He's dead.

[Peacemaker]

Team America. FUCK YEAH.

I do fear for the future, reprecussions could be large.

[Hamma]

Won't change anything with extremism I don't think but I'm glad we finally got that prick.

[Peacemaker]

We've got his body, some crazy ass delta force guy is gonna be famous. Haha. Can you imagine being the person that pulled the trigger on that shit head?

[Peacemaker]

Confirmation it was a special ops team. In the middle of pakistan! Now who gets the 20 million?

[otomotopia]

YouTube - Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

[Firefly]

I lost a small number of friends during the whole ten-year ordeal. In addition to that, a number of my comrades and I put blood, sweat and tears into the ordeal in finding that cocksucking little piece of shit.

I'm glad he's dead. I would shoe his corpse if I were there, but I'm not. So I'm getting piss-fucking-drunk.

If any of you REMFs, delta-bravos or hooahs are in the DC area and you want to help me celebrate, come by Fado Irish Pub in DC tonight at 7pm. Look for the big beefy motherfucker wearing an "Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America" shirt hanging out with other military-haircut-wearing motherfuckers. Tell me you're from PSU and I'll buy you a goddamn beer.

[Sephirius]

Boom!! Headshot!

So lets hear it folks.. which PS weapon would you have used to perform the coup de grace with??

[otomotopia]

Boom!! Headshot!

So lets hear it folks.. which PS weapon would you have used to perform the coup de grace with??

I wouldn't have gone there, tbh, but now that I think about it, I think a jackhammer would be appropriate, or the chainsaw blade. All in all, an M4 would be just fine. Hell, a dirty spork would have been just fine, too.

No American (or coalition, if it wasn't strictly USA) wounded or kia after the firefight? That's the way it should have been.

[TexasRainger]

It was said on russian tv news that he was killed with an unmanned airplain. Glad he's dead=)

[Geist]

All I can say is:

YouTube - Hell, It***39;s about time.

[Hamma]

It was said on russian tv news that he was killed with an unmanned airplain. Glad he's dead=)

Nope he was shot in the head by a Navy Seal. :)

[Raymac]

Saving the world every motherfuckin day! America! Fuck Yeah!

Glad he's dead. Glad we killed him. Glad it was with Spec Ops instead of a airstrike (makes it more personal). I just hope we rubbed some bacon on his body before we dumped it in the ocean.

This is going to make 1 hell of a good movie.

[TexasRainger]

Nope he was shot in the head by a Navy Seal.

Seems like the Old Shoe soldier is back :rofl: It's from film with De Niro around the US politics(don't remember the name of it), nothing familiar to Navy Seal who shot him, just funny association =)

[The Desert Fox]

Just wanted to share the reaction of me and my fellow Mizzou Tigers, there saying over a thousand people took to the streets. There's even a video on Tosh.0's website from when someone lit a huge firework off in the middle of the crowd, needless to say it scared the shit out of us. Found it http://toshcommunity.comedycentral.com/Video/MU---Osamas-Dead-and-Students-Survive/050BFFFFF022DF0AD001B01404D0E
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[Baneblade]

Changes nothing really.

[Hamma]

Nope but it feels damn good to have the douche responsible for one of the darkest days in American history shot in the face by our military.

[Grimster]

I am happy for you guys. :)

Not a American myself so I can't say I hit the streets and celebrated but I can understand why you guys has such feelings after what that douche-bag did to your people.

[Kyonye]

Changes nothing really.


Actually, it has changed a lot. It has given us serious momentum. He was the reason this whole war was started. We've spent thousands of lives because of this one person. Yes, the war is no where near over. Yes, we will continue fighting for a long long time. But, we've accomplished something that we set out to do 10 years ago, and although I feel it took too long, it happened and we're happy about it.

Will there be backlash? Yes. Will we be ready for it? Probably not all of it. But, we'll be more motivated to keep on fighting. The morale hasn't necessarily been all that great in recent times.

