Yesterday our generation witnessed what I consider one of the biggest news stories of our entire lives so far. Osama Bin Laden killed by U.S. operatives. And being on a college campus the celebrations for this victory range greatly. I've seen statuses on facebook from my friends and conversations with others claiming that it's wrong to celebrate the death of someone, even someone as evil as Bin Laden. There have been comments like "he's finally dead" "enjoy your new roommate Satan" etc. But we aren't celebrating the fact that a man is dead, but rather, the fact that our generation now has some closure to the worst attack on American soil in our lifetime.
A prominent member of the group responsible for the 9/11 attacks can no longer harm people. Let's face it, Bin Laden was a flat out murderer and needed to be brought to justice. And even if he was captured and brought in alive, he would have seen his demise shortly after. No one celebrated to this extent when Saddam was killed, but when he was captured. That is the same today, we are celebrating the fact that Osama Bin Laden has been captured, it just so happens that he had to die in order for that to be accomplished. So to those who feel dirty or wrong celebrating because a man died, celebrate. Because America is celebrating a victory almost 10 years in the making. Some closure has been brought to the families who lost someone that day. For the time being, America can again stand together united.
9/11/01 is an unforgettable day, 5/1/11 is a rememberable one.
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