Introduction
President Barack Obama promised the American people that he could hunt and capture Osama bin Laden. These efforts were in relation to the terror he had caused on American soil under the operations of his terrorist group, al-Qaeda. Attacks such as the hijacking of American planes that killed about 3000 people and even those targeting foreign U.S. embassies had caused much havoc to the United States of America (Finegan 475). It was the suffering and pain that Americans underwent that necessitated the raid.
Discussion
The military operation led by the Navy SEALs in raiding bin Laden was not a surprise to many, but it has raised concerns about how it was handled. In my considerations, though, without making any moral judgment, bin Laden should have been dealt with differently. Like in every society where there is law and order and in which there is a right to a fair trial, bin Laden deserved to have stood before a court of law for prosecution. The American government had no power to make an exception to its constitutional guidelines.
Bin Laden’s killing could have been vindicating when it happened, but in retrospect, it reveals itself as a fight on terror pageantry with no regard for the protocols, and it, therefore, demonstrates a terrible precedent. In my thoughts, I believe that the decision to hunt and kill bin Laden was driven by nationalist sentiments due to the terror war and not the considerations of what was morally and constitutionally right. The United States government did not handle him as a criminal of war that should have been brought to justice but rather as a terrorist symbol that it had to prove itself against (Finegan 480).
Conclusion
In conclusion, I do not argue that bin Laden deserved better treatment. He was a terrorist responsible for many deaths and the destruction of property. However, the postulate on his death seems to be a hypocritical revenge scheme, not justice, public safety, and peace as purported.
Work Cited
Finegan, Rory. “Targeted Killings: Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace?.” Routledge Handbook Of Terrorism And Counterterrorism. Routledge, 2018. Pp 471-482.