Obama, the President Who Put an End to bin Laden

A few days after making public his birth certificate, Barack Obama is making history again with the military operation that ended the life of Osama bin Laden — the leader of al-Qaida and public enemy number one of the United States. Obama struck a powerful blow, perhaps the biggest he could do, to vindicate his presidency and above all, to stir the conscience of his country, which has received the news with euphoria, pride and patriotism.

Barack Obama has ceased being the first African-American president in order to become the president that put an end to bin Laden. Neither Bill Clinton nor George W. Bush, who during their presidencies suffered the scourge of al-Qaida, were able to capture him; but Obama did. This milestone will not be the end of the terrorist threat on the United States and the rest of the Western world, but yes, it implies a blow of epic proportions.

From an internal point of view, one of the first consequences it will have is that the appreciation for Obama will skyrocket. He will regain the support of many voters who felt cheated by their government. The economy, which was the primary issue in the budding presidential campaign of 2012, will have to compete with national security; an issue that so far had belonged to the Republican agenda has now been snatched by Barack Obama, who has now taken a giant step toward his re-election.