely...but that's another topic).