Posted on 05/04/2011 4:52:07 AM PDT by Smokeyblue
President Obama is increasingly doubtful that there's a compelling reason to release a photograph of Osama bin Laden's corpse, ABC News has learned.
There don't seem to be many skeptics of bin Laden's death in the Muslim world, with bin Laden's wife having survived the attack to identify bin Laden's death both to the Navy SEALs and Pakistani authorities.
Meanwhile, sources say, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are advising the president about concerns at the Pentagon and State Department that releasing a photograph could prompt a backlash against the US for killing bin Laden where one does not seem to currently exist.
The internal debate at the White House is then informed by this question: why are we releasing this photograph if no one seems to really doubt his death and releasing it could cause more harm than good?
One day they'll be released but that day needn't be today, this week or this decade.
One day they'll be released but that day needn't be today, this week or this decade.
This issue of the picture being released...
shows (their,obama,whomever) ineptitude at problem solving skills.
1. In-ept: lacking in fitness or aptitude: UNFIT
2. not suitable to the time, place, or occasion: inappropriate often to an absurd degree
3. lacking sense or reason: FOOLISH
4. generally incompetent: BUNGLING
All of them are control freaks. They love the fact that they got the photos and they are in control, treating us like we are children. They LOVE IT.
“They are idiots The most wanted mean in the world is killed, and the body is mysteriously dumped in the dark of night, and they offer NO PROOF? Do they not realize the amount of trouble they are making? Who in the Muslim world will believe them? They have created a ghost.”
Exactly. Stupidity beyond end. Release it already.
And President Obama is responsible, and feeble for letting it get out that underlings have different opinion ... who CARES?
“I have no recollection of Gates vigorously opposing the Obama Administration’s reversal of the policy regarding photos of returning caskets. They couldn’t get those photos out soon enough... “
Excellent point.
Love your screen name. Are you really just “that”, or a fan of Michael’s? (g)
LOL - both...
Blame a release on somebody else.
Heard he was not going to release any from WH.
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