Even in Success, Why Biden’s Victory Lap Will be Short

When the word began to spread on the first day in May 11 years ago, you could almost sense a collective catching of breath. Was it true that the most hated man in America, the man who had sent jet airplanes crashing into public buildings killing thousands, the man who had successfully launched the first attack on the American mainland since the War of 1812, had in fact been brought to justice?

When President Barack Obama came before the cameras to confirm the stories — that Osama bin Laden had...