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The problem is that, for most, it isn't really a celebration of an individual being killed.
It is a relief that this man who changed each of our lives forever in a negative way is no longer capable of doing that again.
It is hope that our soldiers will be able to return home.
It is hope that the financial resources that have been poured into this effort for a decade will be able to return home as well, where we really, really need it.
Even with the understanding that this single act will not make Al Qaeda go away and the world isn't safer because of it, there is still a patriotic pride that our military was finally able to show that you can't mess with the United States and get away with it. While not necessarily congruent with Christian values, it is a necessary message in military strategy for our survival. I admit, I have not reached Kohlberg's stage 6 of moral reasoning as King and Ghandi did. I'm just not that good. Most of us are not.
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