It’s not that I feel bad about Osama being killed. It’s that I am uneasy about a world in which the assassination of political leaders becomes frequent. Although I’m not sure why. Maybe a world in which war was primarily conducted through efforts to decapitate the other side’s leadership would be less bad than one which aimed at mass casualties.
During the Revolutionary War era, it was not considered sporting to shoot enemy officers in battle. Now they are a sniper’s first target. Why should be drop Hellfires on underlings and henchmen, but not the boss of the terrorists worldwide?