I am not politically inclined. Although I like to keep abreast with the goings on at home and internationally, my debates are limited to my circle of family and friends. However, with the execution of OBL recently, I find myself getting very upset with certain groups of people who seem to have forgotten who OBL was exactly.
Reading their blogs and twitts, I can't help but think some of their criticisms of the actions taken by the USA and Obama is more to serve themselves personally. I think their show of affront is for purely selfish political gain, to be seen as humanitarians, with the people's rights and interest at heart. Whether or not the person they seem to be defending was a vicious, heartless, ruthless, terrorist who masterminded the murder of thousands of innocents worldwide, both from his own religion and that of others, does not seem to matter to them.
Ever since the devastating September 11 attack of the Twin Towers in the USA, the world has been grieving and living in fear. The victims were not only those who perished in the mindless attack, but also from all over the world who grieved for those innocent lives who were lost. Every single person's life changed in every part of the world because of OBL's horrifying action that day. In addition, the attack was not just on a particular religion seen as the enemy by the OBL camp, but in fact, every single religion practiced around the world, including Islam, the religion in whose name OBL claimed to be fighting the war for.
Thousands of Muslims around the world grieved and suffered because of his actions. They were labeled as fanatics or extreamists or terrorists in which ever part of the world they lived in. The peaceful and harmonious lives they lived up to then was shattered irrevocably because one man thought he had the right to impose his views and understanding of his religion on others. I personally have felt sad when I read about the labels and unjust treatment that Muslims around the world sometimes suffer because of this unfortunate stigma which was bestowed upon them by the unscrupulous OBL.
At the end of the day, if the debate is about whether or not an independent power has the right to invade another country and take action against a wanted criminal, well perhaps I will say no, of course not! That is if that wanted criminal was a jewel thief or swindled billions of dollars in the world's stock market. On the other hand, as in this scenerio, the USA was in fact in pursuit of a mastermind criminal, an international terrorist, a mass murderer so vicious that every single person's life around the world was perpetually at stake. In this case, it had to be done. In this case, it was justified. In this case, it was the beginning of the end of a reign of terror.
