My Reaction to Bin Laden's Death

[kuda]

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.
Seems this quote isn't by Martin Luther King, Jr, but that does not lessen the truth of it.

 Martin Luther King, Jr did say this in his book, Strength to Love:


Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence,
and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction....

The chain reaction of evil--hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars--must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

 

I struggled with what to post on the reports of the death of Osama Bin Laden. 
I had mixed feelings over it.  I do mourn the loss of lives due to this man.
I worry that more lives will be lost after as well. 
It seems a victory for the time being, but what will result from this? 
More war. More danger. More loss.

I hate all the questions in the media about it.
I don't want this to stir any more revenge on either side.
Sadly, I think it will just keep on going on.

Comments

[kudagirl.livejournal.com]

It's a difficult problem. Bring him to the USA for trial or do what they did? Bringing him to the USA might have led to more threats and violence. I'm not happy with the way they handled it. I'm afraid it will just fuel more hate and rage toward Americans for his followers. Sadly, I don't think this will settle anything. Others who hate us will still hate us. We have won nothing by his death.