Osama Bin Laden's Death

             The death of Osama Bin Laden is an event that has enormous significance for all Americans. Some people view the death of Osama as a good thing but cringe when people celebrate his death. When I heard the news I was extremely proud to be an American and felt that this was a huge victory in the war on terror. I am relieved and very happy that Osama is dead. I don’t think that my feelings are inappropriate or barbaric. Some people argue that Americans celebrating the death of Osama is just as wrong as when the militant Muslim community celebrated 9-11. I think this comparison is way off-base in some key ways. The radical Muslims celebrated the murder of thousands of innocent people. Americans celebrated the death of a mass murderer. I think the difference is quite obvious. Bin Laden openly declared war on America and his death is a direct consequence of this action. Osama was still actively planning attacks on America and I find it ridiculous that people say I shouldn’t be happy about his death. Osama was trying to kill Americans until he met his end. No one took objection to when Hitler committed suicide, but somehow it’s wrong to be happy about Osama’s death. Osama was just as evil as Hitler and if he had accomplished his goal all non-Muslim Americans would have been killed. That is not my opinion it’s a fact. Militant Muslims have said multiple times that the Western world is the greatest evil in the earth. If Osama had the power he would have killed millions of Americans. I don’t see a problem with celebrating the death of a monster.
President Obama gave a good speech after the death of Bin Laden. He emphasized the unity of all Americans. I think that this event can only help Obama’s re-election campaign. This event will become a political battle and Republicans and Democrats will both try to claim credit. The Democrats will say that it was Obama’s action that led to Bin Laden’s death and the Republicans will claim that it was Bush’s decision to attack terrorism that lead to this victory. Both sides have good points, but I think this event will benefit Obama the most.