Pointless? Being at war is its own reward!

In all seriousness, though, both the Bush and Obama administrations continually downplayed OBL's importance in the day-to-day leadership of Al Qaida, so it's disingenuous to say this is that big of a deal from a military objective standpoint. Obviously he was the symbolic leader, and it's certainly good to finish what we started, but I think they've been setting the stage for a continued "war on terror" regardless of the status of OBL himself.