It was seven in the morning on Monday 2nd May when I woke up to the news that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
I was ambivalent to the news as I never consider Bin Laden, for many years now, a significant player in al Qaeda terrorism. There was much jubilation across the United States when the news broke.
For President Obama this can only help his re-election in 2012 - the man who gave the order to kill/capture the ultimate bogeyman in the eyes of many Americans.
A note of caution for the President. He many bask in the glory with the inevitable sharp rise in his poll ratings. However, the first President Bush won the first Gulf war against Iraq but was soundly beaten by Bill Clinton at the following presidential election. A week is a long time in politics let alone 18 months. There is also the probability of revenge attacks which may diminish the feel good factor that many Americans are feeling now and call into question President's security credentials
Beware Mr President your second term in office is far from guaranteed.
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