In my view, Obama made the decision to kill bin Ladden and not capture him.
And it was not — as some say — a “gutsy call”. Far from “gutsy” it was a political decision Obama made to help his re-election
Think what would happen if bin Laden were caught alive. The government would have to fly bin Laden to Gitmo and house him at Gitmo. And give bin Laden his Miranda rights. And the right to an attorney. But remember, Obama got rid of water boarding and enhanced interrogation techniques. So, likely bin Laden would gain 20+ pounds as he sat in his cell waiting for his attorney.
What secrets might bin Laden reveal had he been captured alive? Capturing hard drives and other intelligence is terrific but interrogation of the mastermind of 9/11 would be enormously helpful.
America does water board our soldiers so that they know what might happen to them. And water boarding or as they say “enhanced interrogation techniques” were used on the courier who gave up the name that lead to the capture of bin Laden.
So — imagine what bin Laden might say had he been water-boarded?
Perhaps worse than sudden death via a bullet to the brain is experiencing — slowly — what it feels like to die. In my view, “water-boarding” bin Laden might result in information that could save thousands of lives. And remembering all those Americans who died in 9/11, why not give bin Laden a taste of what he did to thousands? And he just might cough up some incredibly valuable information.
Too bad bin Laden was not taken alive. That would have been a “gutsy decision” by Obama. DrCameronJackson@gmail.com
