- Good...That's One Less Thing

What... no lawyer... no miranda warning or televised civilian trial? Just kidding. As much as the military would have probably liked to put this guy's feat to the fire for a few months (or years), I just don't see any way the non-com on the ground was going to let Bin Laden be handed over to Eric Holder and his 'unique' idea of American justice.

When my wife woke me to give me the news, I seriously asked if he died of diabetes. But my lack of confidence in the civilian leaders of our military notwithstanding, it's a triumph for that great war time President Barak H. Obama. Obama, as you know, loves war... and this should free up some of the military to get involved in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sudan, Togo, and anywhere else that people are slaughtering each other, and there are no American interests at stake whatsoever.

I don't mean to be too political about it. This is certainly a triumph. It's the kind of victory for the American military and American foreign policy interests that even the American left can support. I personally think it's more a product of momentum than some directed initiative by Obama - but he has to deal with all the failures so he should get credit for the victories as well.

Lots of people are making comparisons between Bin Laden and Qaddafi and saying that Qaddafi should step down immediately or follow Bin Laden's fate. Personally I'm dubious. Bin Laden was a private citizen running an underground organization. He had no artillery or anti-aircraft guns or tanks... just a kid with an AK at the gate.

That's the kind of enemy that cowardly liberals (and cowardly UN bureaucrats) love because once they find him, there is no doubt of victory. But we know where Qaddafi is. Qaddafi really is still 'leading parades'. So I don't think it's the same thing.

I'm pleased (and surprised) this didn't turn out like Jimmy Carter's little foray into covert operations, the disastrous Iranian Hostage rescue. But Al Qaueda isn't what it used to be. So as great as this is psychologically for Americans, I don't think it really changes all that much looking forward. It's still nice to not have to worry about him anymore.

Like that great American baby Boomer Forest Gump once said "That's one less thing."