As we all by now should know, the infamous leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, has been shot dead by United States Marine SEALs. Mr. Obama, the president of the United States even personally held a broadcast to citizens of the nations informing them of the news, although the news were already leaked out hours before the broadcast.
My discussion today is to be directed more at the consequences and after effects of Osama's death.
There are really two ways to look at this.
1. The fact that Osama Bin Laden is Dead.
-The nature of this is that without a proper leader, the Al-Qaeda group is disorganized and henceforth has its foundations weaken. This will therefore allow the armed forces of nations to eliminate the group more easily. The group will also provide less trouble and issues for the world. It is a fact seen in history. When Adolf Hitler fell in World War 2 Germany lost the war not long afterwards. In Chinese history as long the Emperor is killed the whole country is left in chaos until the enemy takes over. Similarly in this case Al-Qaeda would be messy and unable to organize proper attacks against society.
2. The fact that Al-Qaeda has no more 'restrictions'
-We have to admit that Osama had been a clever man. Clever, but devious and cruel he was, to have planned the September 11 Attacks so well and also the killings of Muslims around the world. Osama, as a wise man, would definitely know how to "control" his group. Al-Qaeda given their weaponry and numbers could definitely have conducted an attack similar to 9-11, but the fact is that they did not. This is due to the fact that there was Osama Bin Laden to organize and plan carefully. However with his death the Al-Qaeda group would know no more limits. They would also be driven by revenge and want to seek vengeance against the world. It is a very unstable situation.
The people around the world should really tighten their defenses and be more wary now. We cannot assume that Osama's death is definitely for the better.
I feel that this is a very balanced discussion, as you managed to consider both the good and the bad points of Osama bin Laden's death. In fact, there is also one more issue that you have yet to talk about: Osama's successor. No one knows for sure if there is one, or if there isn't one. I believe that considering Osama's intelligence, he would have planned for a successor long ago, and thus they would be able to not just maintain their foundation, but also organise well planned attacks on the US army for revenge.
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