Posted on 10/15/2015 1:22:29 PM PDT by Theoria
The history of Obama’s most important foreign-policy victory is still being written.
Mark Bowden was watching a ballgame — the Phillies versus the Mets — on the night of May 1, 2011, when the network cut away to President Obama in the East Room of the White House. “Tonight,” the president said, ‘‘I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children.’’
Five minutes or so after the president wrapped up his brief remarks, as thousands of Americans gathered in front of the White House and at ground zero chanting ‘‘U-S-A! U-S-A!’’ Bowden’s cellphone rang. It was Mike Stenson, the president of Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Bowden had worked with Bruckheimer on the film adaptation of his 1999 best seller, ‘‘Black Hawk Down.’’
‘‘Mike said, ‘Look, Mark, Jerry wants to make a movie about this bin Laden thing, and he wants to put together all of the people who made ‘Black Hawk Down,’ ’’ Bowden told me over lunch recently. ‘‘ ‘He wants to know: Would you be willing to write the script?’ ’’
Bowden said absolutely, count him in.
He quickly reached out to Jay Carney, Obama’s press secretary at the time, to ask for an interview with the president. Bowden was friendly with Carney from a profile he wrote of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. for The Atlantic. Still, he was surprised to hear back from him almost right away. It was an encouraging response, especially given the deluge of requests Bowden knew the president must be receiving. Carney said that he couldn’t make any promises but that he would definitely advocate on his behalf.
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I bet he lives in the second floor of the white hut. Val J dates him.
We need a LIKE button!
THIS!!!!
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Yep. Under tons of rock in a cave, nothing but bones by now.
My saner side likes to think we had no clue whether or not he was dead or alive so Obama made the announcement we killed him. If he were alive, OBL would have released a vid and then the chase would be back on.
I believe foreign policy had very little to do with Baraq's win in 2012. It was bought with free stuff paid for with fake money. That's why all the Dems in this go round are "all in" on more gravy for the masses.
So you're saying that Seal team member Robert O'Neill is a liar?
I’m saying no civilian saw a body. Is that a problem for you? I mean aside from your regular personal issues with me.
Maybe I should rephrase my question.
Are you saying that Navy Seal Robert O'Neill, the individual who has made many Television appearances due to his claim as being the individual who shot and killed Osama Bin Laden, is a liar?
I mean aside from your regular personal issues with me.
You know what Norm? I never even looked at who posted the comment I responded to....LOL!
So go figure that out..............
And just what would you suppose would happen to a man in or formerly of the SEALS that went out on his own and told a substantially different story than the official line.
Would you suppose he would immeadiately be reactivated and courtmartialed for a massive violation of national security by this admin? Because I would. And I think most people would agree.
So to be frank, yes. He probably is lying. Just like any person in his position is legally required to do.
And we won’t even get into his fellows that were blown from the sky.
All his failures in foreign policy, including Benghazi, would have enveloped him had he not been able to claim ‘Osama Bid Laden is dead and GM is alive. ‘
How quickly we forget the only mantra he could stand on. Both probably a lie! Certainly the real original GM is dead.
Oh and of all the people on this thread that said simmilar to myself, you just happened to bring the matter up with me and not them. So go figure that.
I mean God knows I’m the first guy in FR history to ever say this stuff...
Would FDR hide Hitlers death? No.
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