Today.

May 01, 2011 23:28

-- I saw a really interesting production of Cabaret. It was absolutely fantastic, and unlike anything I've seen done.

-- I got trapped in my car at a restaurant while the sky poured buckets of rain for an hour.

-- OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD.*

...Does this mean my cousin can come home from Afghanistan?

*There might be a post in a few days with my ( Read more... )

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missgoalie75 May 2 2011, 04:51:03 UTC
All I can say about Bin Laden being dead is this: IT CHANGES NOTHING.

I hope your cousin can come home soon; I can't imagine having family over there fighting.

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lucklessforhim May 2 2011, 04:59:50 UTC
Operationally, I agree with you. He's been sick for a long time, and not really in charge of anything. There are LOTS of bad guys still out there.

BUT.

This is a game-changer, especially domestically. Looking at it from a political point of view, this is a huge surge of forward momentum for Obama. This could change the way 2012 shapes up drastically. I mean, the dispute over his birth certificate looks even more petty now. Psychologically, emotionally, this affects troops and US citizens in a big way. It's still early, though. We won't know how this affects things for a while, and we don't know what kind of backlash could come out of it.

Generally, though? I'm happy there's one less person out there, living in a mansion, aiding the deaths of innocent men and women.

Troops were scheduled to start withdrawing soon. I can only hope he gets to come home soon. His babies need him.

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missgoalie75 May 2 2011, 05:04:06 UTC
Fair point - I'm just extremely negative. /can't be tamed

But yes, I'm also glad he's dead since he was a twisted bastard.

Oh dear, he's a father too?! T_T

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lucklessforhim May 2 2011, 05:10:28 UTC
Oh, I'm totally picking out the negatives in the situation. But since my friend texted me a pic of him at the Lafayette Park mob...I can't help but think this is just...a Big Fucking Deal.

One possible fallout? Embassies are on high alert. When the Arab world sees this partying, they're gonna be disgusted, just like we were when 9/11 was celebrated. That could cause lots of problems. There's no telling.

He is. Two girls under two. He was just home not too long ago because the youngest one was having seizures. :-(

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