Congratulations to President Obama

In all the hubbub, I forgot to thank and praise the President for making the right call, not just to take out bin Laden, but to do so in a way that left no doubt, no U.S. casualties and no collateral damage. Further, he learned the lesson from Clinton's mistake, of not notifying Pakistan of the operation. For all this, he deserves credit. Well done.

Musharraf - Are You Kidding

Former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, whining about the violation of Pakistan's sovereignty.

Mr. Musharraf said the “lack of trust is very bad.”

“If two organizations [are] conducting an operation against a common enemy, there has to be trust and confidence in each other,” he said.

Lack of trust? Common enemy? When you were probably complicit in hiding the world's most wanted terrorist? Words fail.

More on bin Laden

Killed in a mansion? Near Islamabad? What does this say about the level of protection afforded al Qaeda inside Pakistan? Just asking.

bin Laden Dead! Now What?

Just saw the news that Osama bin Laden is confirmed dead. This is indeed great news for the United States. He was reportedly killed in Pakistan last week in ground operations. That he was in Pakistan and that U.S. forces are operating in that country will have huge implications in the aftermath of this news.

We should certainly take a moment to celebrate, as the attacks by his organization have altered the course of our history for the worse and of course killed thousands of Americans.

However, I would imagine that al Qaeda has contingency plans in place to launch terror operations in the wake of bin Laden's death. No doubt we will see the military in an increased protective posture. If you work on a military base, get up early tomorrow to get to work.

The President is starting his speech at 8:35 p.m. I imagine he will do a good job.

What will this mean with regards to Pakistan? We are not well liked, and our incursion into that country will have to be explained by Pakistan's leader, Asif Ali Zardari. I am concerned that this will topple his government, because either he knew or didn't ahead of time, and either way will have to explain to a restive populace that is not friendly to the United States.

Obama makes the good point that we are not at war with Islam, following Bush's lead. This is correct. Counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan is being touted by our President. We will see how this plays inside Pakistan.