GOP Frosh Praise Troops for Bin Laden Killing

This morning, GOP freshmen largely credited the military and intel community for bin Laden's death, as offices churned out statement after statement about the event. Republican freshmen largely credited the American military and intelligence community for the death of Osama bin Laden this morning, …

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Written by Tim Mak on Monday May 2, 2011

Pakistan Has Some Explaining to Do

If Pakistan wants to convince the world that they aren't a safe harbor for terrorists, they better get to work. From a column in Pakistan's Dawn : We have to prove to the world that  Pakistan is not a country that accommodates and hides mass murderers. Yep. Tweet

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Written by David Frum on Monday May 2, 2011

Can We Stop Questioning Obama's Legitimacy Now?

With bin Laden's death, here’s hoping we've seen the end of this ugly insinuation that there is something less than fully American about the black president with the exotic name. So much to say about the long-awaited visiting of justice upon Osama bin Laden. But there’s one effect on US …

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Written by David Frum on Monday May 2, 2011

Keep the Heat on the Taliban

Pundits are already talking about waning support for the mission in Afghanistan. But, Bin Laden’s death makes it much easier for the US to take the fight to the Taliban. The killing of Osama bin Laden is a watershed event whose significance cannot be overstated. It makes good on George W. Bush’s …

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Written by John Guardiano on Monday May 2, 2011

The Post-Bin Laden World

Bin Laden's death will have serious strategic implications in the years to come, most clearly in the U.S. relationship with Pakistan. Here are five strategic implications of the bin Laden killing: 1) The US begins to recognize Pakistan less as a strategic partner, more as a strategic problem if …

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Written by David Frum on Monday May 2, 2011

Is It Wrong to Feel Joy at Bin Laden's Death?

How does our religion teach us to respond to the death of a hated and evil man like Osama Bin Laden? Can we rejoice when we hear about the downfall of an enemy? How does our religion teach us to respond to the death of a hated and evil man like Osama Bin Laden? When hearing about the downfall …

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Written by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld on Monday May 2, 2011

White House Crowd Cheers Bin Laden's Death

Shortly after reports that Osama bin Laden had been killed in an American raid, a crowd gathered by the White House to celebrate the news. The crowds in front of the White House kept growing as more and more people came down from Lafayette Square. At 11:30pm the crowd was maybe 300 people large, …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday May 2, 2011

The Dems' Afghan War Hypocrisy

It is laughable for the Democrats to criticize President Bush for being cautious about supporting a massive commitment of men and material to Afghanistan in 2001, when so many in their party feel that same way today. Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s claim that President Bush intentionally let Osama Bin …

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Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday December 1, 2009