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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 2654002" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Again, i have no dog in this fight but there are some issues with the logic here.</p><p></p><p>1) precision weapons have improved vastly from the 90s. Just because we could do it now, doesn't mean we could then</p><p></p><p>2) If people aren't supposed to believe what they read, then what other information should they believe in these matters? With all those Generals in the room during this decision, are there any that have come forward to say 'oh we totally could have put a missile through his window' without the collateral damage? Seems like someone would have by now. Also, weren't we told that Patriot missiles were highly effective, only to be told later that our technological superiority was slightly exaggerated from that time period? Not a direct comparison, but it gets to the fact that what we are told about what our missiles can do isn't always 100% true.</p><p></p><p>3) Just because we could have put a bomb through his window doesn't mean that he wasn't surrounding himself with human shields (either those knowingly shielding him or unknowingly)</p><p> </p><p>4) Judging Clinton's decision now has the benefit of hindsight. It's easy to say we should have killed him and prevented 9/11 now. At the time, Clinton (love him or hate him) had no way of knowing what was to come. He could just have easily thought we'd get another shot at OBL in a week, month or year or that he'd get taken out by Israel. I'm not justifying his decision, but pointing to something after the fact (such as 9/11) is an oversimplification of the situation at the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 2654002, member: 277"] Again, i have no dog in this fight but there are some issues with the logic here. 1) precision weapons have improved vastly from the 90s. Just because we could do it now, doesn't mean we could then 2) If people aren't supposed to believe what they read, then what other information should they believe in these matters? With all those Generals in the room during this decision, are there any that have come forward to say 'oh we totally could have put a missile through his window' without the collateral damage? Seems like someone would have by now. Also, weren't we told that Patriot missiles were highly effective, only to be told later that our technological superiority was slightly exaggerated from that time period? Not a direct comparison, but it gets to the fact that what we are told about what our missiles can do isn't always 100% true. 3) Just because we could have put a bomb through his window doesn't mean that he wasn't surrounding himself with human shields (either those knowingly shielding him or unknowingly) 4) Judging Clinton's decision now has the benefit of hindsight. It's easy to say we should have killed him and prevented 9/11 now. At the time, Clinton (love him or hate him) had no way of knowing what was to come. He could just have easily thought we'd get another shot at OBL in a week, month or year or that he'd get taken out by Israel. I'm not justifying his decision, but pointing to something after the fact (such as 9/11) is an oversimplification of the situation at the time. [/QUOTE]
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