Should Osama be shown mercy and put in to trial instead of being shot down by the Navy Seals.
In my view, it was right to have had Osama bin Laden, founder of the Al Qaeda shot instead of being taken alive and put on trial. Why give the terrorists an opportunity to tap the situation for their own cause. It was also not feasible to capture him alive in the circumstances and the United States is in fact doing the world a favor by ridding it of a malignant menace who has no qualms about killing innocent civilians.
What do you think would happen if pictures of Osama in jail were televised to the world? There would definitely be some kind of uproar. This means that the US would be abetting the cause of the terrorists. I refer to the case of Sadam Hussein when after his capture, pictures of him in captivity were released. Pro-Hussein factions were vehement in their protests, causing ripples of dissatisfaction to spread.
The US was right in killing Osama in his Abbottabad compound as that deprived terror groups of the opportunity to milk the trial and stir up the emotions and sympathy of the public for their cause.An eye for and eye, it was how the world saw the shooting of Osama. However, given the circumstances of the raid, it was the best option. The mission was meant to be stealthy and at that moment, it was impossible to tell who Osama was. Therefore, it would not be possible to capture Osama alive and put him on trial.
Feasibility! The Abbottabad compound was heavily guarded by armed bodyguards as Osama obviously feared for his life. Conidering taking him alive would have compromised the safety of the Navy Seals who took the mission.
Would it have been fair to the people who suffered from Osama's terrorists attacks if Osama was shown mercy? Osama never showed mercy! He never spared a thought for his victims and used them for his cause. With Osama's death, justice was done for the victims and their families. What happened in Abbottabad is as I see it a deterrent for all who have designs to use human lives to further their own political designs.
What do you think would happen if pictures of Osama in jail were televised to the world? There would definitely be some kind of uproar. This means that the US would be abetting the cause of the terrorists. I refer to the case of Sadam Hussein when after his capture, pictures of him in captivity were released. Pro-Hussein factions were vehement in their protests, causing ripples of dissatisfaction to spread.
The US was right in killing Osama in his Abbottabad compound as that deprived terror groups of the opportunity to milk the trial and stir up the emotions and sympathy of the public for their cause.An eye for and eye, it was how the world saw the shooting of Osama. However, given the circumstances of the raid, it was the best option. The mission was meant to be stealthy and at that moment, it was impossible to tell who Osama was. Therefore, it would not be possible to capture Osama alive and put him on trial.
Feasibility! The Abbottabad compound was heavily guarded by armed bodyguards as Osama obviously feared for his life. Conidering taking him alive would have compromised the safety of the Navy Seals who took the mission.
Would it have been fair to the people who suffered from Osama's terrorists attacks if Osama was shown mercy? Osama never showed mercy! He never spared a thought for his victims and used them for his cause. With Osama's death, justice was done for the victims and their families. What happened in Abbottabad is as I see it a deterrent for all who have designs to use human lives to further their own political designs.
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