This may be my last word on Osama bin Laden...

but then again, maybe not.

Like the post over at Taxes, Stupidity, and Death says:

The OBL thing?

I’m over it. 

I have no interest in conspiracy theories about it.  I don’t care if parts of the story make you suspicious.  While I generally have every reason to doubt the President’s veracity, I have no reason to doubt the military’s honor.  They say they did him in, then they did him in. link

I do have one thing to say about the barrage of posts, from both the left and right, which essentially say, "If you question one thing about this whole operation then you are a "kook",  "nut job", "conspiracy theorist", "wacko", "crazy", "demented", or maybe just plain ol' "insane."

Everyone is expected to park their brains and not dare ask why bin Laden was dumped in the sea post haste, why the compound was burned to the ground, or where the captured people are being held.  Or not to dare wonder why three huge helicopters were able to fly into a neighborhood, one of which landed, and the police located just across the street didn't so much as look out the window? 

Those are legitimate questions that many asked within minutes of hearing the news of this covert operation, which I might add, was tantamount to an invasion of another country to kill a private citizen.  None of these concerns are worthy of the ridicule being heaped on people who are not making any assertions, but merely asking questions and deserving of answers.  

Already, stories coming from the White House are in conflict. Even Politico reports on press secretary Carney's confusion about details.

Underscoring the complicated nature of the American team’s attack on bin Laden, Carney was caught in a crossfire of his own when he was asked about the number of floors in the compound in Pakistan. “Even I’m getting confused,” Carney said as he looked through his notes.  source

I understand that events can be misinterpreted in the excitement of such a momentous occasion, but there are serious questions that need to be asked of  a Commander in Chief who would release info unless it was thoroughly vetted.

Do I think the story we are hearing is the "whole" story?  Why, no - no, I don't.  Will we ever know the "real" story?  No.

Instead ask yourself this:

• Are we safer because bin Laden is dead?  
• Is the "War on Terror" (whatever that silly term means) over?
• Will our troops be called home? 
• Will our economy suddenly improve and will the unemployed finally find the job of their dreams? 
• Is the price of gas going to go down?
• Will the southern border finally be secured?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, you must also believe the White House when they tell you Obamacare will save the economy and make your health care better, and that any minute now, Obama will release a statement acknowledging that following Bush policies led to the death of bin Laden. Crickets chirping?

Bungelow Bill is brave enough to step out and ask questions:

Forget the birth certificate. The greatest scam in our lifetime may be taking place before our eyes. With Obama's poll numbers in the basement, Obama set forth in motion a military mission that compromised his own ethos to kill Osama Bin Laden. If Osama is truly dead, then Obama deserves praise, but the story comes with some strange twists that is casting doubts throughout the world. For instance, ultimate proof would have been to produce the body, but Obama chose quickly to jettison the body off an aircraft carrier to honor Islamic tradition. read the rest

I will admit to having great interest in seeing the photos of bin Laden (who doesn't?), but other than that, I'm looking around to see what issues we're being distracted from with this blitzkrieg of non-stop coverage.