9Y.7M.20D...Death Befalls bin Laden

Nine years, seven months and 20 days. My initial reaction after receiving the breaking-news in the midst of an awesome birthday celebration: Bullshit and propaganda..but HEY let's take a shot anyway!

On this 2nd day of May 2011, a day that will be forever branded on the hearts, minds and souls of millions; as dusk seeps in and the reports have unfolded, I find myself still feeling some type of way about the death of Osama bin Laden...

As one CNN article reported, Bob Gibson, a retired New York police officer, said the news of bin Laden's death gave him a sense of "closure." "I never thought this night would come, that we would capture or kill bin Laden," he said. "And thank the Lord he has been eliminated."  For those who share his sentiments and celebrate Osama's killing as justice for their loved ones who sacrificed and lost their lives, I am happy. Happy for their peace and solace but something about thanking God for a man's execution does not sit well with me; enemy or not. 

As various Internet sites continue to swirl with news updates, photos, jokes and the usual gamut of public opinion, I admittedly fear what's to come. While I do feel proud to see this happen under President Obama's regime, part of me hopes that those thinking that this earns him a "get re-elected free" card don't make the same mistake many Americans do with their 'Idol' favorites and assume they're safe only to see them voted off early much to the shock and dismay of bewildered viewers. 

"Our country kept its commitment to see that justice is done," Obama declared. "We're reminded that we're fortunate to have Americans who have dedicated their lives to protecting ours...As commander-in-chief, I could not be prouder."


My Question is this: How do you feel Osama's capture & death will affect Obama in terms of the criticism he receives and his potential re-election? Will the ridicule stop with this? What does this mean to you and what do you predict for the US now?

The QOTD on Facebook yielded comments such as:

"Murder is terrible....nothing should be celebrated here....y'all are harmed more by the american politicans who been raping y'all of your money and getting rich off of "war" vs this "person" they can Bin Laden #brainwashed"

"America makes you believe what they want you to believe. They want you to believe that you are "safe" or "safer" now the Saddam and Osama are dead. Why is the world safer? Saddam didn't have weapons and who can honestly prove the the actions of 9/11 were all Al Qaeda/Osama Bin Laden's doing? I believe 9/11 is a conspiracy but it is what it is, just my beliefs. War will always happen because man is corrupt. Man will always want power, money and control. People are never truly safe, America just wants you to believe that."

"I am familiar with our past associations with Osama. That's not the point. And there was a reason why he was blamed. And there is a reason why we went after Hussein first. The fact of the matter is this. You can't convince common folk that those conspiracy theories are true. All they know is what they are told. They were told that Osama did it. They want revenge. And it's easier to chase a man around for 10 years than it is to convict and prove every single person involved with the US was guilty. On top of that, if that is done, this country would collapse or become taken over by some ruthless leader. So let me ask you this, was 911 not terrible? What would you have proposed we did if we could prove the US was without a doubt involved? Do you not think they would want their head too? We can't prove that the US did it. They was able to prove that Osama was involved. Did Osama ever say who helped him do it? All this time he knew he was a target and not once did he name names. I'm asking. And if Osama was crazy enough to let the US place full blame on him without ratting someone out,then he died for his foolishness. " 

So where do you stand?