I agree in essence but you are making a subjective statement by heavy usage of senseless, baseless etc.. their meaning is relative .
the point is.. someone says that he is 100% sure that the dead SEALs were the participants of the OBL attack then yes thats silly without providing proof but then again we cant be 100% sure that they were not the one because the white house or state department etc say so
if anyone of us is privy to sensitive information then I don’t think he will discuss it on a public forum. Given his or her authority and job he would rather keep it a secret.
honestly.. to me it doesn’t make any difference if they weer OBL killers or not. These guys died in the line of duty and may their souls rest in peace and if they were the ones that fired a warning shot in OBL’s head then I pray for them and thank them for ridding us of a terrorist that our own agencies couldn’t.
I am really glad you brought my words into question. It not only gives me a chance to justify their usage, but may also help keep a check on their relevance.
Now let us see whether my words stand scrutiny:
Unreasonable - How reasonable is it to think that the US government would change the entire team (by killing the original ones) and create another Pandora's box? The identity of those Seals, and the photographs of the operation (OBL) are not top secret. They can be accessed by any Congressman on request, and have been too. How many Congressmen would have to be kept quiet on this, if the original team were to be wiped off? It becomes a nightmare, even more so when all the news sources have been told that they (Seals) were not the same ones.
Baseless - Because it fails to take into account the months of training the Seals (OBL op) had gone under for that aggressive operation, whereas, this operation was a difficult rescue mission (Hence team 6 involvement), and different specialists (with different training) of that elite team would have to be employed. Killing them (Seals of OBL) can be done in many better ways, rather than putting up a show of utter failure and exposed weakness.
Senseless - Would it not make more sense to train those same Seals to lie about the operation than to replace them with new ones to lie about it?
I am not saying the US government is not lying. It must be, every government does! Even more to its own people than to others.
But when we are to assess a situation, we shall take every option and every aspect available into consideration. Then came S.M.R.'s post stating that he is not to believe a thing without a proof, and will believe it is a lie - but that too is without a proof!
So, when someone displays nothing but a belief, then I suppose I am justified in calling into question the basis, reasoning, and sense behind it.
See Irfan, perhaps it is my thought process that is different. I deduce the facts after critically reading the articles (with the writer's bio in question), getting only that information that can be verified, and judging the moves and motives behind the actions by their consequences. So it is bound to get me pretty worked up when people display no respect for facts and let their biases run amok.
My words may be relative, and indeed nothing is confirmed as a fact, but I am only looking for the most plausible explanation behind any action.
Well, thanks again for reading my post critically. It helps.
