Osama Bin Laden: dead

**zoom-zoom** · 05-01-2011, 06:55 PM

Finally. I hope it f'ing hurt!

**Bike Writer** · 05-01-2011, 07:02 PM

'Bout time!

**nscrbug** · 05-01-2011, 07:11 PM

Definitely great news to hear, unfortunately...I don't think it will put an end to terrorism or al-Qaida.

**Tri Girl** · 05-01-2011, 07:22 PM

so can we bring our soldiers home now. I'm done with it! Mission accomplished and all? I wish we could, but I fear their safety is just as much in danger now than ever before. Will his crazy followers see his death as a martyrdom and channel that rage even more towards us? I agree with nrscbug- I don't think it will change anything. A new leader will be appointed and they will continue their senseless pursuits.

**zoom-zoom** · 05-01-2011, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Tri Girl

so can we bring our soldiers home now. I'm done with it! Mission accomplished and all? I wish we could, but I fear their safety is just as much in danger now than ever before. Will his cray followers see his death as a martyrdom and channel that rage even more towards us. I agree with nrscbug- I don't think it will change anything. A new leader will be appointed and they will continue their senseless pursuits.

Yep, unfortunately I believe this is true. His ilk will likely make him a martyr.

**ny biker** · 05-01-2011, 07:24 PM

People are standing in front of the White House right now singing and chanting. They just sang the Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America.

One of my friends lives near Fort Myer in Arlington, VA -- soldiers assigned to Arlington National Cemetary are based there. He can hear people cheering.

**zoom-zoom** · 05-01-2011, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by ny biker

People are standing in front of the White House right now singing and chanting. They just sang the Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America.

One of my friends lives near Fort Myer in Arlington, VA -- soldiers assigned to Arlington National Cemetary are based there. He can hear people cheering.

This is way cool. If there's any good that came out of 9/11 it's how united everything felt for a while. People just seemed nicer and more patient with one-another. I hope this can happen again, but from a relatively positive event.

**Bike Writer** · 05-01-2011, 08:04 PM

Somehow this seems all the more poignant, I live in a small town and one of the owners of a local restaurant lost his son last week in Afgahanistan. A 19 yr old Marine was killed by a terrorist road side bomb. 19 is just way too young. My heart hurts for his parents, I know the dad and he is a very gentle person and I imagine his son was too.

I know I should not be happy that Bin Laden is dead because he was a human being, but I am anyway. He was probably the most hated person in the world in the last 50 years.

**Koronin** · 05-01-2011, 08:23 PM

This is very good news. Unfortunately I do not think this means we can bring the troops home. But I do think this is long over due.

**PamNY** · 05-01-2011, 08:40 PM

I wondered if people would gather at the WTC site, but there's nothing at the south end which is all I can see without going outside. I am hearing cheering and car horns, so something is going on.

Ironically, I was talking to a firefighter who does wildlife rehab just before this news broke. He's at work tonight. I can only imagine the atmosphere at the fire houses right now.

**ny biker** · 05-01-2011, 08:41 PM

They just showed the crowds at Ground Zero on MSNBC.

**jobob** · 05-01-2011, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by Bike Writer

I know I should not be happy that Bin Laden is dead because he was a human being

no he wasn't

**lph** · 05-01-2011, 10:00 PM

I can't bring myself to cheer because a man is dead, but I am happy that he no longer will able to plan or execute terrible actions towards other people. He may well become a martyr and inspire revenge under a new leader, but still, there have been so many martyrs before him, and not many leaders actually to manage to gain as much power and sway over people as he did.

**Owlie** · 05-01-2011, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by lph

I can't bring myself to cheer because a man is dead, but I am happy that he no longer will able to plan or execute terrible actions towards other people. He may well become a martyr and inspire revenge under a new leader, but still, there have been so many martyrs before him, and not many leaders actually to manage to gain as much power and sway over people as he did.

^ This.

**crazycanuck** · 05-01-2011, 11:34 PM

If you think this will stop 12yr olds wanting to martyr themselves..think again.

I don't buy it..i want to see a body.

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