Behind the Hunt for Bin Laden

Yesterday the New York Times released an article of the operations behind finding and killing Bin Laden, the man on top of the American Most Wanted list for the past decade. The article goes in depth to discuss that the license plate of one of Bin Ladens most trusted men was taken note of. This vehicle was monitored for quite a while and led the US to Bin Ladens hideout, a large compound off a dirt road. The president had the option of either bombing the compound or sending in a team of highly specialized individuals to make sure the deed would be done. He opted for the commandos, who broke into the compound and killed Bin Laden. A picture of Bin Laden was then taken and sent to the CIA where facial recognition was used to confirm his identity. His body was taken and then thrown into the sea. While I agree its all great that Bin Laden has paid for his crimes, the time and effort this one mans life didnt seem worth the trouble. On top of that the body was thrown into the water. This seems very peculiar to me as I would have thought that great pride would have been taken in finally killing Bin Laden. I was not expecting them to get rid of the body so quickly, even though it sounds pretty bad. Overall Im glad the biggest enemy of the country is gone, yet I am disappointed at the measures taken just to kill one man.