Why Don't I Feel Like Celebrating?

 Of course I'm glad they caught - and killed - Osama bin Laden. And I'm glad they got him before the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. But I can not relate to the jubilant crowds dancing in the streets with happiness and excitement. To me, it is  reminiscent of the people who supported bin Laden and cheered and danced when the towers came down. Global terrorism is not a sporting event.

I see Osama's death as a day of remembrance for the people who died on September 11, and in the other attacks that he masterminded. It's a sober day, not a day of gleeful vengeance.