No. I would not. And I am very appreciative of the fact that Obama made the adult decision, knowing he would be criticized and attacked. I am glad he stepped back and saw Big Picture, not the next 72 hour news cycle, nor people demanding "closure". Frankly, if the relatives of those who died in the Twin Towers or at the Pentagon or in Pennsylvania want to see a PRIVATE viewing b/c they need "closure", that would be one thing. But everyone else who wants to see it out of purient curiosity or because they want to buy into some governmental conspiracy - get a freaking life and think about how many more American lives would be put into danger. Two scenarios: faked picture/conspiracy? bin Laden will just make a videotape and prove it wrong. I seriously doubt the American government would run that risk. Get real. Second: real photo, released? Even MORE anger and hatred against the U.S., but now with a distinct focus.
Like everything else, reason and logic will see the point, and conspiracists will not (sigh).
Really. People are barely surviving in Alabama - and there's barely anything in the news about that anymore b/c everyone is arguing about whether or not these photographs should be released. When was the last time you saw anything about the hundreds of thousands of people in Japan who are still struggling?
How are you going to control a picture like that? Do I REALLY want a child looking up and seeing that on TV? or on the internet? Nope. And it absolutely would serve to incite more violence, and would become yet another rallying point for terrorism. I can just see the banners now with his mangled face on them...all over the Middle East.
*steps of soapbox*