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God is Good

By now Osama Bin Ladin has figured out that there are no virgins. (If there are, they all weigh 600 lbs., have never shaved and have terrible B.O.) I suspect that he has discovered that the promises made in the brand of Islam he professed were, shall we say, "misleading." He has discovered once and for all that you cannot commit murder in the name of religion, or any other name, and escape the penalty for it. Life is not always just, but God is. For a brief moment, he understood that as he figured out he could not hide from the U.S. military forever.

Perhaps the Islamists, the extreme violent part of the Muslim world, will realize that we are serious, that we will not be cowed and that we will not sink to that level. Perhaps not. But this is a great day for America and for the military. God is indeed good and the U.S. military is a close second. God's justice is eternal and inescapable, but thank goodness we have the U.S. military to speed up the process sometimes. Thank you to all the members of the military for you training, your commitment and your sacrifice.

Revenge, would demand that we drag Bin Laden's body through the streets of New York City. But we're better than that. We will rise above the bestial nature of revenge and be satisfied with justice. Normally, I would mourn the loss of human life in any form, but Osama Bin Ladin was subhuman. His actions belie his nature, whatever he professed. So, instead I will take great comfort in knowing he has met his Creator to whom he cannot lie. I will take great comfort in the fact that he can't hurt or taunt us anymore.

Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but justice is satisfying hot, cold or room temperature. Osama Bin Ladin now knows that.

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  1. Chris and SuzetteMay 2, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Holy cow! I wish I would have know that before this morning . . . I would have gone down to the spontaneous celebration at Ground Zero!!!

    Once again my absolute gratitude and pride go out to the armed forces and their families for enabling us to sleep well at night!

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