So there is no question what the top story in the news this week is: Osama Bin Laden is dead almost 10 years after September 11th, 2001. Everyone has been talking about it and everyone has their own idea of what went down and everyone has their own opinion on the situation in general. So let’s go through some of the facts.
As reported by CNN yesterday, Early Monday just outside of Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Osama was in his residence when U.S. forces entered. The U.S. Navy Seals were the ones behind the operation and after 40 minutes, the al Qaeda leader along with four others were all killed on the residence. A woman who was in the room with Osama and believed to be his wife was shot in the leg when she rushed U.S. troops as they came in. “There was no telephone or Internet service at the dwelling, which was valued at more than $1 million. Its occupants burned their trash rather than leave it out for collection as other area residents did.” A total of five people were killed within the compound: two al Qaeda couriers on the first floor, a woman caught in their crossfire, Osama bin Laden and his son.
Fox News reported that “Usama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound was “built for deception,” with barricades and a falst wall apparently intended to confuse and stall intruders, a senior U.S. official told Fox News. The official said the compound was constructed in anticipation of a “potential assault.” Every floor had barricades and what looked like the main door of the complex had a brick wall behind it.”
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney admitted to CNN that “…we provided a great deal of information with great haste.” Some top officials were the first to go public about the fight, including Brennan. He said that during the assault “there was a female who was in fact in the line of fire that reportedly was used as a shield to shield bin Laden from the incoming fire.” As soon as the news leaked, there were reports all over and every single one of them were different.
One thing is certain: while it is a great thing that Osama bin Laden will not be able to harm us anymore, why are we rejoicing a death? Christians to children to everyday people are rejoicing in the fact that a life was taken that day. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy he will never be able to hurt our country again, but I’m so tired of seeing “yay!! Osama bin Laden is dead.” My friend posted this status and I really couldn’t have said it better myself, “As Christians should we be excited and celebrate murdering someone? Who are we as people to judge another mans death. We all deserve death according to God's law. So, I am not excited about osama's death cuz we all deserve the same thing.” I understand that our country is safer but just because he is dead doesn’t mean the war is over and the troops are coming home. Don’t get me wrong, I wish they could. I’m praying my boyfriend doesn’t get deployed, but it doesn’t mean that everything is right in the world again. No matter how much we wish it was.
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