Bin Laden reportedly dead; killed in Pakistan operation
Well, it took too long, but it seems the time has finally come.
Osama bin Laden is dead. His body is apparently in American custody. Reports are that bin Ladin was killed in an American operation in Islamabad, Pakistan. President Obama is expected to brief the country soon.
This doesn’t solve anything politically or militarily, or end anything other than the life of a mass murderer. But this is a moment in which all Americans, regardless of party, should join in satisfaction.
UPDATE: In his speech, President Obama reports that bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. personnel. Intelligence regarding bin Laden’s whereabouts first appeared in August, and was only recently confirmed. There were no U.S. casualties in the operation.
Obama appropriately credited those in the intelligence community who helped track bin Laden, and those who carried out the mission to kill him. I can only imagine the jubilation of those given the assignment once they realized that they had found their man.
UPDATE II: Former President Bush has released a statement as well:
“Earlier this evening, President Obama called to inform me that American forces killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al Qaeda network that attacked America on September 11, 2001. I congratulated him and the men and women of our military and intelligence communities who devoted their lives to this mission. They have our everlasting gratitude. This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done. “
– Jay Bookman
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Aquagirl
May 1st, 2011
11:26 pm
DEAD TERRORIST——YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!
El Jefe
May 1st, 2011
11:27 pm
My regrets are that it took 10 years and my son had to go to Afghanistan. On the other hand, another one bites the dust.
getalife
May 1st, 2011
11:30 pm
USA!
USA!
USA!
Four!
More!
Years!
Best President ever.
hsn
May 1st, 2011
11:30 pm
Jay,
Awating the President’s remarks, and I am VERRRRRY HAAAPPPPYYYYYYY !!!! We had to end this nonesense of him coming up every now and then to taunt us. Bravo to the men and women in uniform, the president, the CIA, and the pentagon !!!
Very, very, very nice job !!!!
hsn
Dale, Fred and Lucy
May 1st, 2011
11:30 pm
Donuts for the office! Belated justice but justice just the same.
Doggone/GA
May 1st, 2011
11:31 pm
“Best President ever”
Get someone competent on the job, things get done faster
Don't Forget
May 1st, 2011
11:32 pm
Justice!!!!
hsn
May 1st, 2011
11:33 pm
Catching and OR killing this guy was more important than anything else. This guy destroyed our national unity and if his head brings us back together, then so be it.
OBAMA, 2012 !!!!
Jay
May 1st, 2011
11:33 pm
Personally, I think this ought to be viewed as an American success, not a political success. Let’s join in this moment together, as Americans, as we did almost a decade ago when the terror attacks occurred.
getalife
May 1st, 2011
11:33 pm
“Get someone competent on the job, things get done faster.”
He is a keeper.
Dave R.
May 1st, 2011
11:36 pm
As usual, the delusional on here insist on assigning success or failure on a President, rather than the people who actually carried out the mission.
The President doesn’t drive up the debt, Congress does. He is an outside participant.
The President doesn’t develop military strategy, the Pentagon does. He merely approves it.
The President doesn’t drop a single bomb, fire a single bullet, or live for years undercover to get information. Never has, never will.
The continuing attempts to alternately vilify / beatify a President for something accomplished by others is ignorant and disgusting.
Doggone/GA
May 1st, 2011
11:36 pm
“guy destroyed our national unity”
No, he didn’t. He attacked us, and he destroyed some buildings and, more importantly, a few thousand lives. The immediate effect was to bring us CLOSER together, with each other and with the world.
Midori
May 1st, 2011
11:36 pm
Hold on — Linda and Donald Trump want to see the long form death certificate.
getalife
May 1st, 2011
11:37 pm
The President is calling for unity too Jay.
Lets see how our cons respond.
BADA BING
May 1st, 2011
11:41 pm
I heard that he was hiding in the Trump Towers in New York, when he was killed.
Midori
May 1st, 2011
11:42 pm
BADA
The whole family was there http://subjunctive.net/images/2002/bin-laden-family.jpg
Left wing management
May 1st, 2011
11:42 pm
What’s that I see forming around the president’s figure? A modest coat of teflon, perhaps?
That said, Al Qaeda gains from this too. Now it has a martyr.
BADA BING
May 1st, 2011
11:44 pm
Somebody is getting a big reward for ratting him out.
say what?
May 1st, 2011
11:44 pm
This day is long overdue. Glad that the problem was rectified. USA USA USA. “America can do whatever we set our mind to do”-President Obama
thomas
May 1st, 2011
11:45 pm
Getalife, simply amazing that you say let’s see how the cons respond yet call them cons and have gloated this grand achievement by our men and women in the field. These men and women have given a small sense of justice if nothing else.
What a piece of work.
No matter how long I stay away from this site and have a hope for people to change I am sadly let down nearly without fail.
Congrats to all americans tonight!
Doggone/GA
May 1st, 2011
11:45 pm
“Al Qaeda gains from this too. Now it has a martyr.”
And it’s a safe bet that we better be vigilan for revenge attacks
getalife
May 1st, 2011
11:46 pm
Well said Mr. President and great job working with Pakistan.
Aquagirl
May 1st, 2011
11:47 pm
I think they should display Bin Ladin’s head out front of NY City Hall. Bring in some big bucks for the city tourism industry.
getalife
May 1st, 2011
11:47 pm
“And it’s a safe bet that we better be vigilan for revenge attacks.”
