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August 6th, 2008  
MontyB
 
 
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Originally Posted by senojekips
Do you really think that the death of Bin Laden will alter the course of the Muslim radicals? I fear that it may just elevate him to the status of a martyr and groups like Al Qaeda will just use his martyrdom as a stepping stone to continue the fight against those who killed him.
I don't think he will become a Martyr he has killed too many of his own kind for them believe that, I think he is just as disliked by mainstream Muslims as he his by everyone else.

What I do believe though is that he is a figurehead in a process very much like Adolph Hitler was and had Hitler died in any one of those assassination attempts WW2 would have been over in a heartbeat.


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To be honest, I feel that Bin Laden has lost his power to really take a proactive part in this debacle other than as a figurehead, in which case his death will have little or no positive effect for the coalition. In fact it would not surprise me if it was found that he was a bigger thorn in our side, dead than alive.
I am sorry but I do believe he is the proverbial serpent, cut off its head and body will die or in this case lose cohesion and "heart".


We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation. ~Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Last edited by MontyB; August 8th, 2008 at 07:56..
 
 
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