Osama Bin Laden was reportedly killed early Sunday morning in Pakistan by a team of Navy Seals. I am not one to lust for blood but I can’t say I’ll miss this murdering terrorist.
One of the fears I have about Bin Laden’s death: that by making him a martyr is that we risk reviving the waning influence of Al Qaeda. The recent Arab Spring has shown that it is ordinary people who have the power to change governments, not terrorists like Bin Laden.
Analysts said Bin Laden’s death amounted to a double blow for Al Qaeda, after its sermons of anti-Western violence seemed to be rendered irrelevant by the wave of political upheaval rolling through the Arab world.