The problem is, after 9/11 we were reminded regularly for years of the event through the aftermath, Afghanistan, then Iraq. Osama’s death will be off the headlines by the end of the month barring any other significant developments. Surely, though, it won’t last a full 18 months. “Unemployment is still over 8%, deficit is still skyrocketing, still have troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, but at least we got Osama!” I’m not sure is going to be a winning platform in 2012. What this CAN do, though, is be a springboard for improvements in other areas. Confidence is a powerful thing.
East Timor?
You’re forgetting the war between the states. Yankee agression.
Ignore the revisionists. Han shot first.
Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t George Bush doing very well in the polls at the conclusion of the Gulf War only to lose the election because of the economy? I remember him being openly mocked for his 1988 slogan, “no new taxes.”
While I voted for Obama the first time and certainly will this time I just think it pays to be cautious of something like this if the economy is perceived as doing badly.
You’re right that Bin Laden’s death does not guarantee Obama’s reelection. But it does remove or at least significantly weaken this particular attack against him, which is what this thread is about.