Noam Chomsky and Michael Moore have both expressed opinions that killing Osama bin Laden was wrong and violated Pakistan's sovereignty. I wish Osama bin Laden had be brought to trial and sentenced to a life time in prison. But I believe both Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky are wrong in their opinions.

al Qaeda is at war with the United States. The US did not pick this war and in an earlier time helped fund al Qaeda to free Afghanistan from the Soviet Union. Unfortunately the US has shown a propensity for funding our future enemies. We need to stop, but that is a diary for another time. When a group of people are at war with the US, then the US needs to stop that war by whatever means necessary. Osama bin Laden was command central for al Qaeda. Eliminating command central reduces the threat on the US.

As to Pakistan's sovereignty, harboring a group of people who are at war with the US effectively places Pakistan at war with the US, the same way enabling Osama bin Laden put Afghanistan at war with the US. The important differences between Pakistan and Afghanistan are nuclear weapons and the ability to wreak havoc with those weapons on the region and the world. We already knew Pakistan was an enemy because Pakistan harbors a man who supplied nuclear secrets to North Korea, a country that the US is still at war with. Pakistan is an enemy of the US and may still do great mischief to the US. Thankfully Pakistan's more immediate concern is India.

The bottom line for me is that I believe President Obama's actions in this case were right and that Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky are wrong. Like Keith Olbermann I support their right to voice their opinions and I respect both men highly.