Mns wrote:
I'm just wondering why you're willing to put american lives at risk just because you don't believe the president, considering you're supposed to be "for the troops" and all (Serious Question).
Unlike you, I don't live in a fantasy land where everyone lives in contented harmony so long as all they see is unicorns farting rainbows at puppies. Our troops are already at risk, just by virtue of where they are and what they're doing, and also simply by virtue of OBL getting tucked in for his dirt nap. The picture is going to come out eventually anyway, because someone is going to FOIA Request it, and despite any dragging of feet, there's not going to be any legitimately compelling interest in withholding it. Better to release it now why the pot is already stirred than later just to bring it back to a boil. Not showing the picture isn't going to make the jihadis any less inclined to murder people, just as showing it isn't going to make them any more so. They're already inclined to be a pain in the ass, and anything we do is incentive/justification as far as they're concerned. At least with this photo(s?), no one can point at it and say, "See? The Americans are exactly what they said we are!" A guy with a bullet in his head isn't exactly great marketing material.
The precedent for releasing disturbing/inciting photographs was already set with the Abu-Graib release...by people who share your views. Now that precedent isn't convenient for you/them, and we're supposed to ignore it? Sorry, but that's not the way it works.
Your Pal,
Jubber