The way I look at it, put on your party hats tonight because tomorrow is a whole new day. Be happy but don't lose focus on the task ahead.

[Tiberius]

Hope they teabagged him lol

Americafuckyeah

[Logit]

Changes nothing really.

In the immediate future, probably not. The retaliation is something to worry about it. But there will be a ripple effect, eventually..

When you join Al Qaeda, you pledge your allegiance to Osama bin Laden. Pretty hard to follow a guys orders when he is no longer breathing.

PS

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH

[Baneblade]

In the immediate future, probably not. The retaliation is something to worry about it. But there will be a ripple effect, eventually..

When you join Al Qaeda, you pledge your allegiance to Osama bin Laden. Pretty hard to follow a guys orders when he is no longer breathing.

PS

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH

I think you greatly overestimate OBL's relative importance to the operation of Al Qaeda.

[otomotopia]

I think you greatly overestimate OBL's relative importance to the operation of Al Qaeda.

I think you greatly underestimate the moral impact this had on our country and our armed forces. This is just what we need in this time, with a massive sweep of tornadoes across the still-recovering South, at the tail end of a depression, right when everything is starting to look up, we go on the news and hear that. It's not about how influential he is or was anymore, or how much power he has or had, its that sweet, sweet (but as many have pointed out, still dangerous) revenge.

[Raymac]

I think you greatly overestimate OBL's relative importance to the operation of Al Qaeda.

Don't underestimate his importance either. The guy was the celebrity of the jihad. Sure, the cellular make up of the organization means that decapitating it doesn't completely destroy it. However, this is a major loss to Al-Qaeda, especially when you take into account the "Arab Awakening" in places like Egypt and Tunisia. Plus, you know the guy had information on his computers that will be helpful for us.

Remember, in Iraq, when we killed the AQ leader there, Zarqawi, people were saying it wouldn't make a difference. But it made a big difference. Al-Qaeda in Iraq was never the same. Sure they'll still set off a car bomb every couple months, but they are nowhere near as strong as they were before we bombed that sick fuck.

[Firefly]

I think you greatly overestimate OBL's relative importance to the operation of Al Qaeda.
ERRONEOUS.

1) OBL had a fuckload of money. Most of their operations were funded by him. We may have neutralized some of his money, but we didn't get anywhere close to bankrupting him. And what we vaped of his, he recouped in donations from well-wishers and organizations.

2) OBL was the head of al'Qaida. In addition to being a legendary, almost mythical figure, he is a charismatic and inspiring figure. Even non-Western Arabs who do not support OBL are pissed that we killed him. Imagine how many pissed-off Britons there would be if someone killed the Queen. That's not even close to the scale of what you'd see in terms of anger.

3) Al'Qaida and other Islamic/Jihadist organizations will see his death as a major blow, but it will also provoke almost every single member to try and get revenge. Islam is one of the world's largest religions. Even counting "religion of peace" among the majority of its members and you're still looking at thousands of holy warriors. Even counting the so-called "muted reaction" in the Muslim/Arab world following his death, you're still looking at thousands of pissed-off jihadis.

In the scope of operations, despite being a closed-cell operation, couriers still brought him word of operations. As I understand it, he gave his blessing to many, and gave his bolo/no-go to many. A no-go on an al'Qaida operation, something without his blessing, is tantamount to heresy.

Now they have to find a successor. It may not be al'Zawahiri - a lot of people think he's too blunt, too abrasive, and too inflexible. Whoever they find, it will have to be a serious, hardcore motherfucker. Nobody can fill OBL's shoes, they will have to find another way of stepping outside his shadow. The successful replacement will be someone who is inspiring, vicious, and eager to wage bloody and violent jihad.

[Dizeez]

I don't know if anyone has said this but I thought I'd throw it in there...

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!

Morale makes or breaks a man's will to fight. This was a crushing blow to terrorism and a heal-pack to the US armed forces.

[xmodum]

I don't know about anyone else, but the Moral, pretty much the same, pretty shitty. Maybe my troop is a rare breed, but this shit doesn't bother us, doesn't make us any happier.

