sergeriver wrote:
1-Would you be surprised if President Obama was killed?
Yes and very. He seems like too nice a character. Flawed yes, but there has not been a group of people he has demonised to the extent you could say that someone would feel the need to assassinate him. The Bush administration has rightly or wrongly demonised Islamists to an extent and we haven't seen any attempts on his life.
sergeriver wrote:
2-What are the odds of President Obama being assassinated?
Very low. And I'll put my hand up and say that if Hilary is Vice President, who would be dumb enough to assassinate Obama only for her to step into the void?
sergeriver wrote:
3-Would President Obama's assassination benefit anyone?
The Democratic party. The support would be huge and from both sides of politics.
sergeriver wrote:
4-How would President Obama's assassination affect the US?
There would be chaos. Serious questions would have to be asked of the CIA and FBI as well as a string of other agencies abilities in defending the country and the politicians which serve it.