Osama bin Laden was a mass murderer for sure, but by no means was he an isolated figure in the world of terrorism. In many ways, getting Osama was a purely a symbolic gesture, one that I feel has lost a lot of its meaning as time has passed. In the interim, there have been so many more important events and so many more heroic acts, but those haven’t been celebrated. In fact, in many cases, they have been ignored.

Our military has been laying it on the line for a decade and accomplished much along the way. Killing Osama is a symbolic victory, but the reallity is there is little cause for celebration. Solemn remembrance? Yes. Singing and dancing? No.

Anyway, good riddance to bad rubbish for sure! Now can we please stop bombing and invading Muslim countries in retaliation?

Go Go, Bar-toLO!

I’ll give you the last word on this if you’d like, Mr. OK Jazz.
I’m going to check out the ballgame.
Peace be with you, and all Banterers!

Also, I don’t advocate the death penalty but I wholeheartedly believe that Pres. Bush and PM Blair deserve to be tried for war crimes. What they did can never be justified.

Also, I don’t advocate the death penalty but I wholeheartedly believe that Pres. Bush and PM Blair deserve to be tried for war crimes. What they did can never be justified.

That’s fine if you don’t agree. I totally respect your opinion.

[12] thanks

AB, will there be one hidden corner on the new site reserved for forbidden politlcal comments?

Around here we idolize baseball heroics: a preserved win, a walk-off shot, an amazing catch. But what went down in Pakistan is so much more important, relevant, and heroic.

You want to talk about a great over-the wall catch? Talk about the men and women who used their skills, and all their years of training to track down this mass murderer, kill him as tried one last time to kill them, and flushed him into the sea like the turd he is.

You want a walk-off shot? How about the bullet that went into this madman’s head finally ending his reign of terror – (a term loosely tossed around but yes, it was a reign, and yes, it was terror).

You want a save? Even the great Mariano hasn’t earned one as heroic as this. Bin Laden was the ultimate terror recruiting officer. He was a blood-thirsty bully. We had not heard the last from him. He had unfinished business here in New York, and all over the world. He had to be stopped. Killed? Even better if you ask me. Putting him out of business is a victory for the good guys, and a defeat for those who share his twisted and perverted world view.

Yes, there are many more just like him, who may be even more ruthless, devious, and deceptive – but make no mistake – this was the catch of the 21st century. The men and women who accomplished it are, in my opinion, far greater heroes than any of the great baseball players we worship, and obsess over around here.

Sorry, I know this is a baseball blog but I wanted to get this off my chest.

Damn, I was actually kind of elated this morning, but now I can’t stop thinking about that day almost ten years ago.

And there are some alternative world views that are fine, but there are others, which think killing gays and beating wives are o.k., that I’m not going to say are morally equivalent with mine.

[7] “Not to mention all the blood on his hands”? Isn’t that burying the lead? I’d like to think an alternative world view alone wouldn’t be grounds for celebrating someone’s death.

LOL

For a PTBNL: Prisoner to be named later

Still, it’s good to have a true “Mission Accomplished” event.