dinsdale said...
NO empirical evidence what-so-ever has yet been released!!
Compare/contrast the capture of Saddam Hussein.
It's a bit hard to come up with empirical evidence that would carry any more weight than what we have.
You have to look at the consequences of being caught out in a lie, and if it is a lie then you need to count how many people know it's a lie because for each person that knows, the probability of getting away with it halves.
So if 40 people went in on the operation then straight off, the chance of getting away with it if it's a lie is miniscule.
I think Obama is a LOT smarter than that.
I do remember that all through the 50's and 60's there was a lot of talk that adolf hitler was alive and well and living in South America somewhere.
Numerous experts came up with with numerous theories and proofs that he was still alive.
They were all bovine excrement.
And regarding "Compare/contrast the capture of Saddam Hussein."
Almost nobody in Iraq liked Saddam Hussein, and most importantly, the vast majority of the muslim population didn't like him.
It was clear that the public capture, trial and execution of Hussein would make far more friends than enemies.
The same cannot be said for o.b.l.
There are many people all over the muslim world who saw him as a hero and millions more who have considerable respect for him.
In all probability, in some parts of the world, the public capture, trial and execution of o.b.l. would make far more enemies than friends.