BIN LADEN

[General Savage]

They went in, shot the bastard and then took his body with them to dump at sea so there wouldn't be any holy shrines.
Hurrah for our guys. Good one Navy Seals.
The fact that he was living a normal life in a luxury dwelling in Islamabad in a country propped up with US dollars will be of ongoing interest.

[Maxim1]

Originally Posted by General Savage

The fact that he was living a normal life in a luxury dwelling in Islamabad in a country propped up with US dollars will be of ongoing interest.

Oh, who needs 'an ongoing interest'? The right decision is to bomb this country immediately, just like in the case of Serbia, Iraq, Afganistan.

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Maxim1

Oh, who needs 'an ongoing interest'? The right decision is to bomb this country immediately, just like in the case of Serbia, Iraq, Afganistan.

I hope that this was intended ironically. If not, I'm sure there are better places than TOCH to debate foreign policy. And anyway, a little more attention to the subject of this forum — aviation history — will offer a more balanced appreciation of the limitations of aerial bombardment in securing states' policy objectives.