Poll: Osama: Biggest news since Hitler's death?

[TacticalAssassin1]

So we're aware now (most of us, anyway)that Osama bin Laden has been killed. Do you guys think that this is the death of the most hated enemy since Hitler?
World War Two went for only 6 years, and the September 11 attacks happened almost 10 years ago, so we have obviously been hunting him down for a LONG time. There were many more casualties in WW2, but Hitler never planned on attacking American soil, and they never killed American civilians. So I'm interested to see how you guys think this compares.

EDIT: I know Hitler's death was bigger. I'm asking if this is the biggest since, not bigger than.

 

[Thaluikhain]

and they never killed American civilians.

Um...pretty sure they did. Being a sailor on a transport ships =/= being military.

Also, US civilians aren't magically more valuable than, say, French or British civilians.

In any case, it's not really a big deal. When was the last time you'd heard of Osama doing anything of note? His death isn't even as noteworthy as Saddam's.

 

[KalosCast]

Hitler's death was a signal to the end of war in Europe. Osama's death will be justification for more wasted money blowing up the Middle East.

Hitler was the political leader of a sovereign nation, Osama was the leader of a relgious extremist group.

Hitler was the driving force behind setting up the infrastructure for the deaths of 11 million human lives, Osama blew up a few buildings in Manhattan.

They don't really compare.

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

and they never killed American civilians.

Um...pretty sure they did. Being a sailor on a transport ships =/= being military.

Also, US civilians aren't magically more valuable than, say, French or British civilians.

In any case, it's not really a big deal. When was the last time you'd heard of Osama doing anything of note? His death isn't even as noteworthy as Saddam's.

I know American civilians aren't more valuable than any other nations, but Osama bin Laden killed thousands of Americans, and was the poster boy for anti-Americanism.

 

[Cheery Lunatic]

Voldemort also died on May 1.

HAS YOUR MIND BEEN BLOWN YET?

I'm kinda trivializing this, ain't I.

 

[Anarchemitis]

I don't know, the Assassination of Kennedy, Cuba Crisis, Moon Landings and the Berlin Wall falling were pretty big too.

Or are you just thinking about people who died?

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

I don't know, the Assassination of Kennedy, Cuba Crisis, Moon Landings and the Berlin Wall falling were pretty big too.

Or are you just thinking about people who died?

Just talking about people that died. I agree those three easily overshadow Osama.

 

[Veloxe]

I'm going with no. Unlike Hitler where it basically was part of the ending of a major front of a World War, Osama is just a leader of an organization. They'll just throw someone else (like his second in command) up to that point and continue on. Ya it's a blow, but it's not really on the same level.

 

[Volkov]

Not even remotely close. Hitler and his political party are responsible for deaths of many millions. Osama - thousands, at best.

 

[loc978]

Hitler's death wasn't what caused the Nazis to lose, and Bin Laden's death will have small bearing on the so-called "war on terror". Leaders can be replaced. Numbers and technology win wars.
So, I'm just glad it's nearly over. You can't fight an entire culture without committing genocide. This shit is functionally unwinnable.

 

[Keepitclean]

Someone will take his place. It seems like Al Qaeda was pretty well set up so surely they would have some sort of plan to reorganize themselves should their leader be killed or captured.

I wouldn't be surprised if Osama isn't dead, it's not like this is the first time that people have been saying that he is. Then again, this time the US are saying that they have his body.

 

[Volkov]

Hitler's death wasn't what caused the Nazis to lose, and Bin Laden's death will have small bearing on the so-called "war on terror". Leaders can be replaced. Numbers and technology win wars.

In this case, not so much. "War on terror" is no more of a war than war on drugs.

 

[Ice Car]

No.

All this is going to do is bring down more shit upon our heads. Retaliation against America is imminent.

 

[loc978]

Hitler's death wasn't what caused the Nazis to lose, and Bin Laden's death will have small bearing on the so-called "war on terror". Leaders can be replaced. Numbers and technology win wars.

In this case, not so much. "War on terror" is no more of a war than war on drugs.

Precisely why that last line you omitted from my post was there. If it were a true war, it would be one with the objective of borderline genocide.

 

[Blunderman]

Outside the US it's quite uninteresting.

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

Hitler was the leader of a country that made quite significant contributions to one of the largest wars in history and was responsible for the deaths of millions. Osama helped orchestrate the deaths of a few thousand people and was the leader of a single small organization. They're really not comparable. We haven't had to live through a serious war like WWII because of Osama.

1: I never said Osama was worse than Hitler.
2: The wars in the middle east are pretty serious.