Usama bin Laden died for Islam, why won't you?

The excitement of President Obama strolling up to the podium last night to announce to the nation and the world that Usama bin Laden has been killed by a US operation in Pakistan. There was an atmosphere of celebration, albeit muted, here at Camp Shelby, MS. Some of you know, some of you don't, that I am currently training up to deploy to Afghanistan. I just wanted to take a few minutes to express my thoughts on the situation. I need to throw this in here:

*The following views are my own, and in no way reflect the views of the US Army, DOD or any government entity.*

Now that thats out of the way, the killing of Usama bin Laden is a highly symbolic gesture. He has been in hiding for the past 10 years, and probably hasn't given any signifigant orders to the Taliban in 2-3 years. As someone put it on Facebook last night: Usama bin Laden: world hide and go seek champion 10 years running. He has been a symbolic face to the Taliban, and realisticly, he has been out of the spotlight for several years.

The reality of the situation is this: the Taliban will want vengence. This will not go unanswered. The new question is not will you die for Islam. The new question is: bin Laden died for Islam. Why won't you? The Taliban are going to unleash a hell on US troops in Afghanistan for this. Pissing off a bunch of extremists with access to guns and explosives is not a good idea. The death toll will rise dramatically, and will not stop until we leave the country. Do not read that and think that I believe we need to get out of the country, for I don't. We went into Afghanistan for a reason. Now, whether that is the main reason that we stay does not concern me. I have been there, seen the country first hand, and strongly believe that we are there for the right reasons. On this note, I shall end: do not be naive and think this is over.