They raised the alert level.
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
May 1st, 2011
11:48 pm
Boo ya!!
BADA BING
May 1st, 2011
11:48 pm
Please don’t return the body. It will just be a rallying point for his followers.
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
May 1st, 2011
11:49 pm
Jay
May 1st, 2011
11:33 pm
Harumph, harumph!!
But you just know some talking head or politician will soon turn this in to a political argument.
Shell
May 1st, 2011
11:49 pm
Well said, Jay. Your original offering and your Comments reply at 11:33. I agree wholeheartedly.
getalife
May 1st, 2011
11:50 pm
There is a party going on outside the White House.
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
May 1st, 2011
11:50 pm
Midori
May 1st, 2011
11:36 pm
Gotta admit….that was funny!
Jay
May 1st, 2011
11:50 pm
Doggone, vigilance is required, but I doubt that at this point al Qaida has the infrastructure to respond.
A+A
May 1st, 2011
11:52 pm
It’s political as it can be-Obama did what Bush couldn’t. Or wouldn’t.
May our ‘cons’ choke on their own venom.
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
May 1st, 2011
11:52 pm
Doggone/GA
May 1st, 2011
11:31 pm
Unemployment? Deficit spending? National debt?, etc…..
Clinton "Skink" Tyree
May 1st, 2011
11:53 pm
Congratulations! Now, let’s get the hell outta Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
May 1st, 2011
11:53 pm
A+A
May 1st, 2011
11:52 pm
Wow, sounds like the venom is coming from you.
El Jefe
May 1st, 2011
11:53 pm
Special thanks to the Special Operations folks for a job well done.
The US military deserves all the thanks of a grateful nation. Good thing they are mostly conservative, a liberal would have given up by now.
Doggone/GA
May 1st, 2011
11:53 pm
“but I doubt that at this point al Qaida has the infrastructure to respond.”
Maybe not in a big way, but there’s still a lot of them out there, and in the agregate they could still go a lot of damage.
Congrats USA; Congrats, US armed forces, Congrats President Obama
May 1st, 2011
11:53 pm
Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!! The devil Osama Bin Laden is dead. Thank God for the success of our troops. And yes, thank you President Obama. You Obama-criticizers need to at least give KUDOS to Obama, because yes, this tremendous feat happened on HIS watch. If it happened on a repub’s watch, you’d praise that person; so man up and give it up for President Obama and America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary
May 1st, 2011
11:53 pm
For once I agree with Jay. This isn’t a political victory. This is a victory for Americans tonight.
A+A
May 1st, 2011
11:54 pm
Oh lamp, the venom has been coming from you for years.
Dave R.
May 1st, 2011
11:54 pm
A+A: “Obama did what Bush couldn’t.”
See reality check above @ 11:36.
rightwingextreme
May 1st, 2011
11:54 pm
Congratulations to the brave men and women of our armed forces who shot this SOB.
Jay, you are wrong….this will be politicized very soon. it is happening already. i am willing to bet it will be within the week before you or CT have an article about how great obama is and how bad bush was because we got osama on his watch.
remember this….if we had done what obama wanted to do, we would have turned tail and run in Afghanistan. obama was totally against this war and promised to pull out the troops first thing.
good thing we didn’t listen to him.
Congrats USA; Congrats, US armed forces, Congrats President Obama
May 1st, 2011
11:55 pm
But now…get ready, because Bin Laden’s minions–some already upon our shores–are going to try to attack us. God Bless America.
BADA BING
May 1st, 2011
11:56 pm
You know, Monday morning is going to be a little easier to bear, and the sky will be a little brighter tomorrow.
Jay
May 1st, 2011
11:56 pm
Right Wing, you are doubly wrong.
You are wrong in your claim that I will write a piece along the lines that you claim.
And you are entirely, completely wrong about Obama and Afghanistan; he ran for the presidency pledging to increase our commitment to Afghanistan, and he has done so.
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
May 1st, 2011
11:57 pm
A+A
May 1st, 2011
11:54 pm
Um, nice try. First, I haven’t been posting here for years. Second, I haven’t seen your name very often. What was your previous post name(s)?
Dave R.
May 1st, 2011
11:57 pm
Uh, extreme?
OBL was killed in PAKistan, not AFGHANistan.
One doesn’t necessarily have to do with the other.
THE GOP LIKES A POLICE STATE & A BROKE AMERICA
May 1st, 2011
11:57 pm
RE-ELECT OBAMA 2012,HE HAS KEPT AMERICA SAFER THAN BUSH,PLUS HE HAD OSAMA KILLED!
P.S. G.O.P YOU FOOLS ARE ALL TALK AND NO WALK! GO OBAMA!
BADA BING
May 1st, 2011
11:58 pm
I knew that he was being hidden by Pakistan. They have been playing us for years.
getalife
May 1st, 2011
11:58 pm
thomas,
“Jay, you are wrong….this will be politicized very soon. it is happening already. i am willing to bet it will be within the week before you or CT have an article about how great obama is and how bad bush was because we got osama on his watch.
remember this….if we had done what obama wanted to do, we would have turned tail and run in Afghanistan. obama was totally against this war and promised to pull out the troops first thing.
good thing we didn’t listen to him”
I will accept your apology.