Wednesday, May 4, 2011

What He Said

Exactly.  Excerpts:
...To repeat: The close of the bin Laden era is cause for great satisfaction and rejoicing; the mission itself appears to have been a marvel of planning, and to have been restrained in its use of force and in the blood that was shed. It is a proud moment for the United States and for all the world.

But we should nonetheless see bin Laden as just a man, and our triumph as something more than just the accomplishment of his death: We have brought to justice a man who was the face of justice flouted, of humanity foresworn, of peace destroyed. These ideals must remain ours, and we must not be co-opted by the allure of a motto bin Laden clearly lived: “by any means necessary.”

1 comment:

RJ said...

I'm not sure that this was justice. Shooting an unarmed man cannot be justified unless the Seals had grounds to anticipate resistance.

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