Osama bin Laden DEAD!!!

It was announced last night that a small team from the US military has caught and killed Osama bin Laden.





I was at work when this was announced last night. I may have mentioned this before, but I work at the front desk of a hotel in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. At the moment it is super dead, we have over 150 rooms to rent and last night we had people in 10. The hotel bar is basically in the lobby, and last night it was empty. Then the president got on TV and made his announcement. Every single solitary guest came down to the bar not ten minutes after he was done talking. Shots were given out, kids were getting chocolate milk shakes at 10pm. They were disappointed when our employees wouldn't let them buy us any shots. The rejoicing was immediate, spontaneous, and infectious. They were not alone in the sentiment. ...









There were many images of people singing "God Bless America" all over the news. Hopefully not all of them were as bad as the one above.



For at least a night the nation was united again. People from every corner got together and celebrated.

As for me.... not gonna lie, I immediately was sooo excited for this victory. I realize that this war on terror has been gong on for almost ten years now, but for some reason this feels like the first thing that has happened that was not a senseless act of death and destruction. I support our troops, and understand the sacrifices they are giving to help keep our shores free. I also feel with all my heart that with out our troops abroad that our country would have been a different place after 9/11. Some how though, that does not negate the feeling that young men are going to a strange land and never coming back, or the images of the bombings and of kids walking around covered in blood.

Last night though, that was a sweet justice. The celebrators, at least in this country, were thinking of one thing - September 11th, 2001. They were thinking about how we finally got the justice we deserved for that heinous act on our citizenry. I remember writing in my journal about how much anger I felt that day. I agreed 100% with Bush that we should go and find the people that did this to us. I felt relief last night. Relief because in a way I suppose I see it as a step in the right direction to end this war. There are men to take his place or course, apparently one of them is even his son. It felt good though, to have the one that planned the attack gone from this earth. My sister-in-law pointed out how cool it would be to be able to watch that judgment as he passed to the other side. I would have to agree.

It is with pride though that I point out that seemingly small group of people that are not celebrating Bin Laden's death with the rest of us. I really only do this, because a little while after Obama spoke I was online and my best friend got on as well and we were talking about it. She happens to be in that minority. They have some good points, moral points, points that make me feel a little ashamed of myself. He was evil, but he was a child of God. One more for Satan's army - what's to celebrate there? A life is a life, no matter how terrible he was. We should have waited at least for a trial of his crimes (I pointed out on this one what a kangaroo court that would be). I understand their points, I even agree with them (well not the trial one). I, however, am not a perfect person. Not even a little bit. So, if I had not been working when it was announced, I probably would have hit town square and joined in on the festivities.

Osama bin Laden is DEAD.

God bless America.