(1) It's one of the few things we've done over the last ten years that will actually decrease al Qaeda recruitment. The whole idea that Osama was invincible and too strong for anyone to take down has just been shattered. There's no quicker way to break up a cult than to destroy its figurehead.
(2) This could give President Obama an excuse to come up with a quicker exit strategy from Afghanistan. I'm not optimistic on this one, especially considering Secretary Clinton's remarks this morning, but still, the opportunity is there if Obama wants it.
(3) No rational person can now claim that Obama is some sort of Muslim sympathizer or secret agent of Islam.
(4) This greatly improves Obama's 2012 election chances against anyone the Republicans nominate, which means much greater progress towards progressive goals after 2012 than if the other guy/gal won.
(5) We've just exposed once and for all that Pakistan is no ally of ours. This means that we can expect that the aid we send over there for them to "assist" us in the War on Terror will be greatly reduced/eliminated. And that's more money in the budget for priorities that really matter, like health care and unemployment funding.
(6) Hell is freezing over! Even The Donald was forced to say nice things about President Obama. Enjoy the warm sunshine of bipartisanness for the few hours that it lasts.
(7) We've given the families of 9/11 victims some small sense of closure.
(8) We've shown that this messed-up war was at least for something. This may just give some folks out there who are disillusioned about our government some renewed hope in it. And optimism is never a bad thing.
(9) We have removed the most effective figure to speak for al Qaeda and radical Wahhabi Islam. As the Arab Spring continues to blossom, the chance that groups like the Muslim Brotherhood will be able to co-op such movements has therefore been reduced.
(10) We've totally ruined Jerome Corsi's next book, "Where's Osama bin Laden?"