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...it has gotten us a lot of dead terrorists and that's a good thing. "What woulda happened if" is a territory that is full of warm and fuzzy theories none of which can be proven. The theory that not bombing them would have caused the collapse of western civilization is as valid as any other. Truth is no one knows what would have happened as a result of this action or that action. We is guessing here and your guess is as good as mine and likely better than Obama's.
...IMHO, the reason that our leaders don't go after the funders of terrorism is because they are afraid that the funders would go after them in return. Was is acceptable as long as only the rif raf peasants are dying.