Good Riddance To A Madman

A decade after the worst terrorist attack on US soil, a measure of justice has been achieved with the killing of terrorist leader Osama Bin Ladin. In a daring Sunday night raid, US navy SEALS acting on months of intelligence gathering, entered a highly secured compound near Islamabad Pakistan, cornered the al Qaeda leader in a second story bedroom and killed him with the shot to the head in a perfect operation with no American casualties. President Obama, delivered the news to the American public late Sunday night which resulted in celebrations in front of the White House and in the streets of NewYork City.

The CIA zeroed in on Osama's location by tracking the couriers he used to deliver video tapes and other messages to the outside. Credit goes to President Obama for his decisive action which yielded a treasure trove of intelligence such as hard drives and DVD's which could lead to the locations of other al Qaeda operatives. I also think that credit goes to former President Bush who's anti terror policies were left in place by the current president. Now that radical Islam's top dog has been permanently neutered, what effect will this have on the global terrorist movement? Unfortunately, the insanity of people willing to blow themselves up or fly themselves into buildings won't dissipate even with the death of their groovy guru.

Its important for westerners to understand the motivations behind the Jihadist movement. Its origins date back to the crusades and its endgame is to reclaim all Muslims lands lost to the "infidels" during that conflict. Although Bin Ladin's demise in certainly reason to celebrate, it only will cause temporary disruption in radical Islam's plans to destroy western civilization.