FINALLY!!!

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold.  I shed a tear this morning, but it was a tear of joy and relief.  Finally, the vicious, mass murdering, evil bastard who masterminded 9/11/01, Osama bin Laden is dead. For so many reasons this changes things for the world.  A zealot of evil and a demagogue of hate is dead.  There will be no more audio tapes.  There will be no more speculating about his possible whereabouts.  There will be no more doubting American resolve.  In the wake of Vietnam, there has a been a standing doctrine from enemies of America that if you can make the fight last long enough and kill enough Americans that America will lose its nerve.  No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.  I'm not foolish enough to believe that this will end the war on terror or future wars.  As long as there are people on this planet there will be intolerance, envy, hatred, violence and war.  However that doesn't mean that it's not okay to take a minute to celebrate and breathe a sigh of relief when a giant stain on humanity is removed.

Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed, "Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.  This much we pledge -- and more."

With joy and relief I salute the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, all our veterans, the intelligence community, President Barrack Obama and former President George W. Bush, and the American people.  You have reconfirmed to the world that we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.  Now let's turn the page.

Osama, I sincerely hope that you enjoy Hell.