Tuesday, May 3, 2011

osama bin laden

I think that it is a good thing that we finally got rid of osama. He was a dangerous terrorist who got what he deserved. I think that we made the right choice. If we would have kept him ailve it might have provoked al queada to a more immediate response and it also would have been a mess because we cannot just kill a man that you have prisoner so that would have been a worse decision. I think that over all we did the right thing, he was responsible for thousands of american deaths, even if he wasn't the only one responsible. He isn't the only leader that al queada has. There will be another leader that will  come to power, hopefully he will be more neutral about americans, which is very unlikely. I think that the pakistani government was not pursuing him like they could have. I think that they should have just told us that he was there, they didn't even have to take action. Also if the U.S. would have informed the government of their plans to kill osama bin ladan they might have told him that we were coming and then he would have escaped. Also the soldiers that were sent in to kill osama should have recieved the money that was put on his head. Even if they work for the government doesn't mean that they shouldn't recieve an extra bonus for putting their lifes on the line. I liked the way that the government treated his burial they did it respectfully and quietly. If they would have buried him in a grave then they would have made it into another reason that the youth of the middle east should join al queada because he didn't have a proper muslim burial. If on the other hand they paraded him around then it would have caused a huge uproar in public opinion scrutinizing the americans. I also worry about where the terrorists will strike next and with what weapons. If they use a biological germ weapon that could put thousands and even millions into danger. If they just use a bomb then will they come after the americans and try to kill our civilians again. We must be more careful about who we let into the country. An example of this is checking people in airports. Like when many people say that we are discriminating against muslims by checking them more often. Well of course we are they are the perpatrators of nine eleven. It doesn't make any sense not to discriminate because then we would be wasting our time. It's not like we are taking them hostage or persicuting them. We are just trying to make sure that we keep our civilians safe from fringe group terrorists. The main group of muslims believe in a much less radical interpratation of the koran, but even a few is dangerous. I think that it was a good thing that we killed osama.