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Obama Says He Will Not Release Bin Laden Photo

And some would put the troops safety at increased risk for this?

They were are enemies before, they are our enemies now, regardless if you release or not release the pics...

We've seen civs before getting mutilated by these people, We have also seen Americans jumping from the towers to their deaths and saw Saddam's sons being drag about, etc, etc

Appeasing our enemy is not a wise move.
 
What about the place he was killed? Maybe they will go there for that kind of connection? I mean that is where he died.

not the same as if he actually had a place on solid ground that held his remains.
 
Good lord, this is stupid. I even saw Sarah Palin's Twitter on the subject as well. I'm sure it would send a powerful message to our enemies, but didn't killing him send a pretty powerful message? It's ten years later and we didn't just give up on hunting that bastard, we kept on him and didn't forget. Now, he is dead and at least a semblance of justice has been served. It's not really that surprising in this age of reality TV and sensationalism that people would find him not showing the photo as being anti-climactic. Honestly, though, what purpose does would it serve? This is yet another case of 'damned if you do and damned if you don't'. I'm sure that if they had shown the photo, he would be attacked by people for being crass. Do people really need to see a picture of the guy to fulfill some kind of twisted blood lust fetish? Can't you look at the fake photo and wank off to that instead? Or is it that people don't believe the guy is dead and that this is some massive cover up? Honestly, what is the reason?

What's the reason for not showing it? Aside from the lame ass excuse we've been given.

If a fear of angering the bad guys even more is the only reason, then there is no reason not to show the photographic history of this event.

If this fear of the enemy is the reason, then we have one weak ass president sitting in the most powerful office in the world.
 
What's the reason for not showing it? Aside from the lame ass excuse we've been given.

If a fear of angering the bad guys even more is the only reason, then there is no reason not to show the photographic history of this event.

If this fear of the enemy is the reason, then we have one weak ass president sitting in the most powerful office in the world.

Perhaps he is considering those on the fence or indifferent.
 
What's the reason for not showing it? Aside from the lame ass excuse we've been given.

If a fear of angering the bad guys even more is the only reason, then there is no reason not to show the photographic history of this event.

If this fear of the enemy is the reason, then we have one weak ass president sitting in the most powerful office in the world.

I'm not sure if it's a fear of anything. It would be kind of crass to release the photo just so some people with bloodlust can get their jollies out. Is it not enough that they killed him? It seems too absurd to be possible at first, but this issue is slowly turning into the Birther issue all over again. Can you honestly not wait until the photo is leaked via Wikileaks or wherever?
 
I'm not sure if it's a fear of anything. It would be kind of crass to release the photo just so some people with bloodlust can get their jollies out. Is it not enough that they killed him? It seems too absurd to be possible at first, but this issue is slowly turning into the Birther issue all over again. Can you honestly not wait until the photo is leaked via Wikileaks or wherever?

Some people won't be satisfied until the see the long form of Osama's death certificate. But I will agree with these new "deathers" on one thing. bin Laden is NOT eligible to run for president, even if he were alive. :mrgreen:
 
Famous last words.....

** knock knock **

bin Laden: Who's there?
 
Just release the damn photos and get it over with.

We're adults and can handle the "gore".

The notion that it will anger the jihadis is rather ridiculous.
 
Just release the damn photos and get it over with.

We're adults and can handle the "gore".

The notion that it will anger the jihadis is rather ridiculous.

And just like the Birther issue there would be 3 typical responses if they were to release the photos:

1. Why didn't he release these photos a long time ago?! He should have just done it to begin with.
2. These photos are obviously fake! Is Bin Laden really dead?
3. Wow, I can't believe he caved into the demands of people. What a weak President!
 
And just like the Birther issue there would be 3 typical responses if they were to release the photos:

1. Why didn't he release these photos a long time ago?! He should have just done it to begin with.
2. These photos are obviously fake! Is Bin Laden really dead?
3. Wow, I can't believe he caved into the demands of people. What a weak President!

Who cares what the "deathers" say anymore than birthers. Release the photos and any video.

As long as there are no security issues revealed of course. Maybe that's the reason they aren't releasing them.

We're adults and can handle it. I would personally like to see that f'n bastard with a hole in his head.
 
Who cares what the "deathers" say anymore than birthers. Release the photos and any video.

As long as there are no security issues revealed of course. Maybe that's the reason they aren't releasing them.

We're adults and can handle it. I would personally like to see that f'n bastard with a hole in his head.

I think a big part of the problem is that with reality tv and our current oversaturation of media in this country, people feel the need to have access to EVERYTHING. Can't you just take comfort in the fact that the guy is dead? Why do you have to see it? Why does anyone have to see it?
 
