It is not as if we killed Hitler, this one will come back

[ThomWV]

I do not celebrate the killing of any man, but this death brings relief. It springs to mind though, we did not kill a national leader or a radical idea; bin Laden was not Hitler and may turn out to be a hydra and a hundred heads may spring up where one was cut off.

[msanthrope]

1. Godwin Fail. n/t

[liberal N proud]

2. Only time will tell

The one positive thing is that there were several others around him that were taken down when this happened. Maybe the chain of command was disrupted enough to slow things down.

One thing for sure, the middle-east people, grudges are multi-generational

[Bonobo]

3. Ask yourself why millions loved him. What does THAT mean? Reflect on that and...

you will soon see why this killing means nothing.

If you can understand why he was worshipped by his followers and what that says about the US's relationship with the Muslim world, you will see some very scary things.

[EFerrari]

5. Some Egyptians I've been reading for months

are saying things like "whenever Americans gather in large numbers and wave flags, it usually doesn't turn out well for Arabs and Muslims".

[MacNfries]

4. I suspect there will be attempts for retaliation ...

Thom ... I agree with you. The Islamic fanatics will want their revenge. I expect there will be attempts at retaliation; I doubt anywhere close to the Trade Center, but there will be retaliations. They will want to martyr Osama.

[Bombtrack]

6. Nobody said we just killed Hitler

How many more reaching ass bumming-our-high hypotheticals can we think of to turn this positive into a negative.