We'll see you in hell. If there is such a place, Osama bin Laden is undoubtedly there having a pineapple shoved up his arse a la Hitler in "Little Nicky."
Americans all over the country are celebrating and rightfully so; bin Laden's death comes nearly a decade after the 9/11 attacks that killed thousands of innocent Americans and sparked wars that have killed thousands more as well as thousands of Afghans and Iraqis. The entire world should be celebrating right now.
As I read the details of bin Laden's death I can only help but wonder what will change. Certainly the war on terror is not over, nor should it be. Bin Laden's acolytes are already vowing their revenge, and with all the attention bin Laden has received over the last decade there are plenty of acolytes, many of whom have probably been able to establish themselves, having received less attention than bin Laden.
But in light of bin Laden's death and with the democratic movements in the Middle East largely shunning his rhetoric of hate and violence anyhow, this truly marks the beginning of the end of the war on terror. We must be diligent and we must persist, but as the world moves forward there is less and less space for the evil people espousing violence. Bin Laden was the figurehead for this and although probably a less functional terrorist than some others because of the scrutiny he was under, his death will be a blow to radical Islamic terrorists worldwide.
It took nearly a decade but as both President Obama and President Bush said, justice was done. America is celebrating and peace-loving people worldwide should be celebrating with us.
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