Brethren, as you already know – if not, hey, I’ve got news for you – mass murderer and terrorist mastermind, Osama Bin Laden, has met his ultimate end at the hands of U.S. Special Forces.
Rather than celebrating or even gloating at this man’s well-deserved death, I want you all to ponder the following: the job is not done. There’s much left to do to ensure anything like 9/11 never happens again. Don’t listen to the voices of people who, carried away in their enthusiasm ,suggest that we should just pack up and leave. They are wrong.
In terms of foreign policy and the War on Terror, we have to ask very serious questions to our erstwhile Pakistani allies, to ensure where exactly do they stand in this war. What’s up with their double-dealing, their support of the Haqqani/Taliban terrorists? How come Bin Laden lived in a mansion in a major Pakistani metropolitan area? I think that since their complicity – witting or unwitting – now lies revealed to the world, we should encourage some soul-searching among their leaders. Perhaps some serious review of our relationship is now in order.
Finally, pray for our troops, for their safety in this arid, forsaken land. Pray for their families as well, who carry a great burden, and for the families of the 9/11 victims, that they might find comfort, solace, and some closure in their suffering and lives.
Now, let’s go forward, resolute and as one people under God, to our common destiny, together.