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In reply to the discussion: Suppose a foreign leader had Osama bin Laden in her plane [View all]arely staircase
(12,482 posts)53. In a war? Yes.
And as for the Morsi scenario same answer as the N. Korean one.
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Moot point. First of all, it may already have happened, BUT BUSHCO was never interested
rustydog
Jul 2013
#2
Of course. We were *at war* with OBL. Sorry to drag law into this, but it matters
cthulu2016
Jul 2013
#3
the end would not justify the means. We are a country of laws , without them we are nothing.
bowens43
Jul 2013
#10
The United Nations had been trying to get Bin Laden out of Afghanistan since 1999
Peacetrain
Jul 2013
#29
Upwards of 1M Iraqis killed. This has nothing at all to do with OBL, however.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jul 2013
#37
Brace yourself. Have a comfortable seat. I have something to tell you.
DisgustipatedinCA
Jul 2013
#43
Bin Laden was never indicted for 9/11. Mainly because he didn't matter and while I think
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#68
I am more than familiar with the entire history of Bin Laden. He took responsibility for the
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#77
I would have arrested him for what he was indicted for, the Embassy Bombings. There
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#91
Yes, he should have been arrested, charged and tried like anyone else who commits
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#87
absolutely, and I will go even farther and say we would be justified in shooting it down
arely staircase
Jul 2013
#16
You'd shoot down Angela Merkel's plane? Seriously? For harboring/ferrying a fugitive? Whoa.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#31
no complaint, I just don't interpret the OP as limiting the scenario to the less than 10 percent
arely staircase
Jul 2013
#69
Wow. I guess I missed your openly advocating wiping out over 3,000,000 innocent people.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#30
If a foreign leader had OBL on a plane with him or her knowing how he was, the plane
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#18
Let us get the facts right, so we know what we are actually discussing, before we consider
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#81
According to at least one of the articles in my prior post, Morales himself cited
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#83
Absolutely not. Diplomatic plane, specifically when it's a leader's of the foreign country plane
idwiyo
Jul 2013
#27
Some of the replies in this thread are NOTHING LESS THAN BREATHTAKING.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#32
Are you attempting to compare Snowden to one of the greatest terrorists of the 20th/21st century?
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2013
#38