10:30pm Sunday Night President's Having a Press Conference?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Riot

It seems like the forensic evidence we got from bin Laden's compound: telephone numbers, computers, etc. - is promising and extended. That could prove more important to getting rid of terrorist plots against us than killing bin Laden alone.

Did anybody else notice this about Pakistan: we flew helicopters deep into their terrority, they didn't know about it, and they couldn't even muster an air defense response after 40 minutes?

Thankfully they couldn't, this had to be a consideration for the President and his advisers...guess they were aware of this weakness.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Thankfully they couldn't, this had to be a consideration for the President and his advisers...guess they were aware of this weakness.

I know they said that is why they wanted the mission limited to 30 minutes (it took 35 or 40 I think having to go to plan B with the helicopter down) - but they had expected at least for air defense to be launched by that time. It wasn't that I've read?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Riot

I know they said that is why they wanted the mission limited to 30 minutes (it took 35 or 40 I think having to go to plan B with the helicopter down) - but they had expected at least for air defense to be launched by that time. It wasn't that I've read?

No, there is no evidence that it was...of course there is a possibility that the "right people" were advised to stand down. This like other aspects of the presence of OBL in a luxury estate will come out much later if at all. I would like to give the government of Pakistan the benefit of the doubt due to the sensitive nature of the entire operation.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

. I would like to give the government of Pakistan the benefit of the doubt .

Is that why you and Riot are concerned about their response time from attack? By the U.S.A. ? Do you and Riot even have a clue how Paki men treat their women HERE in the USA?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Is that why you and Riot are concerned about their response time from attack? By the U.S.A. ? Do you and Riot even have a clue how Paki men treat their women HERE in the USA?

What in the world does that have to do with this discussion???

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

What in the world does that have to do with this discussion???

It has to do with the people you're giving the benefit of the doubt to. ie Paki's

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

It has to do with the people you're giving the benefit of the doubt to. ie Paki's

It is in the best interests of the US not to jump to conclusions here, ask questions...sure! Pakistan has the burden of answering how OBL could live in luxury scant miles from their capital and a mile from their military academy but it could be a matter of incompetency as easily as anything else.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Is that why you and Riot are concerned about their response time from attack? By the U.S.A. ? Do you and Riot even have a clue how Paki men treat their women HERE in the USA?

Why don't you try commenting on the subject, instead of trying to start fights with the posters by insulting their intelligence?

[Riot]

I posted this on the poll thread:

If you want photos, Reuters has some here and is making a claim (not of bin Laden, but of two others there in the compound)

http://www.reuters.com/subjects/bin-laden-compound

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Riot

I posted this on the poll thread:

If you want photos, Reuters has some here and is making a claim (not of bin Laden, but of two others there in the compound)

http://www.reuters.com/subjects/bin-laden-compound

the guy lying on the green plastic squirt gun is abu ahmed al-kuwaiti. he's the "courier" they tracked to find bin laden but he's much more than that. very deeply involved in terror financing. getting him alone would have been headline news.

it was a very good mission.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Riot

I posted this on the poll thread:

If you want photos, Reuters has some here and is making a claim (not of bin Laden, but of two others there in the compound)

http://www.reuters.com/subjects/bin-laden-compound

the one guy looks like he's laying on a toy water gun

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Why don't you try commenting on the subject, instead of trying to start fights with the posters by insulting their intelligence?

How did I insult inteligence?

And I'm not starting fights, just pointing out the country both of you seem to want to give the benefit of the doubt to is largely filled with men that would be considered animals by American standards.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

How did I insult inteligence?

And I'm not starting fights, just pointing out the country both of you seem to want to give the benefit of the doubt to is largely filled with men that would be considered animals by American standards.

I never said anything remotely concerned with that. You really need to stop assuming and then posting what you think people think about things they don't post about. You misstate and misunderstand constantly, and irritatingly. I have said nothing about what "doubt" I do or do not give to Pakistan. Nothing at all.

[Nascar1966]

Originally Posted by Riot

Why don't you try commenting on the subject, instead of trying to start fights with the posters by insulting their intelligence?

You should take your own advice.