Osama Bin Laden is Dead

So unless you were stranded on a deserted island last night or had no access to a television, telephone, newspaper, or the internet, you are well aware that Osama Bin Laden, the most wanted and most hated man, has been killed.

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President Obama broke into network television last night (during the end of The Apprentice…which I totally see the irony there!!) and announced to everyone that indeed, Bin Laden was dead.  The news channel had several pictures going on the screen at once.  One of Obama, one of American’s celebrating in the streets of New York City, and one of American’s celebrating outside the White House.

My Thoughts

Now let me start out by saying, I am extremely pleased that this man is dead.  After what he did, whether it is unchristian like of me or not, he deserved to die…and I hope it was a painful death at that.  Sorry, but I do.  But not for ONE MINUTE do I think this is all over like so many America’s were saying.  If Bin Laden was smart enough to have the elaborate caves that he had and if he was able to pull off one of the worst terrorist acts in our nations history, then you better believe he had an army of people at his fingertips.  That.Scares.Me.More.  The “what next” thought keeps going through my head.  The fears I had before about large crowds are back.  Will I be quick to head to an event where large masses of people will be gathering…like New Years Eve in Rockefeller center in 2011…hell no.

Like so many American’s…I can tell you EXACTLY where I was, what I was doing, even what I was wearing the day 9/11 happened.  I had locked my keys in my car and I was waiting for my boyfriend (husband now) to come get me and drive me to my college classes.  I was watching the Today show with my dad when they showed a plane flying to close to the tower.  I actually walked up to the television, pointed and barely got out the words “dad, why is that plane so low and close to the building?” and literally a split second after saying the word building, that plane crashed into the building.  After hours upon hours of being glued to the television, I was terrified.  Sure I learned about war in high school…I listened to how horrible it was during World War II and having to ration food, etc…but never ONCE did I think I would begin to experience it (I know…naive of me)…and never once did I think I would see the beginnings of it before my own eyes.

So for me, it’s a good thing that Osama Bin Laden is dead.  I’m generally not one that believes in Capital Punishment or an eye for an eye type of punishment because I believe with Capital Punishment there is always that chance that the person is innocent and if they are executed and it is found out later, then it’s obviously too late.  But in this instance, we know without a shadow of a doubt that Bin Laden had a hand in 9/11, therefore I do not feel bad at all for being glad that man is dead.

The people I feel bad for are all those people that lost their lives that horrible day…all the families and friends that mourned and are still mourning the loved ones they lost that day…the troops that have spent every day since that day (and before) fighting to keep our country safe and free…those are the people I feel bad for.