Closure?

I apologize to all Second Amendment proponents for a statement made in my last post.  To clarify, I grew up with guns in my home and understand exactly why they were there.  I have crossed paths with some exceptionally vitriolic posts regarding Second Amendment rights, and it has tainted my vision.

I heartily applaud the efforts of the Boston Police Department.  The situation was handled well from the beginning through last night.  It is gratifying to see the people willing to give everything, including their lives, to protect us get some of the cheering they deserve.

For most people, the situation seems closed.  The wheels of justice still have yet to roll.  Should he survive, Dzokhar Tsarnaev deserves innocent until proven guilty.  It will be very difficult to achieve.  He is an American citizen, deserving of all the rights and privileges of a citizen.  He has graduated from a fine prep school in the Boston area, respected by peers and coaches alike, and even an athlete at the college level.

He has also become the face of an enemy we have fought since September 11, 2001.  It has been the lack of a defined enemy that has eroded public support for our War on Terrorism.  We knew what the Iraqis, VietCong, even Germans (if you remember that war) looked like, but a terrorist looks like us.  In this case, the story could even be admired as one of great promise.  That promise seems to have been wasted.  The why will be as compelling as the evidence of guilt.

The real story is still out there, most like known to more than the suspect.  Hopefully, the trail leads to the mastermind and full justice can be achieved.  We will need resolve for this to happen, something in short supply in our "sound bite" society.

So...am I off base?