The speech on a memorable occasion of the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, a leader of the al-Qa’ida organization, was delivered by Barack Obama on May 1, 2011. The speech revolved around the elimination of the notorious leader of al-Qa’ida, a terrorist organization responsible for many terror attacks worldwide but most famously, 9/11. The message and the purpose of the speech were simple – when united, the US can overcome all the difficulties and punish those who are responsible for threatening national security. The example of Osama Bin Laden, one of the most notorious terrorists in the US history, served as a good example to the target audience – the global community.
The main accomplishment mentioned in the speech was that he was eliminated even though Bin Laden was on the run for ten years after 9/11. The weakening of the al-Qa’ida organization was set as one of the top priorities of Barack Obama, and within this speech, he turned attention to it several times. Barack Obama, as a skilled politician, had a global appeal worldwide and personally for me, while once again proving his competencies as the US President.
The speech itself can be considered as well-organized, starting with the hook of the assassination of Osama Bin Laden and then continuing into the details, brief history, and reminder of the horrors of 9/11. The closing of the speech goes a bit emotional, with an urge to ensure unity and protect the soil of the US from future threats. In the speech, Barack Obama used mixed types of language, combining long and short sentences, academic and emotional structure, which, in my opinion, aimed at getting a proper balance between emotions and the sense of revenge, at one side, and cold-blooded calculations and years of work of intelligence services, at the other. Combining it with timely pauses and effective stance, the message clearly resonated in the audience – including officials from the White House and millions of Americans watching the speech on the screens. Overall, the former president appeared to be trustworthy and decisive, thus accomplishing the goal of the address – to reassure the citizens of the national strength and frighten the enemies. To conclude, we can consider this speech as a good example of weighted but at the same time pompous and threatening speech regarding the issue of national security.