Good afternoon Mr Lundberg and fellow classmates. Today, I will be talking about my views of why I believe that it was a good choice killing Osama bin Laden rather than sparing his life and bringing him back to the US.
On September 11, 2001, a series of four coordinated suicide attacks was launched by Al-Qaeda to the US. 19 Al-Qaeda hijackers hijacked 4 commercial passenger jets airliners and took control of the plane. The hijackers intentionally crashed into four different sites, killing thousands of people.
This is all because of Osama bin Laden. Committing such a huge crime, I feel that the US has made the right choice by killing Osama on the spot at Pakistan. Remember the case on Mas Selamat? He was attempting to bomb Changi Airport before he was arrested by Singapore authorities. After being sent to prison, he managed to escape prison through the toilet window. If the US authorities had committed the same kind of mistake as the Singapore Authorities, the consequences would be disastrous. It would be impractical for the US, which has been trying to catch bin Laden for such a long time, risk Osama escaping again. If bin Laden did manage to escape, it may be possible that Osama might be enraged with his capture and plan another, more terrible terrorist attack against the US. While trying to give bin Laden another chance in court, it may lead to bin Laden terrorizing the US once more. Thus, I feel that it will be more fail-safe to kill Osama on the spot.
Furthermore, the US has been tracking bin Laden since the presidency of Bill Clinton. If I were the US navy soldier, I would have done the same and killed Osama. Getting rid of one of the world's more notorious terrorist would be doing the world a good deed. Also, after committing such a huge terrorist attack on the US, I can believe why the US navy soldier did not think twice before shooting and killing bin Laden. For all the innocent people who have died because of bin Laden, it should be time that bin Laden himself have a taste of his own medicine and face death. He had ruined countless number of lives and caused so much destruction in the US. He should not be allowed to live any longer, and thus I feel that it was right that the US killed bin Laden on the spot in Pakistan.
In conclusion, I stand firm that the US has done the right thing and killed bin Laden on the spot. Although some people may argue that everyone deserve another chance, another chance to start anew. The problem is, bin Laden has been given so many chances to own up and face justice. Yet, he decided to remain hidden and wait till the US navy came and found him. After all, it is impossible to escape the long arms of justice. Therefore, I feel that bin Laden as no rights to continue living after all the terrible things he had done to the world.
Thank you.
I think it is unfair to say that the attack was "all because of Osama". I am sure this was discussed and planned thoroughly with a whole panel of top terrorists. Osama might have came up with the plan, but he did not execute it alone.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good speech. The points are clear, and there has also been a simple background of Osama and his deeds. Your points was also substantiated by evidence, such as Mas Selamat. However, is it possible to acknowledge a counter example? You could talk about the repercussions of his killing, such as terrorists being enraged. However, i think that this is still a good speech.
You have done a good job in listing Mas Selamat as an evidence. However, even if Osama manages to escape alone, would he be able to hide from the police and public the way Mas Selamat did? Osama has no relatives in the United States, unlike Mas Selamat who has in Singapore. Furthermore, US is so big that Osama would not do the same as Mas Selamat - running across the country in a short time.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as mentioned by Jun Liang, you can have a counter argument. It seems like you only have two points in your speech, so adding a counter argument can help.
A minor one : Try to have less typographical errors.