Comments on: Relief at the death of Osama Bin Laden http://therazor.org/?p=3443 Ockham's Razor - Since October 2001 - by Scott Kirwin Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bookworm Room » Watcher’s results for May 6, 2011 http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92393 Bookworm Room » Watcher’s results for May 6, 2011 Mon, 09 May 2011 22:36:01 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92393 [...] Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – The Razor – Relief At The Death Of Osama Bin Laden [...] [...] Fourth place t with 1 vote – The Razor – Relief At The Death Of Osama Bin Laden [...]

]]> By: Relief at the death of Osama Bin Laden Scott Kirwin. The Razor. 03 May 2011. at danielsgriffin.com/blog http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92390 Relief at the death of Osama Bin Laden Scott Kirwin. The Razor. 03 May 2011. at danielsgriffin.com/blog Sat, 07 May 2011 06:49:18 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92390 [...] Relief at the death of Osama Bin Laden Scott Kirwin. The Razor. 03 May 2011. [...] [...] Relief at the death of Osama Bin Laden Scott Kirwin. The Razor. 03 May 2011. [...]

]]> By: TrevorLoudon.com: New Zeal Blog » The Council Has Spoken – 05/06/2011 http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92386 TrevorLoudon.com: New Zeal Blog » The Council Has Spoken – 05/06/2011 Fri, 06 May 2011 16:22:20 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92386 [...] Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – The Razor – Relief At The Death Of Osama Bin Laden [...] [...] Fourth place t with 1 vote – The Razor – Relief At The Death Of Osama Bin Laden [...]

]]> By: Watcher of Weasels » The Council Has Spoken – This Week’s Watcher’s Council Results http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92381 Watcher of Weasels » The Council Has Spoken – This Week’s Watcher’s Council Results Fri, 06 May 2011 06:59:17 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92381 [...] Fourth place *t* with 1 vote – The Razor – Relief At The Death Of Osama Bin Laden [...] [...] Fourth place t with 1 vote – The Razor – Relief At The Death Of Osama Bin Laden [...]

]]> By: Bookworm Room » Watcher of Weasels — good stuff http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92379 Bookworm Room » Watcher of Weasels — good stuff Thu, 05 May 2011 20:48:07 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92379 [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...] [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...]

]]> By: Scott Kirwin http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92377 Scott Kirwin Thu, 05 May 2011 14:03:23 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92377 The more I ruminate over this event the more I think that something doesn't smell right. As Stephen Green at VodkaPundit noted (http://pajamasmedia.com/vodkapundit/2011/05/04/the-gang-that-could-shoot-straight-but-not-much-else/), "The plan for killing Osama Bin Laden was perfectly conceived and as perfectly executed as any special forces operation since Israel’s raid on Entebbe. But the follow-through has been strange at best, sometimes bordering on incompetence." I am convinced that OBL is dead. I am also convinced that the military aspects of his killing went down like a Call of Duty - Modern Warfare mission. SEAL Team 6's actions are unimpeachable. But as Green notes the whole follow-through by the Administration is bizarre. It's almost as if they are trying to piss away all the pride and good-will they earned by taking down Bin Laden as fast as possible, like they have a check list or something. 1. Piss off the Muslims for killing their hero? Check. 2. Piss off Americans by treating the body with more respect than roadkill on a Texas highway in July? Check. 3. Provide fodder to conspiracy theorists for decades? Check. 4. Make Americans question Obama's competence as Commander-in-chief? Check. I now have serious doubts that Obama ordered the hit without being bullied by Panetta, Clinton and Gates. The link you mention above doesn't provide incontrovertible proof, but it does demand further investigation. Maybe it the Republicans in the House can look into it. The more I ruminate over this event the more I think that something doesn’t smell right. As Stephen Green at VodkaPundit noted (http://pajamasmedia.com/vodkapundit/2011/05/04/the-gang-that-could-shoot-straight-but-not-much-else/), “The plan for killing Osama Bin Laden was perfectly conceived and as perfectly executed as any special forces operation since Israel’s raid on Entebbe. But the follow-through has been strange at best, sometimes bordering on incompetence.”

I am convinced that OBL is dead. I am also convinced that the military aspects of his killing went down like a Call of Duty – Modern Warfare mission. SEAL Team 6’s actions are unimpeachable. But as Green notes the whole follow-through by the Administration is bizarre. It’s almost as if they are trying to piss away all the pride and good-will they earned by taking down Bin Laden as fast as possible, like they have a check list or something.
1. Piss off the Muslims for killing their hero? Check.
2. Piss off Americans by treating the body with more respect than roadkill on a Texas highway in July? Check.
3. Provide fodder to conspiracy theorists for decades? Check.
4. Make Americans question Obama’s competence as Commander-in-chief? Check.

I now have serious doubts that Obama ordered the hit without being bullied by Panetta, Clinton and Gates. The link you mention above doesn’t provide incontrovertible proof, but it does demand further investigation. Maybe it the Republicans in the House can look into it.

]]> By: Watcher’s of Weasels Ding Dong Osama’s Dead Edition – May 4, 2011 | Maggie's Notebook http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92375 Watcher’s of Weasels Ding Dong Osama’s Dead Edition – May 4, 2011 | Maggie's Notebook Wed, 04 May 2011 23:56:04 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92375 [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...] [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...]

]]> By: TrevorLoudon.com: New Zeal Blog » Watcher’s Council Nominations – Ding, Dong Osama’s Dead Edition http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92374 TrevorLoudon.com: New Zeal Blog » Watcher’s Council Nominations – Ding, Dong Osama’s Dead Edition Wed, 04 May 2011 19:13:33 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92374 [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...] [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...]

]]> By: Watcher of Weasels » Watcher’s council Nominations – Ding, Dong Osama’s Dead Edition http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92370 Watcher of Weasels » Watcher’s council Nominations – Ding, Dong Osama’s Dead Edition Wed, 04 May 2011 06:16:24 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92370 [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...] [...] The Razor – Relief at the Death of Osama Bin Laden [...]

]]> By: Chad http://therazor.org/?p=3443&cpage=1#comment-92366 Chad Tue, 03 May 2011 19:55:32 +0000 http://therazor.org/?p=3443#comment-92366 Interestingly enough, here's a post I just read that sheds further light on the administration's position: http://elmtreeforge.blogspot.com/2011/05/well-this-would-answer-how-much-courage.html Q: You stated that President Obama was “overruled” by military/intelligence officials regarding the decision to send in military specialists into the Osama Bin Laden compound. Was that accurate? A: I was told – in these exact terms, “we overruled him.” (Obama) I have since followed up and received further details on exactly what that meant, as well as the specifics of how Leon Panetta worked around the president’s “persistent hesitation to act.” There appears NOT to have been an outright overruling of any specific position by President Obama, simply because there was no specific position from the president to do so. President Obama was, in this case, as in all others, working as an absentee president. Interestingly enough, here’s a post I just read that sheds further light on the administration’s position:
http://elmtreeforge.blogspot.com/2011/05/well-this-would-answer-how-much-courage.html

Q: You stated that President Obama was “overruled” by military/intelligence officials regarding the decision to send in military specialists into the Osama Bin Laden compound. Was that accurate?

A: I was told – in these exact terms, “we overruled him.” (Obama) I have since followed up and received further details on exactly what that meant, as well as the specifics of how Leon Panetta worked around the president’s “persistent hesitation to act.” There appears NOT to have been an outright overruling of any specific position by President Obama, simply because there was no specific position from the president to do so. President Obama was, in this case, as in all others, working as an absentee president.

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