You know what the best part of getting Osama Bin Laden is? It totally took the news feed away from that stupid Royal Wedding. No, but seriously. I want to congratulate all the soldiers out there doing their jobs and making something like this possible. We've been tracking this guy for a decade now and we finally got him. There are a few things about this whole ordeal that bother me though. None of which have anything to do with the soldiers that got him, the raid, where he was hiding, the President making a speech, the thousands of people that rallied in D.C. and NYC after the news was dropped or anything else related to those topics. My issues have to do with the Facebook philosophers and conspiracy theorists that come out of the woodwork when something like this happens. Also, how I'm sure the news is going to try and spin this in a negative way coming up to the election.
Why can't we just enjoy this moment and take it for what it is. We got the Ace of Spades! The Top Dog! The most influential terrorist of our generation is now dead! That's all it has to be. But that's not all it will be. It will turn into a political stunt by the Democrats to boost their popularity for re-election. The Republicans will turn this into anything possible to help their chances in the election. Before you start thinking anything, I'm a Republican. However, I don't think for one second that this was some kind of stunt by Barack Obama. Like he knew where he was for a few years but wanted to wait until the election was closer to go and get him. Come on, don't be ridiculous. I also have no problem with the speech he gave afterward. A lot of people have an issue with the way it sounded like he was taking credit for it. The bottom line is this; he is the Commander in Chief, he authorized the operations leading up to the raid and he authorized them to move it and attack. He gave credit to the soldiers that carried out his orders, but the fact remains he was the one that had the final say. So I have no problem with the way he delivered the news.
And you know what? Who cares? It wouldn't matter if he stood up there and said, "Yea, I had a vision while I was dropping a presidential deuce that he was in that compound. So I packed up my stuff and went over there and killed him myself" The whole point is, this guy is dead now. The soldiers that were there know what they did, and the people that really matter to them will give them the credit and love they deserve. Maybe it's just me, and I can't speak for all the soldiers out there because I know they all don't feel the way I do. But, I never asked for thanks or special treatment or wanted any kind of credit for doing my job. And those Special Forces guys don't need it either. I don't want you to think I'm comparing what I did with anything the Special Forces do. I'm just saying as a man and a soldier it doesn't matter who takes credit. The people that matter know the truth and that's enough.
I say we just sit back for a while and enjoy the moment. And NO, we can't pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan now. We are fighting a war on TERROR not just Osama bin Laden. He has a second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, that will step right in and take over. Osama bin Laden was more of a symbolic leader rather than an operational one anyway, so the impact his death will have is hard to say. This is a great victory for us and will have tremendous influence over all the Islamic extremists practicing terrorism around the world. They will, however, continue to plot against those who enjoy a life of freedom and that's just the way of the world. So continue to support the troops no matter what and let's come together as a country and see the big picture. It's not about Democrats or Republicans, it's about Americans! From the richest of the rich living in the mansions of Beverly Hills; to the poorest of the poor giving Hand-jobs for Ham Sandwiches in gas station bathrooms. Embrace this victory and just live in the moment. Don't try to make it anything else than what it is. That fucker is DEAD! PERIOD!
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