OBAMA GOT OSAMA

It is hard to explain the feelings I have of the big news that came over the wires last night about Osama Bin Laden being killed by our elite military forces in an early morning attach on his compound in a suburban neighborhood of Pakistan. Don’t get me wrong this is good news I am happy to see the most wanted man on earth finally get his just desserts. As I watched the news on television last night my wife was following the chatter on her smart phone in her Facebook network. The way that we were getting the news and reactions in real time almost seemed surreal to a certain extent, my wife would holler out reactions from her Facebook network, my daughter, age 27 wrote that she was proud to be an American. I was puzzled because my daughter was not that engaged when it came to geo-politics such as this.
I continued to watch the story and yes I was conflicted still, was it because that another human being was killed by the hands of another? Don’t get me wrong Osama Bin Laden was the largest mass murderer of this generation he not only killed thousands of American men, women and children but he also murdered countless thousands of innocent Muslims as well. So why shouldn’t I be happy that this happened?
Then it hit me as I continued to watch this story last night into the wee hours of the morning. A phenomenon was unfolding before my very eyes, young people were gathering in almost drunken jubilation in front of the White House and at Ground Zero in New York City. I mean these folks were ecstatic of the news, USA, USA and Obama Got Osama they chanted. It was a sight to see. My mind harkened back to 9/11 and I could remember as if it were yesterday when I was a Manager at Walgreens watching a small child around 8 or 9 years old asking his mother why did the planes crash into the Twin Towers in New York? I could see the mother struggle to come up with the words to explain the unexplainable. This young child like my daughter had this horror burned into their collective memory. Getting the news that Osama Bin Laden was finally dead was like being exorcised of demons, made clean and whole again.
That was it, these young folks grew up with the horror of 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden was the demon that got erased. This man was public enemy number one by this generation and no wonder they are celebrating. At this moment I too was proud to be an American and at that moment I too shed tears of joy.
I would be remiss if I did not mention the President at this moment, by the way it was his leadership that made this happen and of course he is in the title of this blog. President Obama has been given a plateful of problems that I often wonder why he even decided to want to be President in the first place. He still has an uncertain economy to deal with; unemployment is stubbornly still around a high 8%, high gas prices and a burgeoning debt that could crush America as we know it today. Still this man works tirelessly to protect us, employ us and even tell us that we are OK in times of great trial for us all. I want to go record and say well done to you sir! I cannot think of anyone better to tackle these problems with compassion and courage. Thank you for protecting our children. Thank you for your tireless, selfless service, you make me proud to be an American!