I agree - there could not be a trial of this man that wouldn't turn into a long drawn out media circus. And I am positive it would also have provoked more violence around the globe and where ever the trial would be held. I'm not once to dance on graves, but I am glad that this may mark the end of at least some of the waste of blood, money and time expended on trying to find him.
I disagree that our government made him. We certainly gave him information and training on how to use weapons and the mujahadeen on how to wage asymmetrical warfare. But, we didn't teach this guy to hate. We didn't compell him to turn his hatred to the mass killing of innocent civilians around the world. Ultimately, every man is responsible for his actions, and he at least has paid a price for his.
The facts coming out now tend to indicate that he didn't go down fighting, but was shot in the head anyway as he struggled to resist. I know some will disagree, but again, this simple act probably saved the world many more lives and vast sums of money by avoiding a trial. I know that I wouldn't be happy if it were my tax dollars paying to incarcerate his ass for 1000 years either when there are poor, hard-working people starving and much more worthy recipients of those funds. The fact that he was holed up in the backyard of a Pakistani military academy just indicates that we really cannot trust many/if any in that area. That is what makes me sad.
The universe seldom provides clean endings. Some people need clean, tidy endings for 'closure'. I've long since given up looking for closure or tidy endings. Relationships often die in long drawn out pieces, people die without having a chance for any final farewells, and crap reality TV shows seem to go on forever.... there is no "neatness" to the world, and I'm a much less stressed-out person since I've given up looking for reason, closure, or neatness to things.
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Date: 2011-05-04 04:43 am (UTC)I disagree that our government made him. We certainly gave him information and training on how to use weapons and the mujahadeen on how to wage asymmetrical warfare. But, we didn't teach this guy to hate. We didn't compell him to turn his hatred to the mass killing of innocent civilians around the world. Ultimately, every man is responsible for his actions, and he at least has paid a price for his.
The facts coming out now tend to indicate that he didn't go down fighting, but was shot in the head anyway as he struggled to resist. I know some will disagree, but again, this simple act probably saved the world many more lives and vast sums of money by avoiding a trial. I know that I wouldn't be happy if it were my tax dollars paying to incarcerate his ass for 1000 years either when there are poor, hard-working people starving and much more worthy recipients of those funds. The fact that he was holed up in the backyard of a Pakistani military academy just indicates that we really cannot trust many/if any in that area. That is what makes me sad.
The universe seldom provides clean endings. Some people need clean, tidy endings for 'closure'. I've long since given up looking for closure or tidy endings. Relationships often die in long drawn out pieces, people die without having a chance for any final farewells, and crap reality TV shows seem to go on forever.... there is no "neatness" to the world, and I'm a much less stressed-out person since I've given up looking for reason, closure, or neatness to things.