— Brandon Elsass of Trotwood.
“It’s good to hear. It’s been a while, but I’m glad to see that our efforts over there have finally paid off.”
— James Prater of Riverside.
“He’s been hiding for this long ... It’s probably not him.”
— Brian White of Fairborn
“I’m just really proud to be an American right now ... Our troops, we want them to come home, but our safety comes first.”
— Stephanie Welch of Fairborn
“I’m glad they got him ... I think he was a threat to us.”
— Harold Salser of Fairborn.
“I was shocked because I thought maybe it was never going to happen, but I was really happy that it did.”
— Lisa Harp of Beavercreek.
“I’m just thankful that they finally got him. It’s been a long time.”
— Jim Wilson of Fairborn.
“I think that its great that they killed him. It needed to be done a long time ago.”
— Jim Terry of Fairborn.
“That’s good news that’s for sure. I am in favor of getting rid of the enemies of (America).”
— George Bredon of Fairborn
“I think it can go both ways. It can solve a lot of problems or it can create more problems. I’m sure they want to retaliate (for) his death. So, it’s going to continue to grow and get worse before it gets better.”
— Josh Egnor of Fairborn
“It’s a senseless war ... I just feel that our government knew where he was and we should have had him a long time ago. Now that he’s gone, is it really going to be justice? The reason I am saying that is because there is more terrorists out there ... How do we know that it’s really (bin Laden)? Can we prove that? Is it really him? That’s what I would like to know. If it’s his death, that’s good for our country, hopefully.”
— Scott Middleton of Riverside
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