Batten down the hatches, Petals and wait for the retaliation.
His grave will now be a rallying point and a site of homage and pilgrimage for the non-moderates.
"MY,ME,MINE,I"...never have I heard so many personal pronouns.
His grave will now be a rallying point and a site of homage and pilgrimage for the non-moderates.
I agree that retaliation is a real possibility. I should hope that, at the very least, his death will be a warning toward those who thought him immortal. Allah was not on his side.
The fall of many of the middle-east's most oppressive regimes also signals a change in the attitudes of the people of that region. It removes a breeding ground for the grief and suffering that grooms angry young men, ripe for the pickings of Al Qaida. I'm hopeful for a change for the better.
A huge thank you to the U.S. Armed Forces! For all the sacrifices and battles we don't see; killing Bin Laden may be mainly symbolic at this point, but it's still excellent news!
Gotta admit though, I'm watching the live stream of Al Jazeera English right now and they're showing a bunch of video from in front of the White House where tons of people are jumping up and down and chanting "USA! USA!"
Even if we can all agree that Bin Laden is an evil man, this is not the images we need to be seeing right now. Just because he is dead doesn't mean the complete dismantling of Al Qaeda and the end of terrorism either. If the goal is to finally end military actions in the Middle East, the last thing we need to do is agitate the very people who would want to retaliate. But that's just me.
Bingo!