Taking UBL alive

[The One and Only Mo]

I believe they could have taken him alive because I heard that he was mightily outnumbered and unarmed at his time of death. I think they should have treated him like Saddam. Yes, giving him a trial is weird, but they gave one to Saddam. Plus, it's hypocritical to respect him in death but not give him the right of a trial (I use the term "right" loosely). What a statement it would have made to get that s.o.b. alive and have him rot in prison and all have all the Muslims worry about him until his death sentence. We could have seen the Muslim world beg for his release etc. Think of the ratings his trial would have attracted. Plus, getting him to talk would have probably led to more captures and information etc. I vote could have and should have.

[The One and Only Mo]

And they left living people in the compound instead of questioning them. Additionally, they killed other people who could have been useful. They spent 40 minutes in that massive compound? I would have spent days and days trying to find every little piece of material I could use.

[Debbie Shafer]

When I heard the news I said, "At Last Divine Justice has been done to this man, who escaped the military for 10 years!

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

I think it would have been a mistake to keep him alive.  Because from his jail cell (and court room) he would be rallying muslims worldwide, he would have turned into an even bigger martyr to the muslims than if they just killed him.

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

And they left living people in the compound instead of questioning them. Additionally, they killed other people who could have been useful. They spent 40 minutes in that massive compound? I would have spent days and days trying to find every little piece of material I could use.

Yes, on the surface that sounds stupid, BUT, perhaps what Bush said about bin laden being marginalized and no longer effective was correct?   In that case, it was simply an assassination mission and there wasn't much in terms of intelligence gathering or information to be collected if he's no longer functioning in the role he once was.

[IsraelForever]

I have such vengeance in me.  I wish they would have captured him and tortured him mercilessly to get all sorts of information out of him.  I know this is idiotic, but this is my wish anyhow.  And I think it's assinine to say that people don't give up true information under the right torture. 

[Dr. Dan]

Better dead than alive.

[Daniel]

They would have if they could have. But his "wife" that he was using as a human shield made a threatening motion towards the SEALs, thereby eliciting the lethal blows to both of them. Just comes to show just how pathetic their leader is who needs to use a woman as a human shield!

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

They would have if they could have. But his "wife" that he was using as a human shield made a threatening motion towards the SEALs, thereby eliciting the lethal blows to both of them. Just comes to show just how pathetic their leader is who needs to use a woman as a human shield!

That's incorrect.  There was a different man in the house who used a woman as a human shield.   Bin laden's wife rushed at the commando to attack him and he shot her in the leg (not lethal, she is alive).   Bin Laden was unarmed.  It WAS an assassination mission, and I do not doubt that any of those commandos, upon recognizing bin laden, would have an overwhelming desire to put a bullet in his head and there was NO WAY he was getting out of there alive.