[Kobi]

It's very difficult to come to reasonable conclusions in matters
like this considering the level of misinformation, outright lies,
distortions of truth, and the economics which give impetus to many
of the odd decsions that are being made by our leadership over the
past few administrations.

Politics and economics make for strange bedfellows. Yet what one
must say or do publicly vs what one says and does behind closed
doors can give rise to erroneous beliefs and emotions in the people
leaders are supposed to be helping, protecting, liberating, etc. and
in us as citizens of the USA.

Who can say with any degree of certainty who are our allies and who are our enemies.....today.....
because it can change tomorrow. For the "war on terror", if there ever was one, to continue,
leaders have to continue to promote those things which provide the fuel
for it ....hatred, mistrust, negative imagery, the ever-changing line up of bad guys/countries, fear etc.

It is a vicious circle and cycle that we are involved in....we meaning the world.
And it is not going to be solved with the death of one person, or
a change of leadership, or by bombings, or by bravado, or by blaming.

We have had an odd association with Pakistan for a long time. Yet,
Pakistan is the newest source of cheap labor for American manufacturers.
I didnt know that until I bought some clothing and noticed the
"Made in Pakistan" label. So, we are exploiting another improverished people.
Yet, in exploiting them, we are also helping them. Economics is a very
powerful motivator and a double edged sword.

And, I, for one, am very disappointed in the way Obama and his administration handled this.
How it was handled was what I expected from Bush/Cheney not Obama.

And that was a long winded way of saying, I would be hard pressed to believe Pakistan
didnt know where Osama was. But, it is certainly politically advantageous
to all parties that it unfolded in a certain way.

And, considering what the USA has done in Iraq, Afganistan, Libya,
and now Pakistan, I would expect the Pakistani people from all parts
of the world to be a little concerned about what comes next. And,
I would expect they would feel threatened, regardless of where they
are, for their own safety.

As for us Americans....time to stop buying into all the bullshit that
is handed to use on silver platters. And time to hold our leaders
accountable for the crap they are doing in the name of freedom.