Family Visit

I’ve almost posted a couple of times over the last week, but time seems to have been in pretty short supply.  While delayed, I did want to share my thoughts on Osama bin Laden’s death.  I do believe he deserved exactly what he got.  I’m proud that US intelligence and special forces executed their mission so well.  Like most other soldiers I have talked to about the news, his death is symbolic.  There will be another mental case that will step into his role.  We will continue to have soldiers in Afghanistan.  Many soldiers I have spoken to think this will actually decrease the amount of media attention the war in Afghanistan receives. (How often do you see reports from Iraq on the news?  There are still 47,000 US troops in Iraq).  My other question concerning bin Laden’s death is the response of the US public.  Dancing in the street?  Really?  This is the response to killing someone?  I believe the man deserved to die, but our response as a nation was over the top.  It should not have been that surprising that eventually US forces would find him, and as evil as the man was, another mental case will step into his role.

OK, now that a very small rant is over, my parents arrived her last week to spend a few days with us, which has been great.  Isaac is very jealous when his Grandaddy gives Claire any attention.  Claire is just thrilled to have more people at whom she can stare.  We’ve completed the customary argument about who’s paying for what, and the obligatory catching up on people from Laurel.  The next few days should let them see some of the sights around here.