Well you had to know I’d blog about this right? Sunday night, I was sitting here playing some games, doing some doodling and watching facebook. Hubby had just texted he was getting a shower and going to bed (he’s on the east coast right now). One of my friends in Alaska at our old post, mentioned the threat levels for all military installations was just increased. This happens sometimes, mostly without me even knowing because I don’t go off post when hubby isn’t here. But then I see on twitter that the President is scheduled to make a statement. This looks bad if you’re in MY shoes let me tell you. I text Hubby hoping he hasn’t fallen asleep yet. Nothing.

While waiting for the president they finally announce the death of Bin Laden is the reason for the statement. I start furiously texting the husband at this point.

Me: OMG BIN LADEN IS DEAD!!!
Me: DAMMIT WAKE UP!!!
Me: OMG you WOULD be the one to sleep through this!!
Him: Watching Now!

And I was happy. I admit it. I was happy that our military accomplished a mission 10 years in the making. I was HAPPY that justice was served for the families of 9/11, and the families of those who have died fighting the evil this man has put forth in the world. I was smiling as crowds took to the streets, singing patriotic songs and waving American flags. I was proud to see thousands of Penn State students singing our national anthem in the streets of campus, and by God if I were a local student rather than online I’d have joined in.

I haven’t seen such unity and pride since 9/11. But it was short lived. The very next day, heck not even 24 hours later came conspiracy theories, doubts, accusations, and the worst…judgment. Criticism because people were cheering the death of a human being. Criticism that in celebrating they were turning a blind eye to a bigger threat. Trust me, I know the bigger threat, my husband, my friends husbands have fought the bigger threat. My closest friend’s husband, who lost a leg in Iraq was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan when the news broke.  We KNOW.  And most of us are celebrating our military’s success! Not the actual death but the successful completion of a mission by our highly trained men in uniform. The same men and women that have been fighting the War on Terror on two fronts for TEN LONG YEARS.  We celebrated them in the streets of NYC with a ticker tape parade in WW2.  Why should we not celebrate them now?  Why should they not get a “Great Job guys!” from the people they sacrifice to protect and defend? Screw the politics, screw the judgments, screw the doubts and conspiracy theories and THANK GOD for our service members. They damned well DESERVE to see the celebration of their success.  We would have done this had he been captured alive too, but noone seems to realize that. Of course THEN all the criticism would have been that we didn’t kill him.

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