I think that’s a little exaggerated. Obama has been President for 2 and a half years almost. It’s not like Truman who took over on Apr 12 and the Germans surrendered on May 6.
He should get credit. He continued the efforts, he built on the leads, he was able to make sure that none of this was leaked(I’m amazed at that and I think most people are). He made the decision not to share this with any other countries or people outside the US. He ordered an assault into a sovereign nation armed with nuclear weapons! That’s a pretty big deal. Probably never been done before in history. If this went bad he would have taken all the heat. He pulled the trigger, he made the decision, and it worked.
I’m not saying he did it 100%, but he should get credit. As should Panetta, et al.
I don’t like him but I give him credit on this one.
I agree. A mature answer...which means many here won’t like it.
Maybe so, and in fact, I think Obama was motivated by the fact that he could rub it in Bush’s nose, if he did get UBL.
Now let’s see what he does with Mullah Omar, and Zawahiri.
He deserves some, but it is limited. This is politically a win, so it takes little bravery to make the decisions he made. As another mentioned, this is similar to the Seals action against the pirates near Somalia. He gives the final go ahead, but it is countless others doing the work and take the risks. I never heard Bush work so hard to take credit as Obama did tonight, and that tells us quite a bit.
To his credit, he demonstrates significantly more leadership here than Clinton did as CIC. Clinton was terrible in these situations, getting too much in the way. Obama let the smart people do what they wanted to do here. It is a different time, though. Post 9/11 is radically different than before.
You are nuts. We snagged Osama despite Obama/ Our military gets all the glory not Bammy Boy
I think that’s a little exaggerated. Obama has been President for 2 and a half years almost. It’s not like Truman who took over on Apr 12 and the Germans surrendered on May 6.
And what is the genesis of the leads to got OBL??? Enhanced interrogation techniques on Guantanamo detainees.
Wasn’t this a major campaign issue for Obama and the loony left? As a matter of fact, wasn’t it Obama who released to the press the memos of our EITs?
Of course no mention will be made of this...