Re: bin laden is dead?

FWIW, I thought Obama's speech was fine, actually just right for the 
circumstances.  


I'm glad bin laden is dead, glad it was our guys that got him, glad that he knew 
it was coming, (as opposed to a missile strike), and glad justice was finally 
served.
It is a good day when one who stands for the evil he did is taken down.

Mike F. 




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>Mine too. My second reaction was "death is terrible". My third reaction was "Oh 
>dear, what kind of lofty brings-us-all-together-as-one speech will Obama try to 
>spin out of >*this* event." I wonder if someone, somewhere is getting ready to 
>ask George W. >Bush for a statement on this. 
>


Bush and Cheney (and Clinton) have all released statements.  And I am pretty 
sure Bush would have gave a similar speech.  In fact, I didn't realize that the 
news was reading a statement issued by Bush at first-it really mirrored the 
President's announcement.


I get the ambivalence over celebration of his death... at the same time, I do 
not really begrudge the relief that his saga is at an end.  I mean, hey, I would 
be perfectly happy is that had captured him alive.  He served a valuable symbol 
running around and dodging us for so many years.  In that sense, it is a good 
thing, though it doesn't mean terrorism is over.


Thom
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