"Let's lay our cards on the table."
How about those who believe that this should have been an arrest, trial and conviction rather than an assassination; that way, justice would have been seen to be done and the US would have been regarded as heroes in the fight against terrorism rather than being prepared to stoop to the level of those they are fighting.
Any possibility of hostage taking was by far outweighed by the likelihood of reprisal attacks anywhere in the world.
The fact that the US were prepared to carry out a massacre of non-combatants, and have a shoot-out with Pakistani troops if things had not gone to plan will have sent their reputation even further down the pan than it already is and is an even greater argument for it to have been done properly - "The Yanks are at it again!". The obvious anger in the Pakistani President's speech yesterday and the deliberate disiclosure aimed at damaging the work of the CIA were reflections of what is likely to come from other Middle Eastern countries at a time when their co-operation is vital.
Stop setting up your own straw men Lighter - there are far more alternatives than yours and one prevaricator is more than enough
Jim Carroll