I think I was as shocked as anyone last night to hear the news, and my first thought was "Finally, we got the sonofabitch". Twitter exploded... by the time President Obama came on with the news, it was just details. Everyone knew. Talk of celebrating, random jokes... and then people started gathering for the parties.
I understand the need for celebration, for closure, especially for the people hardest hit on 9/11; but it makes me sad to think that this changes nothing. The "War on Terror" will go on, we'll still be in Afghanistan, and there will still be people that want to blow us up. We'll still be trading our civil rights for security, still be getting naked-scanned at the airports, still be subject to the "temporary" Patriot Act.
I wish that killing one man could bring an end to all of this. If it did, I think I would be joining in the celebration. But right now, I just feel "meh". Yeah, we got him. We got a symbol. The "war" goes on. When you declare war on an idea (terrorism), how do you know when you've won?
Feel free to disagree or agree in the comments, I'd love to hear your take on this.