I think a big part of the problem is that with reality tv and our current oversaturation of media in this country, people feel the need to have access to EVERYTHING. Can't you just take comfort in the fact that the guy is dead? Why do you have to see it? Why does anyone have to see it?

I do take comfort from the fact that OBL is dead and the President deserves his share of the credit.

Morbid curiosity..... Closure...... I'm not really sure why I feel the desire to see the bastard dead.

I just do. I want to see a hole in his f'n head.
 
Any credit he received on finally getting to Osama by using his decisive action has been squandered as a result of his dithering of whether to release photographs or not.

The man seems to have had one insightful and decisive moment, a 'moment of clarity' perhaps, and has now reverted to form.

It has to create some doubt that it was actually BHO who made the decision to go into Pakistan to get Osama.
 
I'm not sure if it's a fear of anything. It would be kind of crass to release the photo just so some people with bloodlust can get their jollies out. Is it not enough that they killed him?

No.

It seems too absurd to be possible at first, but this issue is slowly turning into the Birther issue all over again. Can you honestly not wait until the photo is leaked via Wikileaks or wherever?

Again...no.

I want to see the photos. I want to spike the ball.
 
Any credit he received on finally getting to Osama by using his decisive action has been squandered as a result of his dithering of whether to release photographs or not.

The man seems to have had one insightful and decisive moment, a 'moment of clarity' perhaps, and has now reverted to form.

It has to create some doubt that it was actually BHO who made the decision to go into Pakistan to get Osama.

So because he won't release the photos he deserves nor credit? I don't remember much dithering. I remember them making an official announcement not to do so. Can you please show me where Obama dithered on the issue?
 
Perhaps he is considering those on the fence or indifferent.

In that case, we have a chance to draw them out into the open, so we can kill them. The only way to get rid of the jihadists is to kill them.
 
You don't get to. Deal with it.

Not yet, anyway. It hasn't been a week, yet, so time will tell. I think your Dear Leader will release it sooner, or later. For now, he's using it as a smoke screen to distract from a bad jobs report.
 
Not yet, anyway. It hasn't been a week, yet, so time will tell. I think your Dear Leader will release it sooner, or later. For now, he's using it as a smoke screen to distract from a bad jobs report.

My "Dear Leader"? You do realize he is your leader too, right? Regardless, if they are released it will probably be via WikiLeaks.
 
My "Dear Leader"? You do realize he is your leader too, right? Regardless, if they are released it will probably be via WikiLeaks.

He would be, if he were an actual leader. Obama couldn't lead his way out of a wet paper sack, with a sharp butcher knife.
 
He would be, if he were an actual leader. Obama couldn't lead his way out of a wet paper sack, with a sharp butcher knife.

It must piss you off that Bin Laden was killed on his watch and that doing so was one of his initial campaign promises. And you can say whatever you want, but the fact remains that he actually is our President and leader. I'm not a huge Obama fan, and I haven't been a big fan of his Presidency thus far, but I believe in giving credit where it's due and in this case I think it is.
 
It must piss you off that Bin Laden was killed on his watch and that doing so was one of his initial campaign promises.

Doesn't piss me off, at all. In fact, it's a great day for our country when that piece-a-**** was killed. However, I'm having trouble remembering when Obama ever promised to hunt down and kill UBL.

And you can say whatever you want, but the fact remains that he actually is our President and leader. I'm not a huge Obama fan, and I haven't been a big fan of his Presidency thus far,

he would have to be a leader, in the first place, to be my leader.


but I believe in giving credit where it's due and in this case I think it is.

So do I and in this case there is too much credit being given to Obama and not enough to everyone else that has been involved in the hunt for UBL.
 
Doesn't piss me off, at all. In fact, it's a great day for our country when that piece-a-**** was killed. However, I'm having trouble remembering when Obama ever promised to hunt down and kill UBL.




he would have to be a leader, in the first place, to be my leader.

If you are an American citizen, he is your leader. You can have these little ideological tantrums all you want, but nothing can change that fact.


So do I and in this case there is too much credit being given to Obama and not enough to everyone else that has been involved in the hunt for UBL.

Oh really? So you don't think that soldiers involved in the operation haven't gotten credit? I think people have given them the most credit. However, most of that credit doesn't exactly go directly to the source because we don't know their identities, nor will we. To me, that is what makes a hero. They don't do it for the credit.
 
Doesn't piss me off, at all. In fact, it's a great day for our country when that piece-a-**** was killed. However, I'm having trouble remembering when Obama ever promised to hunt down and kill UBL.
Nope, never said it.


Nuh-uh, never said it, I can't hear you *sticks fingers in ears*
 
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Dumbest thing I've ever heard. "We'll definitely release it" "No, it might make people mad we can't release it."

Dumb.. .all around dumb.

It is difficult to understand why we need to see the bloody face of this moron.The guy is in the Hell, forget it.
 
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