No House resolution honoring SEAL's bin Laden mission

[classicman]

Merc "It draws attention to the unit, the missions, and the people. And they do not want or need that. Now every reporter out to get a stringer on the front page will be out head hunting these people.

Valid point - I don't like thinking about this, however its already happening & this isn't going to change that.

Merc What should have happened is for the government to state what happened in the mission, never mentioned any details about anything, never told anyone what they did with the body, never told anyone they took pictures, and never told anyone what units were involved."

Again, I agree. I think those days are gone though. Gotta deal with what is.

F&B "Its for the historical record as it has always been for 200+ years and does not ruin any careers."

Monster " I sorta feel like it's already there in the history books"
" History is passed on by word of mouth and writings of the people. No-one puts any store in records written by the ruling party of the time."

True, but the passing of info via word of mouth is not all that accurate and the writings of people is biased by those who did the writing and the info the had at the time. "whisper down the lane" sorta.

From what I understand this is a "no brainer." We've spent more time discussing it than they would have if they just did it.

The R's don't want to sign onto this for political reasons. Its a really tough pill to swallow for them. They've been painting Obama as weak since before the last election and were certainly planning to use that issue in the next election (not like they have a chance anyway). All this time he has been plotting, planning and working on this. They look like fools right now. They've lost another plank in an already weak campaign. If anyone here is playing politics with this issue, its the R's.

Dana One source is not necessarily more or less useful than another. They each bring certain benefits and also bear certain dangers. The best kind of evidence for a historian is a multiplicity of sources. Preferably of such variety as to allow a glimpse into many aspects of the subject. That includes popular response and official record.

Well said - The differing perspectives is also a big plus. Varied accounts from varied sources all add to get a clearer picture of the event as possible.