We heard the news, a few high-fives and yells of "FUCK YEA" happened, we posted a picture of him with "HE'S DEAD" on our brief room, and we drove on. Our moral has stayed the same. And we are taking the brunt of the backlash. Just had IDF, 4 60mm rockets, hit our FOB today, one hitting the other side of our building where we live, sleep, play, and operate out of.

I'm glad he is dead though. I don't mind the IDF, its fun. We get more excited the closer it hits. I think most of our soldiers are more worried about getting home safely to even pay mind to that dickhole getting what he deserved straight out of the womb.

But hey, party it up back home. I'll be doing the same here in a few weeks on my leave.

Oh and AQ isn't even recognized as a organization here anymore, in Baghdad at least. There are other factions, but they make empty threats. This place WILL fall apart after we leave. And I'm glad.

Anyways, enough rambling. I'm homesick.. FUCK IRAQ, AMERICA FUCK YEAH!

[Baneblade]

Life is going on here too. I don't even think half of America knows he is dead. And those that do are mostly worried about more immediate things.

[Hamma]

:huh:

I'm pretty sure 90% of America is aware of this how the heck could you not? :lol:

[Rbstr]

Everyone knows about it.
But really...few people are directly or even impacted at at little distance. I mean...except for getting groped by the TSA, when was the last time the war on terror really had something directly to do with you that was really tangible?
We killed one man, that rarely causes some kind of instantaneous upheaval in our lives. Billions of people have a lot of inertia.

Also Xmod: morale not moral, rather different meanings. I was really confused for a second. Though, we might wonder about your morality if you're glad a county is close to falling to pieces. Especially because that'd be a terrible outcome for us.

[Baneblade]

:huh:

I'm pretty sure 90% of America is aware of this how the heck could you not? :lol:

Plenty of ways to be 'out of the loop' on that.

[Hamma]

So locking yourself inside your home and never going outside?

That's pretty much the only way I could see to be out of the loop on something that was one of the more major stories in some time here in the US. If you have a job, or exit your home at any time during the day your chances of hearing about it are extremely high unless you are actively attempting to bury your head in the sand.

[Firefly]

Plenty of ways to be 'out of the loop' on that.
Not really. You'd literally have to live under a rock with zero contact to the outside world. These days that's few and far between. Every even-halfway-major radio station had the news. Every newspaper had it as front-page news. Every TV station with a news program had it. Every web-news website had it - and I'm not just counting CNN.com, also places like Yahoo.com with its news bulletins and places like it. Then don't discount people making phone calls to share the good news (I texted my dad at around midnight, then he called), especially because you have a significant portion of the American population who have a loved one or the friend of a loved one serving in the military and they would have been impacted. Example - I left the Army in 2004 and did some "contracting" for a short while. I went downrange. It's been six-seven years since then, but I still had a lot of emotional investment in seeing that cocksucker killed or captured. When I heard the news, I sobbed like a baby and proceeded to slaughter a 12-pack of Guinness and my remaining five/six bottles of Stella. For damn near three hours I cried because I was so happy, and during that time there was a significant fellowship online and via phone with my battle buddies and my dad.

[Baneblade]

Yeah, for me it was like hearing about the Lakers loss. It doesn't matter longterm.

[xmodum]

Apologies for the constant typo's, was pretty early in the morning.

And regardless of how this country falling apart affects us back home, most of us generally don't care. You really wouldn't understand unless you came here. These people are letting themselves fall apart, we've done all we can, and they want us out, so be it. They are taking back more of their land from our FOB's every month. They just reclaimed FOB Slayer.

We gave them the tools to become a great nation, and they took it for granted, which is a part of their culture. They believe the country will fix itself, if Allah wills it. And decide only to work for it when it is "dictated by Allah" They are a truly lazy, backstabbing, greedy, unappreciative people as a whole.

So yea, I don't care if they fall apart.