http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/no-osama-didnt-win/?scp=15&sq=islam&st=cse

No, Osama didn't win
no author
The New York Times
May 4, 2011

This article explains that Osama Bin Laden did achieve many of the goals that he wanted to obtain, and more. He led us into a prolonged war and created a global fear of muslims. In the end however he didnt win and the U.S. still remained a main power and thrives today.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/bin.laden.obit/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

Osama Bin Laden, the face of terror, killed in Pakistan
Cnn wirestaff
cnn.com
May 1, 2011

U.S. officials state that they have the body of Osama Bin Laden, which is a huge win for the united states because he has been the main face of terror and the leader behind many terrorist plots. he was also seen as a prophet to his followers. Terrorism will still continue although, but it did have a blow on terror.

My view of the discussion on thursday was that we talked about some good topics and there wasn't much yelling. Over all it went pretty much how i expected it too. I wish we had more time to talk about immigration because its a big topic and its something that needs to get fixed to improve peoples lives. Immigration isnt a small problem that can easily be fixed but i'm we can come up with a better solution then what we're doing right now. I also believe that improving mexico and their relations with the U.S. would be a huge improvement
Cole Canup