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[font="Calibri"]I think you're missing the part where I said I was glad he was gone. To further clarify the point, not only am I strongly considering attempting to become a SEAL, but were I given the chance [i]I would have shot him myself[/i].
Doesn't make it right, nor worthy of celebration.[/font]
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I am not missing anything, You are trying to play both sides here, saying you like the fact that he is dead, yet you are criticizing the people who also like that he is dead. However, you are clearly missing my point when I am saying Murder is just not the right word to use, and for someone who is so quick to judge other peoples choice of words, I wanted you to see where you were wrong.
[font="Arial"]To be clear I don't care what your opinion is on if its right to celebrate or if you are glad he is dead, just call it what it really is. If you kill someone on the opposing side during a war, you are not a murderer, and if you really believe the soldier who did this is one, w[/font]hy would you want to join this military? I may not be part of the military myself, but both my grandfather and my uncle have killed during wartime scenarios and they probably carry enough guilt for killing without someone crying murder.
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[list][*]How do you know when you've won? or at least when you are able to go back to just being vigilant?[*]Specifically to this situation, how stable does the Middle East have to be for us (the US) to end what is essentially protective occupation?[/list][/font][/quote]
1, As far as I am concerned when there are no opposing forces against us. If there are still people out there trying to kill Americans, there is a reason to keep fighting. This of course means establishments, not just individuals. 2 We are able to go back to being vigilant now or fairly soon ( incase there is a form of retaliation coming) Though returning to a more aggressive approach may also return if a threat is identified.
3 The Middle East does not have to be stable in my opinion. I don't want to see power going into the hands of the wrong people, but I am not sure if anything we are doing now or can do in the future would change that outcome. I think we have done enough to rebuild what we have destroyed in Iraq and need to leave. This doesn't mean I welcome terrorist activities in the middle east, but until we see the threat there is no use in involving ourselves, financially it isn't good for our country.