Monday, May 02, 2011

The King is Dead...Long live the King

That king of course, is the king of Al Qaeda. Thanks to the bravery and consummate professionalism of our elite operators, Usama bin Laden has reportedly been eliminated from the terrorist equation, at least as a living entity. Kudos to the President and his advisers on selecting a course of action that would reduce the opportunity for questions and conspiracies about bin Laden's death.

Today is a day for tempered celebration and retrospection. I myself was not jumping up and down for joy at the news. I was pleased, and extremely proud of the operators who took this action and rid us of this mass murderer. I don't subscribe to the partisan rhetoric from some in both ideological spectrum's for any reason. The President was presented with options for taking action based on creditable and actionable intelligence on the ground. This was something that needed to be done, and the President chose the appropriate response to the intelligence available.

In keeping with the professionalism of our special forces operators, OBL was provided with the opportunity to submit to arrest/capture and he refused. Exactly what followed will likely remain classified for a number of years, but OBL was removed from this earth by a bullet in the malignant brain bore responsibility for the deaths of so many people around the world.

In keeping with the highest traditions of the United States and the Navy, every precaution was taking to make sure that the disposal of OBL's body was done in accordance with Islamic law and precepts. We had no obligation to do this, we could have just dumped his body overboard in a standard at sea burial procedure. However, as Americans so often do, we respected his right to burial at sea based on his own religious beliefs. America once again, by acting in this manner, shows to the world that unlike those who are constantly trying to kill us, we respect their religious beliefs.

Make no mistake, Al Qaeda is not dead with OBL. In fact, we may see a dramatic surge in terrorist activity against America and its allies. The charismatic figure that was bin Laden, however, is gone. In the long run this will likely lead to division and disarray within the organization as it tries to replace a leader.

To Al Qaeda, the message has been delivered. You can run, you can try to hide, you can attempt to carry out your plans to kill innocent people, including your own. However, we will nor rest, we will not become complacent, we will not stop searching and removing those who seek to harm America and her interests. It took us almost 10 years, but your leader is dead, killed by an American Soldier with an American bullet. Should you choose to continue your course of action, should you decide to continue to make war against America and her interests around the world, we will hunt you, we will find you, and we will remove you from this planet.

God bless America, Semper Fi, Fair Winds and Following Seas. HooRah to our CIA and Special Operators on their success in this mission. Praise be to god that we suffered no loss of American lives in the process.

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