I, like many people, am overcome with the news of the death of Osama bin Laden. And it's not because it's a celebration of death, but because it seems to promise that the world will be a little safer when we wake up tomorrow morning. One of the first things K said to me basically relayed hope that David may live in a safer world now.
I don't for a second think that Osama bin Laden is the root of all evil. The damage he has done will be long-lasting: he has trained others and those will go on. He has bred hate and, unfortunately, there has been plenty of fertile soil.
Instead, I see this victory as sign that we are getting the right cooperation from our allies, that we have infiltrated their network, that we can prevent future attacks, and that we can destroy their worldwide machine from the inside out. At the same time, I hope and pray we can make the world safer by not allowing the world to fall in such disrepair through war, famine, and greed that this happens all over again.
May al Qaeda fall before our eyes. Forever.
Amen, brother.
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