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veronica_rich) wrote2011-05-02 12:25 am
veronica_rich) wrote2011-05-02 12:25 am
Well, now
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.
(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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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.