Osama’s Death will Magnifies Obama’s Image but Bush Deserves Credit

Osama’s Death will Magnify Obama’s Image but Bush Deserves Credit

Song and dance broke out across America, Europe and the Middle East on the morning of Monday, 2nd May 2011. Reason, Osama killed by American forces in conjunction with the Pakistani intelligence operatives.

Osama’s Bin Laden’s terror organization, Al-Qaeda has on numerous occasions claimed responsibility for various terrorist acts across the world. A memorable one being the bombings of the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-salaam and the most shocking the 9/11 in the United States. Mr. Bin Laden was also responsible for the deaths of many Men, Women and innocent children across the world.

Bin Laden’s death may illustrate the view that the international puzzle on the Al-Qaeda leader has finally been solved. Osama’s death also goes ahead to paint the glowing picture of Osama’s   administration success in combating terrorism. But this also begs the question that does former President Bush deserve credit too?

President Bush had vowed to crush Osama after 9/11, and for over nine years Bush and the American armed forces bombarded possible hideouts of Bin Laden in the Tarabora area of Afghanistan. In the process Bush never lost his vigor in tracking down Bin Laden, in fact in my view President Bush also shares credit with President Obama because for the past nine years the Bush administration help make the most wanted Man on the terrorist watch list become weak with ill-health and made him appear vulnerable.

Upon taking over the reigns of Power in the United States, President Obama promised to counter terrorism with renewed commitment. This promise came to pass when Mr. Obama authorized an attack on the Al-Qaeda leader’s safe house in Pakistan, last Friday. Thanks to Intelligence Corporation between the US and the Pakistani government.  This comes at a time when Mr. Obama has gone under fierce criticisms by the Republicans. This is likely to be an achievement and an image booster of his governing style, but all the same President Bush deserves credit.

Justice has a funny way of rewarding victims and tormenting those who propagated injustice to society. In this case Justice was swift and brutal on Bin Laden. Sir Winston Churchill once said, “The fight will be long, the pains will be numerous, the losses will be cruel but when victory comes, it will amend it all”. Has justice been served?

Meanwhile as the world celebrates Bin Laden’s death ‘festival’ it is important that countries including Kenya should beef up security and intelligence as a result of possible retaliatory attacks from Al-Qaeda operatives and its allies. This basically should be taken with the seriousness that it deserves, since Al-shabab has issued terrorist threats against Kenya and it is important to note that it is hard to kill and idea unlike killing a man.

Shadrack Mbaka,