I am relieved that justice has been served and Osama has been removed from this earth. BUT, as a mother, I am nervous. My 8th grader will be traveling with her class to Washington D.C. next week. And while I'm excited at all the things she will see - to touch base with our country's history and its heritage - I am also more worried about her traveling there. Our school of course has procedures in place in case of a national emergency, but I will be waiting impatiently every night for her to call, so that I know she's okay. Can't help it - that's just how I feel.
CNN reporting that the operation was a kill mission.
ABC has photos of the inside of the mansion where OBL was killed.
Looks like might be a laptop on the bloody carpet in one of the bedrooms. Obviously, some of the 40 minutes spent looking for further information. Even a photo of what appears to be a shelf with jars of supplements, a few tubes of ointments and a large roll of tape.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/slideshow/photos-inside-osama-bin-laden-kill-zone-13508190
Wow, thanks for posting that. In a weird way, despite seeing the all the blood, there's some comfort in seeing those pics. Some "real" acknowledgement in a visual form of where our Navy Seals risked their lives to fulfill their mission. Makes one proud of our men and women who are out there doing what has to be done so that we can enjoy this freedom we have.
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CNN reporting that the operation was a kill mission.
ABC has photos of the inside of the mansion where OBL was killed.
Looks like might be a laptop on the bloody carpet in one of the bedrooms. Obviously, some of the 40 minutes spent looking for further information. Even a photo of what appears to be a shelf with jars of supplements, a few tubes of ointments and a large roll of tape.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/slideshow/photos-inside-osama-bin-laden-kill-zone-13508190
I do believe that there will be future attacks, probably the very near future. But I believe that is ALWAYS a risk, so personally, I'll take it in stride.
The main focus for me right now is remembering that September morning. Our country in tears, in shock, millions of people afflicted with survivors syndrome at once. The knowledge that someone hated us THAT MUCH, to kill us indiscriminately, for some "greater purpose" that only they were aware of. The knowledge that that moment would be burned into our brains for the rest of our collective lives. One family after another alternately being destroyed forever or saved for one more day as the phone calls started flowing again. To see our leaders, those that we had come to depend on, just as scared and bereft as the rest of us...OSAMA HAD HIS TURN!
And now, we had ours. Yeah, there will still be terrorism, and we will handle it. But this was personal, and 10 years in the making. We finished what he started. And I couldn't be prouder.