May 7, 2011
THE DELICIOUS REALITY IS THAT...:
Gunning for Bin Laden: Did the U.S. ever intend to do anything other than kill the Al Qaeda leader? (LA Times, 5/05/11)
The attractions of assassination over capture are obvious: Killing Bin Laden forestalls public controversy over whether and where he should be tried. It provides the American people with a sense of closure not offered by a trial. And it sends a powerful message to the world about U.S. resolve — or, as some might perceive it, ruthlessness.
...the politicization of our detainee treatment made it impossible for the UR to risk taking OBL alive.
Posted by oj at May 7, 2011 7:55 AM
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