Osama bin Laden has been killed by US forces. It is such a relief to know he is not out there anymore, plotting more deaths. One thing that really gets my goat is that he has been living in a mansion in the suburbs of Islamabad for the last six years-- in luxury-- not in caves, not in spider holes!! Well, maybe not in a whole lot of luxury, because the Wall Street Journal reports, " There were no airconditioning units, meaning bin Laden would have had to suffer through the Pakistan summer. " (I bet it is hotter where he is now). And what comfort could there be when, "No phone lines or Internet cables ran to the property"? Ha!
The US military must have experienced tense moments when one of the helicopters used in the raid crashed and exploded into flames after it dropped off the Navy SEALs (Navy Sea, Air and Land Team) behind the walls of the compound. But, as we see, it didn't affect the operation. Maybe it's like saying "Break a leg"!
Anyway, that is that. Don't want to think about the guy. So many of my neighbors worked in or near the World Trade Center buildings--my husband too. Kids were in school when planes crashed into those buildings that morning of Sept.11, 2001; some parents came home that night and some didn't.
What can be said about a man who terrorized the world and hid behind his wife when he was attacked? Life to him was precious then and not so precious when he incited men to suicide bombing.
God Bless America, my home sweet home. And if, after all this, Obama does not win the 2012 election, I'll eat those hats in my previous post!!
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| Abbottabad, Pakistan-- Osama's home |
The US military must have experienced tense moments when one of the helicopters used in the raid crashed and exploded into flames after it dropped off the Navy SEALs (Navy Sea, Air and Land Team) behind the walls of the compound. But, as we see, it didn't affect the operation. Maybe it's like saying "Break a leg"!
Anyway, that is that. Don't want to think about the guy. So many of my neighbors worked in or near the World Trade Center buildings--my husband too. Kids were in school when planes crashed into those buildings that morning of Sept.11, 2001; some parents came home that night and some didn't.
What can be said about a man who terrorized the world and hid behind his wife when he was attacked? Life to him was precious then and not so precious when he incited men to suicide bombing.
God Bless America, my home sweet home. And if, after all this, Obama does not win the 2012 election, I'll eat those hats in my previous post!!
2 comments:
"..gutsiest calls of any president in recent memory" Isn't that great? I'm glad they took bin Laden out, not tried to bring him back alive.
written like an American. what about all the collateral damage, and Afghanistan ....just for revenge against one man ?
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