The Death of Bin Laden a Definite Game Changer Maybe

Abstract

The phrase game changer quickly became a cliche during the 2008 campaign, but at first glance that term clearly applies to the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces. Bin Laden's death may, in fact, change the course of the U.S. struggle against Jihadist terror and foreign policy more generally, or it may have little effect. Similarly, bin Laden's death is a victory for the U.S. in the sense that a long-standing bipartisan American goal has been achieved and that the man who was behind the September 11 attacks paid a price for his actions -but it is not necessarily a major victory against terrorism.