[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Da_Chief

I dunno if this is a fata but a powerful little read.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kriste..._b_856535.html

Echoing Mendenhall's tweets.

But more than anything, I cannot seem to remove the optics of the giddy, gleeful throngs of Americans who took to the streets celebrating in the early morning hours.

Forgive me, but I don't want to watch uncorked champagne spill onto hallowed ground where thousands were murdered in cold blood.

And I don't want to see any ugly blood stained sheets as proof of death or justice.

Nor do I want to think about bullet-ridden corpses being dumped into the sea.

And it breaks my heart to witness young Americans cheer any death -- even the death of a horrible, evil, murderous person -- like it is some raucous tailgate party on a college campus.

Why are we not somber?

Where is the deeper, more meaningful reflection?

This is why Obama's speech was so good. He gave out the facts with no bull emotional pulls. There was no attempt to make political gain. There were no ulterior motives. There was no gloating. It was just a statement of fact.

This is why I have no doubt that Osama is dead while I didn't buy Bush's WMD agenda. Sure it's good to be skeptical of the government but use some discernment when doing so.