Then my mature self took over (after a good nights sleep and much self reflection). I told myself not to act like liberals who, because of their “Bush Derangement Syndrome”, criticized President Bush relentlessly, no matter what he did, good and bad. I will not give into the knee jerk reaction to subscribe to an “Obama Derangement Syndrome”. I can rise above that and give encouragement and gratitude to President Obama when it is earned…no matter what my other disagreements are with him and his destructive policies and his divisive rhetoric.
Thank you, President Obama, for giving the military the go ahead to attack the Pakistan compound to take out Osama Bin Laden. Your courage in stepping up to the plate and standing behind the US intelligence agencies and military was exemplary. If President Clinton had had that same courage when Pakistan offered Osama Bin Laden to him, not once, but twice, September 11th may have never happened. So, again, I say, thank you Mr. President.
Thank you to all the men and women in our intelligence agencies who, over the past four years, have carried out counter intelligent operations based on information gathered from Guantanamo Bay detainees and analyzed the information to ascertain that yes, indeed, Bin Laden was in Pakistan (as many of us have believed for a very long time) and his exact location. Without your perseverance and dedication to your job, the military effort would not have been possible.
A huge THANK YOU to the brave men of the elite Navy Seals team who carried out the successful raid. You brought justice to the families of every soul who has ever been lost at the hands of Bin Laden’s minions all over the world. Your extreme courage and willingness to put your lives on the line in the face of unknown danger and serve your country with honor will never be forgotten…job well done.
While I do agree that this event will serve as a blow to the Al Qaeda terrorist network, I do not subscribe to the notion that Al Qaeda will now collapse. The tentacles of that organization extend to too many countries and to too many Muslim groups. Another leader will emerge from the ashes. He may already have. I’m sure Bin Laden has been grooming a predecessor to take over in the event he was killed or died naturally. Time will only tell. But for now, the world, which has suffered at the hands of this man and his minions, can breathe a sigh of relief, even if it is only for a short time.
