Being from a military family and having several immediate family members currently serving, as well as having numerous friends in the military, I am confident that this mission actually happened.
I am a military brat, too...so what?
The reason that the details, which have been either wrong, misleading, or contradictory, don't matter that much to me is because NONE of the details for a mission like that should be public.
FWIW, when we use words like 'reason', we are talking about cause and effect. The effect you posit has nothing to do with the supposed cause. Look, Olive, THEY, not I, CHOSE to make these things public -- and they cannot keep their story straight.
The reason they have mixed up the details is they are lying.
It jeopardizes the safety of our servicemen (and even their families) as well as potentially compromises further special ops missions which may use some of the same tactics.
We have bragged to the world that we just killed OBL. How is proving it going to make anything more 'dangerous'? The 'terrorists' already (supposedly) 'hate us for our freedoms', so nothing will get any worse as a result of showing the evidence.
So, showing a photo of a dead man will reveal something about our tactics? Right...
Do you think people will say, "WOW! I didn't realize a double-tap was such an effective way to kill a man..."?
The public does not have a "need to know" the details. Some things are secret - period.
No one wants "details" -- they want actual evidence.
It is obvious by your comments that you don't have any familiarity with how special ops missions are put together or carried out.
Ah, but you are a member of the
cognoscenti... :wink:
It is obvious from your comments that you are being irrational and now feel the need to descend to the personal level because your arguments do not hold any water.
I don't want to see photos of OBL. That is gruesome and morbid.
No one will force you to look at them. Others, however, desire actual evidence. There is nothing morbid about wanting to see the recent claim supported by evidence; in fact, it is perfectly rational behavior.
I am sorry that you just cannot give our military some kudos. Leave it alone.
'Giving the military kudos' has ZERO to do with this discussion, but this is a nice attempt to act like questioning BO's claim makes a man 'anti-military.'
Also, for those who think that OBL was killed prior to this raid, please provide your absolute proof as well as your clearance level.
Trying to shift the burden of proof...nice try. Considering the number of heads of state and high ranking officials who have publicly said, during the last nine years, that OBL is dead, it is perfectly rational to believe he has been dead for some time. This call for 'absolute proof' is especially humorous considering your comments about NOT needing ANY proof to believe BO's claim.