 Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | When President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, his demeanor was properly restrained. It is hard to imagine George W. Bush issuing a similar pronouncement without cracking a grin and making a disparaging remark. The killing of bin Laden, Obama reflected, said much about America: "We will be true to the values that make us who we are." Sadly, the media showed too many Americans greeting the news of bin Laden's death with fist-pumping elation. Raucous, shouting mobs gathered outside the White House and at New York's "Ground Zero" to wave US flags and chant "USA! USA!" -- as if the cold-blooded execution of an unarmed man in a Pakistan suburb was somehow on par with winning the Superbowl. |
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