The apparent euphoria erupting throughout the United States tonight — a celebration of the death of Osama bin Laden — seems strangely misplaced. His life had nothing to do with our invasion of Iraq and has nothing directly to do with our presence in Afghanistan. His death is not V-Day, it does not end our military operations there.
In fact, as the State Department announced via a press release:
U.S. citizens traveling or residing abroad should be alert to the potential for anti-American violence (tweet)
Moreover, Foreign Affairs noted in its March-April issue:
Summary: Al Qaeda is stronger today than when it carried out the 9/11 attacks. Accounts that contend that it is on the decline treat the central al Qaeda organization separately from its subsidiaries and overlook its success in expanding its power and influence through them.
However, it is a hawkish act that could help Obama in his re-election effort.
Stay tuned.
This ends nothing.
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