And is this something new? Let me field that one....no it isn't. People have been ripe with hostility towards their governing bodies since they existed. America is founded on it. The amount of protesters today pales in comparision to even the 70's, as well as the amount of people actually willing to sacrifice for their beliefs. Just like when people talk about how shitty a job the government or military is doing, I'll tell you the same thing about that, don't like it, take a stand and fix it. If you don't have the cojones to do it, or think it too great a task than that is the first step towards not being a patriot. As said before it's real easy to sit back and critisize without ever actually getting your hands dirty, but what good is it? Wow, you spoke your mind, and guess what, it didn't change shit. Get involved, talk means nothing without action.
As far as Bin Laden goes, did the military handle it right, maybe with the tools the politictians let them have, maybe not. It really is no easy task to walk into the enemys backyard and fight him, much less track down someone that has the backing or fear of a whole country (and others outside) to help him hide. Is the military spread too thin? I can speak for the Army and say yes, our deployments are too long (12-18 months), and the politics are getting in the way of the job we are being asked to do. Also in Iraq, we aren't here now to conquer, we are trying to stabilize the place for it to take control of itself. Was it the right thing to do, depends, was it the proper course of action based on our current political situation, no. But you know what? We did, and that's it, we're here and it's not changing for a while, so grin and bear it, or don't.