No doubt an evil terrible man (master of the understatement), but I felt deeply uncomfortable watching the scenes from outside the Whitehouse and from Ground Zero of jubilant Americans. Will those who lost family and friends in the 9/11 attacks (and the 7/7 attacks in London to a lesser extent) really be able to rejoice in their killers (broadly) execution and will it finally draw a chapter to a close?
Maybe it’s just a cultural thing (seems odd saying cultural about another Western Country)? In the UK we have the worst tabloid (gutter) press in the world, but even they would be unlikely to report the death of an enemy in such a way to the New York Post (even though it is owned by Murdock)
Whilst I sympathize with the jubilation (9/11 brought the States to its knees), I am aware of the potential backlash from Al Qaeda and their sympathisers. A more measured response may have been wise, to onlookers it could be seen that it’s almost as if American have learnt nothing?
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