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ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – Osama bin Laden made his final stand in a small Pakistani city where three army regiments with thousands of soldiers are based not far from the capital — a location that is increasing suspicions in Washington that Islamabad may have been sheltering him.
The U.S. acted alone in Monday's helicopter raid, did not inform Pakistan until it was over and pointedly did not thank Pakistan at the end of a wildly successful operation. All this suggests more strain ahead in a relationship that was already suffering because of U.S. accusations that the Pakistanis are supporti
Originally posted by jam321
On the other hand, Do you really think it took the US that long to figure where he was hiding?
I say Pakistan and the US will continue to use each other.
Originally posted by Whereweheaded
They knew where he was this hole time. Need to save his demise for Obama, to boost his chances of re-election.
If he wanted to do this to boost his election chances he should have done it in October, 2012.
Originally posted by MikeboydUS
reply to post by schuyler
Exactly. If this was for the elections, it was way too early.
This simply could not wait until the elections. It had to be done and done now, while we still had good intel that he could possibly be living there. It was an opportunity that could not be passed by.
Originally posted by Whereweheaded
reply to post by schuyler
If he wanted to do this to boost his election chances he should have done it in October, 2012.
Not necessarily true. Bush Sr., road the coat tails of the Kuwait war that he won in hopes to win re-election. Course he lost, but it occurred far off from the election.
Of course there are enough retards out there that will re-elect him on just that alone. His expansion of Bush policies be damned.
Originally posted by Regenmacher
Osama bin dead for years, and people believe he was head shot last week and honored with an islamic burial at sea....lol. There will be no third party confirmation and no body. Whats fools we have become, and oblivious to the meaning of "wanted dead or alive".
Maybe they can find a nuke in that compound and bomb Islamabad.
He's dead Jim....edit on 2-5-2011 by Regenmacher because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Whereweheaded
reply to post by MikeboydUS
I remember the claim that he was in Pakistan like what?, 6 years ago. Maybe longer. Trust me, though I can't prove it, only takes a thought process, outside the box, to see the dotted lines.