I agree with numbers 100% on this one. I too am glad to that he's been permanently removed from the gene pool. Don't forget, we're talking about a man who personally beheaded some of his own victims. Yes, I have seen Nick Berg's decapitation from start to finish. And I will tell you, when you see a guy's head being slowly severed, and his screams are practically drowned out by people singing and chanting around him, it gives you a glimpse into what these people are really like.
And DL, I know you don't like to celebrate the death of any human being, but unfortunately for all of us, this isn't Star Wars. I don't like to see any human die, either. I'd like to think that there's at least some trace of good in all humans. But as I said, this isn't an ideal world. Yes, you saw people dancing in the streets after 9/11. But this situation is an entirely different thing than from 9/11. Sure, it's death. Death is never good. But this is the death of a man who's own hands were stained with the blood of his own people. I'd say 99% of most people who died from the 9/11 attacks were innocent people whose only crime was going to work on the wrong day of the year.
But I do also agree that he could have been used for information and this death could turn him into a martyr. However, as we have seen with people like Saddam, imprisoning someone instead of killing them off right away can cause a lot of complications. The man could have done just what Saddam did and only use his imprisonment as a podium for his extremist views. Another thing about his death is that he at least didn't go out "heroically", fighting off American soldiers to his last breath. His death came quickly and he died the way many other Iraqis have died by his hands. As for information, I'm not too worried about that. Yes, we could have really used him for information. But for starters we can't be sure if he would have cracked or not, and the U.S. is getting nearly 10x the amount of tips we were getting only a year ago. Will that make a difference? we'll have to see.
But as many have said, we'll just have to wait and see if the situation gets better or worse. Anyway, here's Michael Berg's reaction to his death.