Let's Give It A Rest Already

He's dead, okay? Gone. Finished. A round to the head and two rounds to the chest. And his body was buried in the Arabian Sea.

Osama Bin Laden's fate was SEAL-ed.

Let's stop with the conspiracy theories folks. He's not alive and we didn't keep him for interrogation to glean intelligence from him on all things al Qaeda. At this point in the game, our intelligence services probably know more about what goes on with "The Base" then Osama did. After all, he was holed up in a walled compound for 6 years with no phone, internet, or any real time source of information.

Sure, I do agree that pictures of his body and burial should be released. Not so much as proof, mind you; but more of extending the message, "If you frack with us, these are the consequences. We will find you and kill you"

Killing Bin Laden was about killing the biggest head of the symbolic hydra of jihad. It was about sending a message and avenging the deaths of thousands. There was 9/11, the USS Cole bombing, the twin bombings of the US Embassies in Nairobi and Keyna, Khobar Towers bombing, and many others.

But there are those who believe that we captured him and are interrogating him as I type this out. Since there are no pictures, there is no proof that he's dead.

Okay, let's pretend that he's alive and in US custody. How do you guarantee his safety and security? This man had his hands directly and indirectly involved in the deaths of thousands of civilians and military personnel. And I'm not talking about guaranteeing his safety and security from the general public. I'm talking about safety from his own security detail, his interrogator, his security escort, the personnel in the detention facility.

Those thousands of people that dies all had relatives and friends, cousins, sister, brothers, parents, etc, etc. Can you guarantee that someone guarding him was not affected in some way, shape, or form by the actions of this man? That they won't take him out when they get the chance? A revenge killing for Bin Laden's actions for any of those atrocities?

No, you can't.

Killing Bin Laden was about sending a message and avenging those who died. Nothing more. Nothing less.

His dead and let's stop with the silly conspiracy killings. You already got your birth certificate. What more do you want?