The word 'unity' has been bandied about carelessly across the media. The unity spoken of is that brought about by a common tragedy and the response to that tragedy. And in our attempts to recover and move past this horrendous act, a sense of unity is a good thing. What I am fearful of is the use of this unity by some to justify and create an atmosphere in which it is okay for our military to seek out and destroy those who caused our grief, disregarding the death and devastation of innocent people in other parts of the world. Let us not carry a misguided sense of unity to its own evil ends, thus becoming like those who we seek to punish.
Retribution is called for.
Reasoned, contained response is needed. And an end to terrorism must be sought. Osama Bin Laden is the principle suspect in this horrendous, misguided attack on America and the world. His mind-set is beyond my comprehension for the most part and I do not pretend to understand what he could have been thinking, other than the fact that he was unable to see any other way to gain the full attention of the United States. He, in his own way, under the influence of his own understanding of God and how He speaks to us, was confident that he was doing the right thing.