I'm not really sure how I feel about the celebration of Osama Bin Laden's death.
When I first sat down at my computer, after watching Star Trek (the new one) for the third or fourth time...it's an awesome movie, by the way...I checked my FB newsfeed. The first post I saw was from a family member in Canada, saying people were outside the Whitehouse, cheering Osama's death. I then pulled up an online news site to see what happened and to watch Obama's speech. After watching his speech, I went back to Facebook and read other people's status posts. Almost everyone who had posted seemed jubilant, with one friend even posting the "ding, dong, the witch is dead" song (which I did find humorous, at least).
I know Osama was a really bad guy, who did really bad things, but to say "justice has been served" because we killed an old man in hiding, somehow doesn't feel right to me. Don't we believe in trials? If anything, he should have been treated as a war criminal, if not a criminally insane one. Is it right to just execute someone, regardless of what has been done? I don't know. According to what we've been told and to what he bragged about, he felt that the US is a wicked nation that needs to be wiped off the face of the Earth (my words). He's not that wrong, in my opinion...we are a pretty wicked nation, as a whole. Not that he has the right to be our jury or judge. But I'm not sure killing him will stop the Al Qaeda (sp?)...it has been operating with Osama in hiding, so there are obviously other leaders of the group. And now they have a martyr to rally around.
Unfortunately, the suspicious part of my mind wonders if killing Osama now is a diversionary ploy. Obama's approval ratings are rock bottom. There's the birth certificate authenticity issue (many feel it's fake). Even if it's real, there's the fact that his father is a British national, making Obama technically not a 'natural born citizen, born to two US citizens' and therefore not legally allowed to be our president, regardless of where he himself was born. We have the budget issue, which many people blame on Obama's insane spending habits, but with this killing, our military spending has now been 'justified', right? I can go on and on. My point is just that this seems like a way for Obama to get back into the good graces of the American people. One could argue that it's pretty far from the actual elections and we, as a people, have short memories, so maybe he should have waited until closer? But, he has already starting his campaigning and fund raising, so this gives him something to focus on during his upcoming speeches. If I'm right, and this is a political move, I'm sure he has another 'big win' up his sleeve to show us how awesome he is when the time for elections does get closer.
And then there's the speech. I saw a lot of people commenting about how much they liked the speech. Someone even said he thought it was "honest and direct". Seriously? Has ANYTHING Obama said in the past few years been honest? Maybe it's my very biased opinion, but I trust absolutely nothing that comes out of his mouth. He has done nothing but lie and lie and lie. And yes, initially I liked him...I would have voted for him (but I misplaced my mail-in ballot). He's a great talker. Actually, I think that's why I don't like him now...I had faith in him prior to his swearing in and have been repeatedly disappointed in the things he has since done, to the point where I almost feel personally betrayed. I definitely feel like a fool for once believing that he meant what he said.
Anyway, back to his speech. The thing that bothered me the most were his many "I" statements. He took personal credit for a lot of things that I don't think he could have been solely responsible for. If he was truly 'the man' doing those things, he should show some humility and let others praise him, or let his actions speak for him. Otherwise, he should only be using "we" or should be giving credit to those actually responsible. The last couple minutes of his speech had more "we" usage, but I still didn't like all the "I"s. His arrogance is appalling. His praise and thankfulness for our military personnel and the many deaths and injuries they and their families have suffered was also lacking, in my opinion.
Several months ago, I mentioned to my mom that Obama will win the next election, regardless of what he does or what happens in our country before the election. We are in the biblical "last days" and our country is going to be facing some very hard times. Things are going to continue to deteriorate. Obama's plans for us are just taking us there that much sooner. It's all part of the greater plan. With Obama's approval ratings being so low, I was starting to hope that I was wrong...I should have known Obama wouldn't give up the next four years without a few tricks up his sleeve.
