When I heard the news this morning I thought about Mary Jane Booth, an American Airlines employee who worked at Dulles (IAD) with my brother-in-law, a lady I met a few times.....a happy, cheerful, lady who was on the AA flight that was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11. I am not sorry bin laden is dead, but I do not feel any joy in his death either, because Mary Jane is still dead, and so are almost 3000 others from that horrible day, as are thousands of other Americans who have been killed and wounded in the war in Afghanistan. osama bin laden died the way he lived, violently, the war in Afghanistan continues, and so it goes. God Bless and have mercy on the world.
A memorial site for the victims of 9/11 and their friends and families...
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This doesn't end the wars or make us safe at last, but President Obama and his national security team deserve credit for finding Bin Laden after all this time and carrying out this mission without the loss of innocent lives -- American or otherwise.
Today we remember the families who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001, and in all of the years of war that followed. We earnestly and fervently hope that these events mean we are one step closer to an end.
Here at USAction/TrueMajority, we're taking the day to remember those who have been lost, honor those who fight to keep us safe and reflect on the meaning of this day. And we'd like to know what you're thinking too: How does this affect your feelings about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, or the broader "war on terror"?
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Sincerely,
Darcy Scott Martin
USAction / TrueMajority
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