Good Riddance

It sure took long enough. I've heard conspiracy theories that our intelligence community knew exactly where he was for quite a while and was using him to covertly gather information about Al Qaeda.

Now that he's gone, we are in no way more safe than before. He was merely a high-profile figurehead, besides being a deranged, megaloma-hole.

Bin Laden founded the group, but the nature of the beast is such that we have always needed to change global attitudes about the US and the west in order to win, not just kill terrorist "leaders."

In sum, I think Mark Twain said it best - "I’ve never wished a man dead. But, I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.”