Originally posted by: GarfieldtheCat
Originally posted by: Exterous
5 If you think it should be handled on a case by case basis why do you make blanket statements and generalizations like 'bad guys'. If you want to be specific, be specific then - and relate to specific events, not hypoteticals
I agree it should be on a case by case basis. The problem is, it seems some other people think it should be an "always, doesn't matter who or where, no discussion necessary thing, lets just do it". That is what I was trying to point out (poorly, I guess).
There is a big difference between sneaking across the Pakistan border with a drone or small spec ops team to capture/kill OBL or someone like him, where the chances we get in/out without being observed are good, and going into a country where we would be detected, and possibly fired upon.
Is antagonizing a whole country (say Pakistan) by ignoring their sovereignty (they have pride too, just like us), to maybe get a couple of mid-level people that are already at least partially isolated? Pakistan (or any country), can have a knee-jerk reaction, just we did to 9/11. What if they decided not to help us anymore? Is that worth getting two people? When we created probably hundred of pissed-off Pakistanis that either become terrorist helpers, because they are mad at us.
All I'm saying is a blanket statement that the US will (or should) go in to get anyone we deem an enemy is wrong, and can cause more problems sometimes. Killing several terrorists while creating hundreds is not a good trade-off.