Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind al-Qaida, is dead, President Obama announces from the White House. Known as the most sought-after terrorist since the attacks of September 11, 2011, President Barack Obama has announced that he has finally been killled by a US operation. When President Barack Obama was addressing the nation, he states that he was killed in a "targeted operation" in Abbottabad, a highland town north of Islamabad. The operation started with an intelligence lead last August, and culminated in an operation involving a "small team of Americans". "After a firefight they killed bin Laden". None of the Americans was killed and Pakistani co-operation "helped to lead us to him", he said. Osama's body is currently in possession of the US, according to the first reports from the US television networks. As the news spread, crowds gather outside the gates of the White House in Washington DC, singing the national anthem and cheering. President Obama made the highly unusually Sunday night live statement to announce the news at around 11:30 p.m Eastern time. Bin Laden's capture comes eight years to the day that President George Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. As president, Bush declared he wanted Bin Laden "dead or alive" -- but it is now the unlikely figure of Barack Obama who has been able to announce the final triumph as US commander-in-chief. This is a turning point in the global "war on terrorism" that has been waged since 9/11 -- and the news will revereberate around the world.
My Opinion of Article:
I agree with this article and believe it is definately a turning point in the global "war on terrorism". Too many lives were lost during 9/11 and too much war has been going on, mostly because of Bin Laden's doing. I also believe this will definitely give Barack Obama great respect and recognition. Former President of the United States, George Bush has been trying for years to find Osama Bin Laden and has been unsucessful. I feel many people will respect Barack Obama more and gain more trust towards their country's leader. I also feel that although killing Bin Laden won't bring back the lives that were lost, people will have more comfort, now knowing that the one who killed their loved ones, is finally dead. While there is still mourning in the world, from that terrible day on September 11th, we now know the man behind the scenes can no longer harm anymore people.
While I agree with my colleague Alexander Seto here by the fact that the death of Osama Bin Laden was difficult feat, and will help the war against the terrorists, and also give Obama respect, I do not agree with his point that people can now just relax and forget about terrorism. All they did was simply kill one of their leaders, while important, there are still many more that seek revenge and will take extreme measures to do so. Additionally, Mr. Seto here states that Osama is solely responsible for killing their loved ones, which is not entirely true. There are still many terrorists out there that can fulfill his role and seek revenge on the United States, which is probably not a very good thing. There have been multiple findings on the web of Al-Qaeda reporting "Death to America!" And that they will get revenge for the death of Osasma.So yes, while killing their leader is important, there will be a backlash, so I disagree that there should be civil rest after this event has occured.
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