tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post8381798485513680496..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Bin Laden's ultimate victoryRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-27172994988512497552011-05-02T22:15:02.110-07:002011-05-02T22:15:02.110-07:00It's the celebration of the death of a human b...It's the celebration of the death of a human being that lamentable. No matter who it is, the idea that we'd rejoice that we've now killed someone does not sit well with me. And what message are we trying to send here?<br /><br />This is not a new thing for the United States of America or the Western world in general either. Thousands of Japanese civilians were killed when the atomic Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-80586558155603566312011-05-02T17:22:34.313-07:002011-05-02T17:22:34.313-07:00> But you think Bin Laden achieved what he set ...> But you think Bin Laden achieved what he set out to do? What do you think his goal was?<br /><br />His ultimate goal was to get the U.S. out of the middle east. That's common knowledge. He obviously has not achieved that goal yet. But I think he had a secondary goal of diminishing our political and economic influence around the world as a means to that end, and towards that goal he Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-16137868531861182472011-05-02T15:28:33.927-07:002011-05-02T15:28:33.927-07:00You may lament (as I do too) the change in America...You may lament (as I do too) the change in American attitudes in the last decade.<br /><br />But you think Bin Laden achieved what he set out to do? What do you think his goal was?<br /><br />I doubt that "turn America from weak and passive into an aggressive culture that celebrates violence" was a top priority for Bin Laden, no matter how much you and I personally regret that Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921093108555061757noreply@blogger.com