osama bin laden dead

So, Osama Bin Laden has been found, killed, identified and then buried at sea. I can understand the USA not wanting his grave to become some kind of terrorist shrine, but l have a lot of reservations about all of this.

It seems as though the Pakistani government knew he was hiding in Pakistan, and would have probably advised him to move again if the USA told then they were going to attack. But it is only going to add to the dislike of the States that they have gone into a foreign country , killed a foreign suspect (what happened to innocent before being proved guilty ) and then taken away the body to dispose of. This smacks of American imperialism and will only fuel further terrorist activity, create more martyrs and conspiracy theories about whether it was actually him they killed, whether they actually disposed of the body or have it stored somewhere, whether the money recently given to Pakistan was so they could kill Osama etc etc.

It also does not look too good to the rest of the world when images of USA show the gleeful crowd chanting "USA, USA!" and celebrating, although l do understand that it will be a form of closure for people involved with 9/11.

This is not going to end well.

‎"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
--Martin Luther King, Jr

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