Comments on Mapless: Victory??

I agree, Glenn, that we have to take steps to ensu...

2011-05-03T06:43:29.209-07:00

I agree, Glenn, that we have to take steps to ensure the security of our nation. I don't necessarily believe this means summarily killing our enemies.

That said, I understand that the intelligence and the armed forces that carried out this attack are experts, and if they didn't believe capturing him alive was realistic, or couldn't be done and still keep our Seal team safe, then they probably had to kill him. I don't mean to sound like I'm second guessing that (although CNN reported that there never was any plan to take Bin Laden alive).

As I've been thinking more about my feelings, I realized that what really bothers me is how his death both robs his victims of seeing him answer for his crimes, it also makes him a martyr among his cohorts. I don't like that.

But what's done is done. I do hope the Seal team was able to bring back hard drives and other electronics that we can use as intelligence about Al Qaeda.

ditto Glenn

2011-05-03T02:19:21.404-07:00

ditto Glenn

Erin, I share so many of your feelings. It is imp...

2011-05-02T09:29:05.013-07:00

Erin,

I share so many of your feelings. It is important that OBL be killed or captured for the sake of justice and the security of our nation. This is a primary responsibility of civil government, administering justice and the safety and security of its people. Will his death change much in the long run? I doubt it. Does the death of terrorists fuel their hate toward us? Of course. Does that mean we should back off trying to provide security for our people? No. Is there and eery resemblance between celebrations in the Palestinian Territories after 9-11 and celebrations in the US last night and today? Maybe, a little; but there is a difference between terrorism and the administration of justice.