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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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It should also be noted that our troubles with OBL, the Taliban, and the Hussein family could all have been dealt with through a combination of Predator strikes and raids like this one - both wars were completely unnecessary for the task of removing those responsible for 9/11 and informing their successors we'd keep it up into perpetuity until someone got a clue along the way.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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For those who support Wikileaks, consider this:
This whole 4 year operation depended upon finding the courier. It is what allowed Usama to be caught.
If AT ANY TIME, it became known that he was being sought by the west, he would have immediately been found in a ditch, and the link lost.
The week before the killing, Wikileaks published his name in a diplomatic cable.
How close did we come to completely upending this operation? We had the location by them, but they could have moved Usama. They could have "prepared" the mansion. This could have been an unmitigated disaster for the US, resulting in the loss of the entire mission crew.
Yeah, Wikileaks is totally benign. NOT
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
BIG ISLAND or Vail ; just following the sun.......
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What would the great Khan do as he rode down from the North?
It's ironic when you look back at history, we didn't win many wars just time consuming battles. The winners are the ones who out breed their foe's.
The Mexicans & Chinese will rule the world but China will come apart since there are no women. They will try to get wives from PI but it will be way too late.
In the end the catholic church will rule the Mexican hordes...& so it begins. I'm impressed with how old Mexico beat the great American super power & regained their land without raising a weapon. The only thing that wins in the end is breeding.
Just a rant from the most isolated islands in the world. We have ha'oles here & Mexicans too. As George Lopez says don't come to us we will come to you. Funny caca...
RG
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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In the end the catholic church will rule the Mexican hordes...& so it begins. I'm impressed with how old Mexico beat the great American super power & regained their land without raising a weapon. The only thing that wins in the end is breeding.
It's an interesting point. The Palestinians under Arafat basically stated they planned to breed their way to dominating Israel.
There are some who believe the use of Depleted Uranium munitions in Iraq and Afghanistan are meant to be (or will function as) a long term weapon against those peoples for generations as the dust lodges in their bodies and causes birth defects and cancer for long periods after the troops go home
Personally, I don't know but Have seen evidence that DU affects the health of everyone in the whole area where it's exploded.
Peace
Karl
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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What helped do Bin Laden in was moving into a comfortable setting...bad habits die hard...if he had hung out with the goat herders he may have lasted longer...? Poor little rich kid...
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Karl - in the short time since it happened, it has been reported that Pakistan stated they got Osama with us (i.e., joint effort); we did it with their knowledge and support; we did it without telling them anything. Wonder if the truth will ever be known.
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d-know
Trad climber
electric lady land
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who gets
to be
the next
boogieman?
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nature
climber
Krabi, Thailand
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It's cage fight hour on the taco...woot...
ho man... I almost sprayed the macbook pro with Singha after reading that one.
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dirtbag
climber
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who gets
to be
the next
boogieman?
I nominate fattrad.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Visit Pakistan;......try something different than Disneyworld or the Hamptons this year...
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Now who will I stay with when I'm in Islamabad......
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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It is hilarious to watch republicans give credit to Bush for the capture/killing of Osama but assume no responsibility for his policies that tanked the country.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Nice one Bob!
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dirtbag
climber
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Fatty, what would you do about Pakistan?
Unfortunately, we need their help.
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dirtbag
climber
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Yeah, that's my take too.
Our relations with Pakistan is a very difficult situation.
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BrianH
Trad climber
santa fe
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FAUX NEWS HEADLINE:
DC Area African American Admits to Killing Middle Aged Man
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Wow, I know a guy with seal team six. I met him while camping in San Diego with his very beautiful wife. This is very interesting...
Sorry but I'm skeptical. First rule of Seal Team Six is you don't talk about Seal Team Six and all that. Apparently it's not even an official designation. I think maybe got got scammed by a rescue diver or someone.
LOL!
It is hard to imagine even the wife of a SEAL freely discussing what her husband does.
"Loose Lips Sink Ships" and all that...
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Yeah and I wonder it I'm the only one who is a little uncomfortable about the constant lionization of US special forces.
Seems like the adult version of my-dad-could-beat-up-your dad.
How about we celebrate Peace Corps volunteers or people who invent new and useful technology to lift people out of lives of grinding poverty instead of volunteer killers?
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BrianH
Trad climber
santa fe
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As a former Peace Corps volunteer (Gabon 85-87) let me say THANK YOU!!!
I've never heard anyone else suggest this and just this morning I was thinking of that.
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