If you had to live each day worrying about your safety in the area, full of trauma and fear of the sudden possibility that you would lose your life for simply being yourself, how would you feel? Such is the effects and trauma of terrorism and its impact on not only the Americans, but also citizens from countries all over the world. By assassinating Osama bin Laden, it is another crucial step by the USA government.
If you are one who thought a trial for Osama was the correct choice, let me ask you: How many years have the Americans been fighting against terrorism? How many innocent lives have been lost as a result of terrorist activities? And when you think harder, we all know that Osama is the physical and spiritual leader of Al-Qaeda, a dreadful and massive terrorist organization. By the assassination of Osama bin Laden, the Americans not only managed to temporarily but effectively halt terrorist activities, they have also dealt a major blow to terrorism itself by achieving this symbolic victory. Through the assassination the Americans have also sent out a harsh message to the terrorists out there: Wherever you are hiding, you cannot do much more damage and WE WILL FIND AND STOP YOU. This assassination not only dealt a devastating blow to terrorism as they have no leadership, causing them to fall apart. It also acts as a deterrence to other terrorists in action. They will definitely realize that whatever they do have a consequence and the Americans will punish them for whatever they have done. Furthermore, the Americans have actually declared war against terrorism - It is sure and definitely true the legitimacy of the assassination of enemy leaders.
A comparison could be made between justice to Osama, or mercy by giving him a trial: One will come to realize that the Americans face a greater risk if they arrest Osama instead, in different ways. Firstly, Osama is kind of like a martyr, and will certainly go to great lengths to achieve his aims and religious principles. By arresting him, the Americans are giving him invaluable attention and hence giving him an invaluable opportunity to evoke more hatred towards the community from terrorist, and incur more controversy. Will this not bring the Americans more trouble? Hence one can deduce that by arresting Osama instead of killing him will become a backfire situation and the Americans enter deeper risk instead. They certainly need to consider the effects of this controversy and hatred when the arrest of Osama spreads around the world: Will it cost them more lives? Will it cost them another mis-step in their war against terrorism? The Americans just cannot let Osama live when he was still able to motivate his followers.
To further explain the thirst for justice from the Americans towards Osama and Al-Qaeda, we can bring the 9/11 attacks into the picture. The deaths of the citizens was another issue, but the attacks was a whole humiliation towards this super-power of the world, the top nation in the universe. The Americans will not be able to hold back their urge for revenge... Furthermore, if the Americans had captured him they didn't have a good idea of where to put him.
Osama had to be brought to justice. If the Americans were to show him mercy, he will never show the Americans mercy.
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