everythingelseisreal:
life:
“Members of the Canadian Army’s 12 Field Squadron 1 Combat Engineer Regiment take cover as they set off explosives where a cave is thought to be. Intelligence suggested that the cave — sealed earlier by a JDAM [Joint Direct Attack Munition, or “smart”] bomb dropped by the U.S. military — might have been Osama Bin Laden’s last hiding place. The search for Bin Laden in Tora Bora came up empty, of course, but being there helped me understand just how difficult it would be to track him. The mountains are huge, and the valleys are vast.” - Joe Raedle, Getty Images photographer
Five war photographers share their best photos from Iraq and Afghanistan
My first thought was “Canada has an army?”
I really wonder how the Bin Laden chase is going to end.
I say we just wait until we’re really, really sure he’s dead, then take credit for it.
“Well, it’s been 50 years now, he’s either dead or like 105.”
“Awesome! We finally got him! Great job, America.” <cue patriotic music>
… AND I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW I’M FREE…
Resonant applause erupts everywhere. The President shakes hands with any 9/11 survivors and victims still alive.
God bless America.
omg, Carl, you’re a genius.