# Obama announcing death of Osama bin Laden \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435 "2011-05-02T02:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/261 "2011-05-02T05:02:49Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Just read the State Department will be sending out a new worldwide caution for Americans. I just told the wife maybe she shouldn’t walk too closely to me. 😃 Of course. Someone might think she’s your bitch. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/262 "2011-05-02T05:04:14Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Just read the State Department will be sending out a new worldwide caution for Americans. 😃 This is one worry… is it going to open up a new can of worms andcause more acts of terrorism? I pray to whatever God is listening that it does not. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/263 "2011-05-02T05:05:17Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Just read the State Department will be sending out a new worldwide caution for Americans. I just told the wife maybe she shouldn’t walk too closely to me. 😃 > [@PapSett](#): > > This is one worry… is it going to open up a new can of worms andcause more acts of terrorism? I pray to whatever God is listening that it does not. Please note that the smiley face was after the second sentence, not the first one. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/264 "2011-05-02T05:07:18Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > “Barack _ **HUSSEIN** _ Obama is the _worst_ Muslim sleeper agent _of all time!_ _OF ALL TIME!_” LMAO!! That is SO funny! > [@RTFirefly](#): > > When 3000 of our countrymen get killed, the President’s supposed to do something about it. It’s bad business to let the killer get away with it, bad all around, bad for every American everywhere. > > Good on everybody, from Obama to the team that actually invaded bin Laden’s compound, who had anything to do with this. My Great Uncle, Leo F. Forbstein, was the Musical Director for [The Maltese Falcon](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/fullcredits). Coincidence? I think not. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/265 "2011-05-02T05:07:29Z")
Yeah, well, this might be news to some of y’all, but Al Qaeda was already trying to kill us. They’re not going about their lives, ready for bygones to bygones, but now we pissed them off and they’re coming for us. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/266 "2011-05-02T05:07:38Z")
… So convenient with the Prince being married. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/267 "2011-05-02T05:08:07Z")
I wonder if we’ll get any identification on the names of those on SEAL team, or on who got the kill shot (which they might not even know for sure). That had to have been a surreal experience for those guys. Credit to the team for their efficiency, but a hell of a lot of credit should go to the CIA too for getting the intel, getting it right and putting the SEALS in a position to TCB. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/268 "2011-05-02T05:11:31Z")
> [@feppytweed](#): > > On [http://www.foxnews.com/](http://www.foxnews.com/) headlines… > [@runner pat](#): > > They can’t even spell:Usama Bin Landen We should be grateful they didn’t put a (D) next to his name. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/269 "2011-05-02T05:12:51Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Yeah, well, this might be news to some of y’all, but Al Qaeda was already trying to kill us. They’re not going about their lives, ready for bygones to bygones, but now we pissed them off and they’re coming for us. This might be news to you but they’ve already been coming for us. I doubt they have access to as much of his funding now so I’m not going to lose any sleep worrying about it. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/270 "2011-05-02T05:13:16Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I wonder if we’ll get any identification on the names of those on SEAL team, or on who got the kill shot (which they might not even know for sure). That had to have been a surreal experience for those guys. Let’s hope not! ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/271 "2011-05-02T05:15:48Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I wonder if we’ll get any identification on the names of those on SEAL team, or on who got the kill shot (which they might not even know for sure). That had to have been a surreal experience for those guys. > > Credit to the team for their efficiency, but a hell of a lot of credit should go to the CIA too for getting the intel, getting it right and putting the SEALS in a position to TCB. I might be remembering it wrong but IIRC from the SEAL/pirate conflict they didn’t release names. I doubt they will here either though it would be cool if they did. I agree it must have been a surreal moment - albeit tempered by the firefight. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/272 "2011-05-02T05:18:58Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > We should be grateful they didn’t put a (D) next to his name. [![](http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo256/2002rune_album/1304311749792s.jpg) ](http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo256/2002rune_album/1304311749792s.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/273 "2011-05-02T05:20:07Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > We should be grateful they didn’t put a (D) next to his name. They spelled it the [same way the FBI does,](http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/usama-bin-laden) btw. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/274 "2011-05-02T05:21:24Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > This might be news to you but they’ve already been coming for us. I doubt they have access to as much of his funding now so I’m not going to lose any sleep worrying about it. Since you reiterate my point, I guess it’s not news to me. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/275 "2011-05-02T05:21:47Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I wonder if we’ll get any identification on the names of those on SEAL team, or on who got the kill shot (which they might not even know for sure). That had to have been a surreal experience for those guys. > > Credit to the team for their efficiency, but a hell of a lot of credit should go to the CIA too for getting the intel, getting it right and putting the SEALS in a position to TCB. Do we know for sure that they were SEALS? I mean, certainly they could have been, but it seems equally possible to me that these were Delta Force or any of the other elite military organizations who do this sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/276 "2011-05-02T05:23:06Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > [http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo256/2002rune\_album/1304311749792s.jpg](http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo256/2002rune_album/1304311749792s.jpg) Not sure if that’s photoshopped, but apparantly an MSNBC reporter [made that mistake as well.](http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/02/typo-msnbc-correspondent-accidentally-reports-on-twitter-that-obama-killed/) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/277 "2011-05-02T05:24:57Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Do we know for sure that they were SEALS? I mean, certainly they could have been, but it seems equally possible to me that these were Delta Force or any of the other elite military organizations who do this sort of thing. No, but that is what is being reported. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/278 "2011-05-02T05:27:05Z")
Pretty awesome, way to go Obama! ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/279 "2011-05-02T05:27:19Z")
> [@Shmendrik](#): > > Not sure if that’s photoshopped, but apparantly an MSNBC reporter made that mistake as well. It’s an easy mistake to make. I almost almost did the same thing in one of my posts. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435/280 "2011-05-02T05:28:51Z")
I thought I saw or heard someplace that they were SEALS. I had it in my head for some reason that they were, but I’ve been surfing so much media, I don’t remember where I saw it. Whoever it was, I think it might actually be better if we never learn their names. We never learned the names of the teams that shot those Somali pirates. Being the guy who got the kill shot on Osama bin Laden and not being able to talk about it would be a hell of a thing, though. On the other hand, at least we’ll know that anyone in a bar who says they were on that team will be a liar. The guys who really get on thsoe kinds of ultra-elite teams are there partially _because_ they aren’t the types to run their mouths off in bars. They aren’t loudmouths or blowhards. They’re professionals and adults. I would also bet that they wouldn’t say who got the kill shot even if they know. It was a team operation and a team kill. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announcing-death-of-osama-bin-laden-edited-title/580435.md?page=15)