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Osama bin Laden dead: Yes, SEALs were in on the raid, but aides hail Obama's office bravery
The Los Angeles Times ^ | 5/2/2011 | ANDREW MALCOLM

Posted on 05/02/2011 3:15:54 PM PDT by Smogger

According to another one of those White House briefings of reporters designed to suck up all available credit for good news, President Obama's homeland security advisor reveals that it was a really tense time in the air-conditioned White House as unidentified U.S. Navy SEALs closed in on the world's most wanted man after midnight a half a world away.

"Minutes passed like days," says John Brennan, who bravely stood with press secretary Jay Carney before reporters and TV cameras today chronicling his boss' weekend heroics.

The heavily-armed commandos flying in a quartet of darkened Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters more than 100 miles into Pakistan were probably listening to their iPods and discussing the NFL draft.

"The concern was that bin Laden would oppose any type of capture operation," said Obama's Sherlock Holmes. So U.S. troops were prepared "for all contingencies."

In fact, this weekend was such a tense time in the White House that Obama only got in nine holes of golf. But he still managed to deliver his joke script to the White House Correspondents Assn. dinner Saturday evening.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhodhs; binladen; capture; deathers; obltermination; osamabinladen
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To: Norm Lenhart

“And hopefully he was also on his knees begging the infidels for his life when they mercilessly pulled the trigger with smiles on their infidel faces ;)”

AMEN!


61 posted on 05/02/2011 4:07:21 PM PDT by APatientMan (Pick a side)
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To: infowarrior
I stand corrected , "Clear and Present Danger"...

the infowarrior

62 posted on 05/02/2011 4:08:36 PM PDT by infowarrior
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To: Smogger

Bin Ladin living in leave it to beaver land and know one knows? Town house on a cul de sac this is difficult to accept. Was this a christmas present that EVERYONE knew about but no one dare opened until there was a NEED to. And what was that need?


63 posted on 05/02/2011 4:11:38 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (V)
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To: Bed_Zeppelin

LOL - General Obama


64 posted on 05/02/2011 4:17:12 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: piytar

Because people:

a) Didn’t read the article.
b) Aren’t sophisticated enough to recognize sarcasm.

Take your pick.


65 posted on 05/02/2011 4:22:56 PM PDT by Smogger
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To: little jeremiah

What is CoC????


66 posted on 05/02/2011 4:23:21 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

The link said:

CoC = Chain of Command/Commander in Chief


67 posted on 05/02/2011 4:26:05 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Red_Devil 232

http://socyberty.com/issues/did-senior-militaryintelligence-officials-overrule-president-obama-regarding-mission-to-kill-osama-bin-laden/


68 posted on 05/02/2011 4:26:51 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Smogger
Osama Bin Laden dead: President Obama, advisors watched raid to kill Al Qaeda leader unfold live (DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Originally Published:Monday, May 2nd 2011, 3:49 PM)

Armchair quarterback watched it online. Wonder if the video stream was saved. Wonder if anyone else tapped the feed.

69 posted on 05/02/2011 4:39:52 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The biggest waste of brainpower is to want to change something that's not changeable. -Albert Brooks)
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To: Smogger
Must be tough watching it unfold of TV from the comfort of your White House while the real heroes are risking their lives for their country.
70 posted on 05/02/2011 4:42:58 PM PDT by McGruff (When it comes to Obama's birth certificate. Trust, but verify.)
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To: Smogger
If you listen to the news coverage I've been subjected to, one would think Obama personally shot Bin Ladin in the eye.

It's too much.

71 posted on 05/02/2011 4:51:33 PM PDT by carton253
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To: carton253

Yup. It’s really starting to rub me the wrong way.

A real leader would stand back and point, admiringly, at the Warriors who carried out the mission. And would publicly scold anyone else who didn’t.


72 posted on 05/02/2011 5:00:22 PM PDT by APatientMan (Pick a side)
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To: Smogger
And, therefore," Brennan continued, "when President Obama was faced with the opportunity to act upon this, the president had to evaluate the strength of that information and then made what I believe was one of the most gutsiest calls of any president in recent memory." ROFLMFAO! Our Gutsy Prez. Ain't he a national treasure??
73 posted on 05/02/2011 5:04:16 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica (Insane, Corrupt Democrats or Stupid, Spineless Republicans - Pick America's poison.)
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To: little jeremiah

Slick Willy dissing Obama and interesting...saying any polls bounce happens 2 days later so post Obama’s STILL pathetic poll tomorrow and ping me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDx4NZr2u4


74 posted on 05/02/2011 5:09:28 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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To: Neverforget01

Yes I heard it on tape.


76 posted on 05/02/2011 5:49:01 PM PDT by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: Smogger

The thugs in the WH, don’t give a rat’s rear end about our military. Just a few weeks ago they were ready to stop paying them. The US military is nothing more than a tool for the thug powers in the administration.


77 posted on 05/02/2011 6:21:48 PM PDT by kenmcg (pROBLEM)
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To: Liberty Valance

Obama stands to loose his Rosie O’Donald people.


78 posted on 05/02/2011 6:51:04 PM PDT by oyez (The difference in genius and stupidity is that genius has limits.)
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To: Smogger

Ditto your comments...


79 posted on 05/03/2011 3:16:08 AM PDT by XHogPilot
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To: piytar

This could have been a Jimmy Carter II move, but the equipment was better, the troops more experienced and all branches of the service were not involved unless SF.


80 posted on 05/03/2011 3:36:29 AM PDT by Safetgiver (I'd rather die under a free American sky than live under a Socialist regime.)
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