>But why do all that ?? Since they knew where he was, why they did not simply arrested him more quietly and alive ?
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>Because the man was the mastermind behind the plot that killed thousands of innocent American citizens.
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>I just won a bet with myself - that you'd be the one saying something like this. People rarely change.

Conversely, you did not surprise me at all by writing this. Will not comment on this any further.

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>The U.S. served notice to the world today - kill our innocent citizens and we will hunt you down like an animal, no matter how long ago it was. Remember that in 1983, we had a very good idea of who killed our boys at the Marine barracks in Beirut - and Ronald Reagan did NOTHING, for fear of retribution.
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What about if they have sent 200-300 commandoes in civilian clothes who stormed the building during the night
and capturing more or less everybody there alive. Then take them into military custody, interrogate, convict etc.
World would receive much much better message.