tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post7632768498818398745..comments2023-05-20T03:24:14.689-07:00Comments on The Green Pen: Osama bin Laden is Dead: Thoughts and Feelings on Justice and VictoryMike (The Green Pen)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00300579042329116356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-60984478141915883962011-05-03T19:42:39.278-07:002011-05-03T19:42:39.278-07:00I agree with Mike. The chest thumping and the equ...I agree with Mike. The chest thumping and the equating of justice with revenge made me feel sick and ashamed. I hope that America can be better than that. Your point is well taken that we lost 3,000 lives plus 3,000 more of our military in Iraq and Afghanistan. And then probably a hundred thousand more people died as a result of our war in Iraq + Afghanistan. We went mad with rage and killedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-34311544532806668562011-05-03T08:35:48.389-07:002011-05-03T08:35:48.389-07:00I generally define justice as a process of making ...I generally define justice as a process of making whole again something that was broken or disrupted... in this sense we are far from achieving justice and are living in an even more fractured world. Few of our responses to 9/11 have been about justice. I am thankful for groups like the September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows whom have illuminated this perspective and have condemned Tony Jenkinshttp://www.nationalpeaceacademy.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-23790331021975667702011-05-03T00:06:14.815-07:002011-05-03T00:06:14.815-07:00"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious l..."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, JrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-46990639261866514582011-05-02T17:55:05.021-07:002011-05-02T17:55:05.021-07:00How we deal with it? From what I've read his b...How we deal with it? From what I've read his body has already been given a "sea burial." Tradition or getting rid of any evidence? Hard to believe there are no pictures of his body. <br /><br />You are right Mike, who won? Mission accomplished has turn our American Dream upside down.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131807899735405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643903654727514393.post-26076985087391674242011-05-02T16:44:18.168-07:002011-05-02T16:44:18.168-07:00It seems to me how we, the USA deal with his body ...It seems to me how we, the USA deal with his body will guide our future in dealing with the Muslim world.<br />If we allow a dignified burial on his home soil, if the Saudis will allow it we can show the world we took the necessary action but are not 'Christian' savages.<br />I will be interested in how Obama deals with this, as an opportunity to began healing or as a political tool for Mike Marthallernoreply@blogger.com