Osama bin Laden killed (was: They got him.)

[TiLiMayor]

Developing nations like mine have their own terrorists to take care about.

 

[Tortin]

I just want to take a moment and appreciate the poetic justice of this announcement happening 8 years to the day of the mission accomplished announcement.

Also: “I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.”
—

Mark Twain

 

[cmhardw]

I wholeheartedly agree with what Kian said. I also remember the emotions of 9/11/01, I was a high school senior at the time. Classes were cancelled and they called us all into the auditorium to watch the news footage live and to come together as a school to discuss the emotions and issues surrounding the whole thing.

I am relieved, as Kian said, that bin Laden will no longer be able to plan any attacks against the US and other countries. Of course there will be others to fill the vacuum left by his absence, but this was a morale victory that many US citizens needed to begin the process of closing this chapter out of our lives.

I really want to know how he died.

I watched the presidential address on live stream on cnn.com, and Obama mentioned that a strike team entered the compound where bin Laden was known to be and that "shots were fired" and bin Laden was killed. They also recovered his body.

 

[NaeosPsy]

I don't care that much really, but i am glad that they got him down. I think it was really important for US people tho.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

YAY

 

[AustinReed]

I'm happy and all, but why do I not have a good feeling about this?

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I'm happy and all, but why do I not have a good feeling about this?

Reading your post made me not have a good feeling. Thanks...

 

[IamWEB]

I'm happy and all, but why do I not have a good feeling about this?

It's potentially the start of World War III.

 

[AustinReed]

Joy.

 

[uberCuber]

I'm happy and all, but why do I not have a good feeling about this?

Because it will likely lead to even more military activity in the region.

 

[ZamHalen]

Though this man caused great harm and posed a great threat against the world, I can't say that I am at all happy about his death. I must say that we have just made a symbolic victory at best, but the war is not won. In reality the US may now be facing a bigger threat which may want to strike back at the force which killed its leader.WEB's post may be over-exaggerated but not far from reality. In all honesty I have to say that terrified is more appropriate in describing how I feel as the circumstances are now more unpredictable than ever. They are now an army fighting without a leader which led them since their founding something which is new to them.
I'll edit this or type more later it's too late right now.

 

[Carrot]

ohhh :'( he lost the "hide and seek"-game :'(

 

[irontwig]

This will just piass off more bad people.

 

[Dene]

Meh, it's hardly important news any more.

 

[onionhoney]

I wouldn't have remembered this person if he weren't killed.
This is definitely a good news, and i hope it won't trigger revenge from Al Qaeda.

 

[stoic]

I for one am glad that he is gone

 

[rowehessler]

Meh, it's hardly important news any more.

you didn't have 3,000 people of your country die because of him, so to us, its pretty freakin important news

 

[Kirjava]

you didn't have 3,000 people of your country die because of him, so to us, its pretty freakin important news

What does it matter which country he is from?

 

[RyanReese09]

What does it matter which country he is from?

He wasn't as personally effected by what Osama did.

 

[Kirjava]

He wasn't as personally effected by what Osama did.

I don't understand. Take the average american and take Dene, neither of them knew any of the 3000 people that died.