On May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden, leader of the terrorist and extremist group al Qaeda was killed in a remote base in Pakistan by the US Navy SEALS. Though at the time his death was celebrated as soon as it was announced by former President Barack Obama, speculation and debate have sprung whether or not bin Laden deserved a trial or taken prisoner. Also, ignited debate has sparked up whether enhanced interrogation techniques should be used on terrorists or extremist suspects. According to reports during the raid of bin Laden’s base, he pulled one of his many wives in front of him when finally confronting the SEALS, and attempting to shoot them as well. He put another innocent life on the line for his and attempted to take it, like the other 3,000 lives he took on the day America, and the world, changed forever. …show more content…
One of them includes picking up the SEALS as well as bin Laden in a warzone, with the risk of getting shot down by remaining al Qaeda members. But if bin Laden was somehow brought to the United States to have a trial, there are two main points that go against this. One thing is that it's pointless to have a trial for bin Laden to testify for his acts on 9/11. Everyone already knows bin Laden planned and executed the attacks on the World Trade Center, and there's no way of even the best lawyer to defend his case. It'll be a big waste of time as well as money for security, which is the other issue. There's a big risk in having bin Laden in the US since his jihadist followers and extremist supporters could possibly come over to the States and attempt a rescue operation to save bin Laden. If he was busted out during his trial, than that would cause great damage to the physical environment, and would cost most likely millions of dollars as well as hundreds of