OH THANK THE FRIGGIN' LORD HE'S DEAD! AMERICA'S PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED!!!
That's only a slight exaggeration of what America's reaction to bin Laden's death has been. Unfortunately, we're all dumb. The media built this up to be a huge turning point in our history, and that's simply not true. It took us nearly eleven years after 9/11 to find him, and now that he's dead, nothing's changed.
The problem was never Osama bin Laden or even Al Queda. The problem is our obsession with the Middle East. We get too hyped up on solving the world's problems when they don't want us to. Let us not forget that America supported the coup that eventually led to Saddam Hussein becoming the leader of Iraq.
Here's a website that shows a timeline of what America's been doing in the Middle East and I will leave that there for the time being:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6308.htm
Now, the problem is that we've been intervening in the Middle East for far too long, and it's pissed a lot of people off. Al Qaeda has grown larger than we know. In fact, Al Qaeda is not just a term for a specific group. It has grown so large, that it encompasses nearly every member or act against the West. It's not just bin Laden anymore. Yes, he may have orchestrated 9/11, but in past years he had become less and less of a prominent member of Al Qaeda. He became a symbol.
Now that we've killed that symbol, and we're still in the Middle East, and we're blaming Pakistan for sheltering him, we've made it even worse on ourselves.
Until we withdraw, which will be a lengthy process, terrorism will be a constant threat.
Sorry if this blog sucks; I'm tired.
- Seacrest Out
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