Well, now

[veronica_rich]

Working with Pakistan to get bin Laden - now THAT'S cooperation. Good job, guys!

(I do wonder who in his organization is going to step up to take his place, though. Taking out the head may weaken a group but it doesn't necessarily mean its end. Still, this is an important psychological piece of news for a lot of Americans, at the least.)

ETA: I do confess I'm rather uneasy celebrating anyone's death. It may be a lingering superstition from my mother, who always pointed out anytime anyone she knew wished death or illness on someone, it usually seemed it struck someone that person loved instead. Or maybe it's just my typical reaction to the vast majority of extremist reaction; I'm not sure.

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[captsparrow4evr.livejournal.com]

To use a probably non-pc image: If you find a big pile of snakes and cut the head off the biggest one, all the rest run and hide. You don't get rid of the snakes but now they're hiding all over the area and the hunt is ten times worse. I feel no celebration that Bin Laden is dead. Heck, I don't even feel relief. I am concerned that there will be retaliation for this action and, indeed, as in the metaphor I presented, we may yet "die of a thousand little cuts" rather than one coordinated attack.

I'm sure it will make a lot of people feel better but celebrating even the death of evil is inappropriate, imho.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

My sister remarked last night with all the celebrations would have been a good time for another attack. I pointed out that I would hope Obama has enough of a brain to plan for such a thing, as well as the military chiefs, and that security was tightened prior to the announcement - and will be for a while.

I just want out of these two wars, and not to engage in any others for a while - I'm glad people elsewhere are standing up for their rights, but frankly, the collective U.S. should be tired of fighting for a while, nor can it afford to keep doing so indefinitely. Hell, we can't afford what WE started.