Obama got Osama

I read today that US forces in Pakistan captured and killed Osama bin Laden, then buried him at sea. Well I'll hold off on the "when are Cheney, Bush, Blair and Howard getting their punishments for their mass murder?" speech for another post and just look at this.

First of all. He was killed in Pakistan, where he's been living for FIVE years. Pakistan? Well I guess Obama was right about that one. Second, the body was buried at sea the same day to respect Muslim tradition..... I can hear the conspiracy nuts already. That was dumb. A few photo's and an announcement were needed BEFORE the body was put to rest. I get respecting Muslim traditions, and I do want to be better than Osama was by respecting his beliefs when he was unwilling to tolerate any views that weren't his own, but  think in this case maybe putting closer on the situation and waiting a few days would have been better. Not least for the families that lost loved ones in Osama's various misadventures, not just in New York and Washington but in Somalia and the Gulf as well. Remember that more Muslims died as a result of Osama's ideology than Americans or other westerners. Now Osama will move on to that tropical island with Elvis, Hitler, Jim Morrison and the Big Bopper. Goody.

I know it isn't right to be happy that someone is dead, but in this case I can understand why so many people are rejoicing. Aside from former governments in Washington and Khartoum he is probably the man responsible for more death and violence than anyone else so far in the 21st century. However, his ideals, for whatever reason, are popular in much of the world and what he stood for is far from dead.

He's not a man worthy of an epitaph and I'm not about to write one for him, I'll just say that I hope that those who feel their ideals are actually so much better than other people's that they are willing to use violence and terror to force them on others remember how bin Laden lived and died (toilet paper was a novelty to this man). I'm all for expressing views (and I often do), but when people start thinking that what they have to say and what they think is so superior to what others say and think that violence to promote those ideals becomes acceptable, even ideal, we all lose.