It was colorful...but put some of our finest at great risk. Perhaps they should have bombed the old snake rather than risked the SEALs. They didn't have to get his corpse and it isn't as if they were going to show it to the world.
Instead, he sends in heretofore secret stealth choppers, only to lose one at the site. Can you imagine what China is offering those Paki generals for this Chopper ? It sure is different than any previous chopper, obviously a lot of new technology there..
http://www.reuters.com/subjects/bin-laden-compoundNOTE: That chopper looks awfully small, unless we are just seeing only part of the whole..
Personally, I don't care if they show his splattered face..the ones who must know about his death have already gotten the word one way or another.
BTW: Besides; now the conspiracy theorists can have fun for years...even if the photos were published, they would still be having their fun; just look at all the photos and documentation which exists concerning the 9/11 attacks ! Has that evben slightly deterred the tinfoilers ?