Saturday, May 21, 2011

Yes. We. Can.

On the death of Osama bin Laden.

All I can say is:
·    I'm relieved – my body issued a long, great sigh of relief.  Yes, there will always be terrorists.  But this decades-long manhunt is finally over.  And I'm glad.
·    I take heart from the way the President led the team – of advisors and operatives – to achieve this result in a measured and appropriate manner.
·    I find it bewildering that there are some who begrudge Obama's visits to Ground Zero, to the troops, and to the CIA – calling this process a "victory dance."  These same voices were only too happy to praise Bush's swaggering display declaring mission accomplished on the Abraham Lincoln's flight deckwhen there was nothing yet to celebrate.

Congratulations. . . and thank you.


Photo Information:
President Barack Obama listens during one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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