My 2 cents on the killing of Osama bin Laden

I was probably one of the last people to hear about the death of Osama bin Laden. I heard the news at a party, and there wasn’t much I could do but shake my head. Ever since 9/11 the search for Osama has been a fixation for many Americans. We have started wars that we don’t know how to finish and killed more people than I care to think about. And now we celebrate because a man is dead. Well, I will not be using this post as a platform for celebration. I do not believe an eye for an eye ever solved anything. We recoiled at video footage of “terrorists” relishing and wishing death on Americans, and yet we dance in the streets at the death of this man. I believe that all deeds have consequences, but who are we, especially the US government, to stand in judgment of anyone’s deeds without first looking at our own. Some may consider that statement unpatriotic, but I say it out of love for my country. A country that I would like to believe has more integrity than this. Our President’s words were simple, “We got him.” What does that mean? In my mind we got a whole lot more than we think we did. We all got a little more blood on our hands. I think it is time to stop celebrating and take a real hard look at where this puts us. I think now is a time for diplomacy, not headhunting. I think now more than ever the call for peace should be strong in our throats. I think now more than ever we must act as global citizens. I take nothing from the lives that were lost on that tragic day in September, but this does not avenge them. Their lives and the lives of all those lost to senseless killing will only be avenged when we as a nation and as a world stand up for peace and equality.