it, senator, a very good day to be an american. and great to see the back of one of the worst terrorists in history. no question. no question. senator, thank you very much. thank you. senator chuck schumer likens the sdet of osama bin laden to a gettysburg or a saratoga and calls it a turning point in the war on terror. the senior senator joins me now. tell me what went through your mind when you heard that bin laden had been killed? well, i felt pretty good about it. and i immediately thought of the families. so many of them had told me over the years that it just galled them that they had lost loved ones and bin laden was still alive. and of course, the hole in their hearts will never heal, but at least some justice has been done and they have some degree of solace. i mean, in terms of justice, i absolutely agree with you. and last night when i heard the news, i landed from london, been at the royal wedding. got to new york and heard this incredible news.
announced yesterday. but whichever way you look at it, senator, a very good day to be an american. and great to see the back of one of the worst terrorists in history. no question. no question. senator, thank you very much. thank you. senator chuck schumer likens the death of osama bin laden to a gettysburg or a saratoga and calls it a turning point in the war on terror. the senior senator joins me now. tell me what went through your mind when you heard that bin laden had been killed? well, i felt pretty good about it. and i immediately thought of the families. so many of them had told me over the years that it just galled them that they had lost loved ones and bin laden was still alive. and of course, the hole in their hearts will never heal, but at least some justice has been done and they have some degree of solace. i mean, in terms of justice,
like everyone, i was exhilarated. and then reality sets in because i heard some commentators say this is the end of the war on terror, it clearly isn t, is it? no. as i said, i believe it s a saratoga or a gettysburg. a turning point, but not the end. a significant turning point pl while bin laden was a symbol, it was a symbol with reality. thousands of young men and young women were recruited by him saying a few more terrorist incidents against the west and the whole society will collapse. well, obviously he s dead and we re here. i think it s a real body blow, particularly not just to al qaeda but other terrorist groups. i think there s going to be a turn on the war on terror. we re going to have to be far more mindful of the lone wolves, the individuals like the times square bomber, the christmas day bomber. because we ve done a very, very
i absolutely agree with you. and last night when i heard the news, i landed from london, been at the royal wedding. got to new york and heard this incredible news. like everyone, i was exhilarated. and then reality sets in because i heard some commentators say this is the end of the war on terror, it clearly isn t, is it? no. as i said, i believe it s a saratoga or a gettysburg. a turning point, but not the end. a significant turning point. while bin laden was a symbol, it was a symbol with reality. thousands of young men and young women were recruited by him saying a few more terrorist incidents against the west and the whole society will collapse. well, obviously he s dead and we re here. i think it s a real body blow, particularly not just to al qaeda but other terrorist groups. i think there s going to be a turn on the war on terror. we re going to have to be far more mindful of the lone wolves, the individuals like the times