ExPatPaki
05-03-2011, 01:55 PM
Schweitzer: With bin Laden dead, U.S. should leave Afghanistan (http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_a463f892-7506-11e0-adf3-001cc4c03286.html)
Along with millions of others, Schweitzer watched the coverage of reaction to the momentous event. The raucous celebrations around the country troubled him.
After all, he said, the nearly 3,000 deaths on Sept. 11 that launched the hunt for bin Laden are an unthinkable tragedy, perhaps best marked by somber reflection.
"I don't believe we ought to be dancing in the streets and waving American flags," he said. "... This is not like winning a hockey game," he said. "We killed an evil individual."
Along with millions of others, Schweitzer watched the coverage of reaction to the momentous event. The raucous celebrations around the country troubled him.
After all, he said, the nearly 3,000 deaths on Sept. 11 that launched the hunt for bin Laden are an unthinkable tragedy, perhaps best marked by somber reflection.
"I don't believe we ought to be dancing in the streets and waving American flags," he said. "... This is not like winning a hockey game," he said. "We killed an evil individual."