What more can I add to a story that has been covered from every single angle. After a decade, the US has been able to capture and kill public enemy number one, Al-Qaeda operative Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind behind Sept. 11, 2001.
Although I'm happy for President Obama who has done what no other could, I'm also apprehensive and afraid of the retaliation the death could bring. Granted, we were responding to his attacks but still, it's very nerve racking to be in the front seat of history for this. I congratulate President Barack Obama for having the courage to give the go-ahead to the Navy Seals and for his courageous leadership. Now, we wait to see what it means as the Republicans try to recreate the narrative. I've heard that the current administration was only carrying on what they did. (Yeah, after Bush said in an interview he wasn't interested in Osama.) That it was just the soldiers who did it. (Right, every soldier needs a leader, and they follow orders.) And that the President's 2012 reelection is not a forgone conclusion. (I couled hardly wait until 2012 for his reelection. 2016, Repubs, consider it then.)
It's an interesting day in our history, May 1, 2011, which will forever go down as the day Osama Bin Laden was taken down by the United States. It's the same anniversary day as when President Bush said mission accomplished in Iraq.
About Me
- MPEvans
- Washington, DC, United States
- I'm a naturalized Caribbean immigrant in the grand old U.S.A. I live in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Ward 7 and I'm a forever-journalist. I started my first career as a magazine editor and I haven't been able to give it up. When I started this blog, I was knee-deep into my fourth career as a government public relations specialist. However, I have been heading up my editorial staffing company, Invisible Colours LLC out of my Ward 7 neighborhood. I'm expanding my company's brand by offering video production and other social media technologies for clients. This blog follows my journey as a 40-something-year old in Washington, D.C. Married for several years, I have three kids--a boy and two girls. I am blessed, and I'm loving all that God has given me. I have a master's in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's of arts from the University of the West Indies. I hope I can offer a little insight into my life and my experiences. Writing serves as a catharsis for me. It is what I do best. It is what I love. It is who I am.
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