There's no victory in war

Osama Bin Laden is dead.

Honestly I don't even know where to begin here.

I cried. I sat in front of my TV waiting for Pres. Obama to address the nation. I kept thinking, it had to be true. He wouldn't come out this late at night to shoot down a rumor. It had to be true. Could it be true? I remember when we got news way back when that Saddam was captured alive. I cried then, too. Yet this was different. It IS different.
As I told my husband last night, it now somewhat seems, that it wasn't all "for nothing". Years gone at war. Seperation from the ones you love. Missing out on so much. Putting your life at risk, cheating death over and over. Loss. Fear. Every single service member was somehow part of this. It all eventaully led up to last night. So who's really to "thank" for this?

No I am not celebrating. What's there to celebrate? A mass murderer was killed. He got what he deserved. Well I guess they could have captured him and tortured him first, but nah, just kill him and get it over with. Don't risk him getting away. Again.

There's no reason to celebrate.
And what you saw on TV last night, I don't think it was people celebrating his death. I truly believe it was an act of relief. It was to celebrate the lives lost. NOT Osama's lost life.

2,819 people were killed on 9/11.
An estimated 3,051 children lost a parent that day.
Up until February, 1,461 US service members lost their lives in Afghanistan.

Over it all there's always been that one person responsible. And THAT was Osama Bin Laden.

Last night I was elated. I couldn't believe it, I called me kids downstairs to be with me because I felt the need to share this glorious "victory" with them. I wanted them to be part of history. Today, my feelings seem to have changed. What does his death change? I'm not gonna copy this crap about "cut off the snakes head" simply because I think it's cheesy and I'm just annoyed with everyone copying it to their status updates so they sound all book smart. Give me a darn break. Of course there's ALWAYS gonna be another terrorist ready to take the lead when one bites the dust. Anyone who believes it's all over now because Osama is dead, is just plain naive not say dumb.
As long as there's good in the world there has to be evil. The good will always fight the bad. When I hear people say "we got Saddam, we got Osama, it's time to bring the troops home" I wanna slap them silly. Do you really believe THAT was/is the sole purpose for these ongoing wars? How blind are people really? Hell, it sure would be nice if they'd just pack up and come home. I would be the first one to support that idea. That's if it'd make sense, which it doesn't. They're not gonna send them home because the "leader" who's been hiding like a fucking rat for almost a decade, is now dead. Al Qaida isn't gonna wave the white flag now 'cause they lost a game of hide and seek.  The war on terror is NEVER going to end. But, you may say, the USA got their revenge. THAT'S what this is all about. Revenge on that one person that brought so much pain on to this country.

Closure. You kept hearing that word on the news, every reporter used it in every second sentence. It may not be the same for every single one, but yes, it does bring some sort of closure. To me it does.
Why wouldn't it? When your child gets murdered you don't stop until the find that son of a bitch responsible and bring him/her to justice, right? Every single person who died because of Osama's doings, WAS SOMEONE'S CHILD! Still, his death, won't bring any of them back, and that's a fact.

My tears are not, never were, tears of joy. My tears were for all the pain and suffering inflicted on innocent people by one man and one man only.

He's dead. The chapter Osama Bin Laden's been closed. The next one's been opened already, it just doesn't have a name yet. The troops won't come home because of this. They'll have to be more alert than ever. So again I ask, what really is going to change? Nothing.

So while there's celebrations going on, others are fearing the worst. While they celebrate a victory, others are merely celebrating revenge. There's no victory in war, as war can and never will be "won" when you lost so much along the way...