Remembering COLE and congratulating SEAL Team Six
By JR Hoeft | Monday, May 2nd, 2011 | InternationalAccording to the Associated Press:
On April 29, Obama approved an operation to kill bin Laden. It was a mission that required surgical accuracy, even more precision than could be delivered by the government’s sophisticated Predator drones. To execute it, Obama tapped a small contingent of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team Six, based in Virginia Beach, and put them under the command of CIA Director Leon Panetta, whose analysts monitored the compound from afar.
What’s all the more gratifying about this operation is that it was the U.S. Navy from Virginia enforcing a punishment a longtime in coming.
Not only was Osama bin Laden the leader of al Qaeda during 9/11, but that organization also perpetrated the attacks on the Norfolk-based USS Cole (DDG 67) a year prior in the Gulf of Aden that killed seventeen Sailors.
According to an advisor to Congressman Scott Rigell, who represents Virginia Beach and Norfolk, the operation brings some sense of justice for USS Cole families.
“A heavy burden of perverse evil has been lifted from humanity,” said Rigell in a statement. “Though terrorism is not dead, and our fight is not over, we may pause to celebrate this historic milestone in our just battle.”
Kudos to SEAL Team Six for carrying out this extremely dangerous operation with no casualties. Once again, the SEALs show why they are the best in the world.
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15 Responses to "Remembering COLE and congratulating SEAL Team Six"
God bless our Navy SEALs (and the rest of the Navy).
ABC has photos from inside the compound. Semi-graphic – lots of blood around, though no bodies showing.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/slideshow/photos-inside-osama-bin-laden-kill-zone-13508190
This is great news. A long time coming but justice has been done. God bless our 911 and Cole victims and their families, and God bless America!
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy. Hope that rat bastard enjoys Hell.
Congrats to the Seals who carried out this extremely difficult mission…It was a long time coming, but at last this blight on all the peace loving countries of the world has been erased..Now he’s where he belongs with his 72 virgins or whatever it is that they believe..My thoughts and prayers are with all the families who lost loved ones on the cowardly attacks of Sept. 11th and all the others that Bin Laden was responsible for killing around the world..
An eye for an eye, you desert scum. Or in your case, a bullet to the head for you and your family for all the innocent lives you have taken over the years. My onoly regrets are that this didn’t happen sooner and that your body is being handled and buried in the Islamic tradition. You cared nothing for respect or tradition when killing those airline passengers or people in the World Trade Center Towers or the firefighters who went in to rescue them. If true justice were to prevail they would put your body in a fully fueled jetliner and auto-pilot that plane into a skyscraper in downtown Karachi.
Jeff: Head on a stick at Ground Zero would have worked for me. But, apparently, “handled according to Islamic traditions,” meant disposing of the body in 24 hours, which meant throwing it in the ocean.
Tons of congratulations for excellent job done, and saving thousands of lives.so thousands of thanks
Technically it’s not Team Six but DevGru, or ‘SEALs from Naval Special Warfare Development Group’. I bet the team just loved throwing IT into the ocean honoring the memory of their buddies dying in this war on terrorism. No shrines for you bin Laden!
What was the last thing bin Laden said to his wife?
“Honey, you feed the dogs tonight and I’ll feed the fish.”
Acute lead poisoning syndrome followed by a killer headache.. Take em out and lets give a heroes welcome to every returning vet.
Now I’m not an expert, I’m just amazed at how freely we thank the specific, branch, operations, number, and street name.
No idea how many times I’ve seen that they’re from Oceana.
I’m not an expert, I only lived in Saudi Arabia for a small handful of years on a guarded compound.
Marcus, no one who is or has been military should say anything here on Bearing Drift that is not already in the news for all to see. We have opinions, but wouldn’t put our military at risk. Never. OPSEC is vital and honored.
I am so glad that this happen in my lifetime. Both of my boys joined the Marines and the youngest got to go to Iraq. I applaued all the brave men and women who use their lives to protect us everyday,especially from terriost…I am sure for all those wives and moms of the teams that it took to capture this person were on there tip toes my heart goes out to you for you are also part of it all. Part of that history for you also had to give up so much in other for your sons,husbands and fathers to carry out this mission to make the world a safer place to live in. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. God speed to all of you. Maria Baez Salcedo
I agree, but what I’m saying is, it should have never been made public.
I’m PROUD they’re from VA Beach, but it shouldn’t be public isi my point.
The Pentagon just released videos of what SEALs took from OSL lair. OBL had a crush on himself. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7365310n
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