I don't see Bin Laden's death as changing much. Al-Qaeda will use his death as a recruitment tool. We still accidentally kill civilians each month. Innocent people are still being killed. Our troops are still being killed, and nobody has stepped forward to hasten the departure from Afghanistan. If anything, this just makes things worse. Now Pakistan's loyalties are suspect at best and we have the possibility of more terrorists.
In my opinion, this was a poor solution. However, it is my opinion, and I doubt that many others share it.