Osama bin Laden dead: Yes, SEALs were in on the raid, but

Obama, what a hero!!!!!


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/05/osama-bin-laden-dead.html

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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.

Sunday was, Brennan revealed to his eager audience, "probably one of the most anxiety-filled periods of times in the lives of the people assembled here." Poor poor bureaucrats. Extra Tums all around. Did someone order dinner?

There may have been a little anxiety aboard those combat choppers. Who knows? We can't hear from them. And, as every day, anxiety in the kitchens, hearts and mind of thousands of military families who put up with the terrifying uncertainty of the dangerous deeds their loved ones have volunteered to secretly do for their country. During his 49 minute presentation Brennan did squeeze in one reference to the mission's "very brave personnel."

But the emphasis, with 2012 just around the calendrical corner, was on the boss' valor. "There was nothing that confirmed that bin Laden was at that compound," Brennan related as if such uncertainty is uncommon in war.

"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."

According to early reports of the incident, detailed here in The Ticket, 24 SEALs rappelled down ropes from hovering Chinooks in post-midnight darkness Monday Pakistan time with Osama security forces shooting at them. Brennan didn't have much time to go into all that today, the goal is to elevate the ex-state senator to at least a one-star commander-in-chief.

Here's something else that didn't get much recognition in all the street celebrations or all-hail-Obama briefings:

The trail to Monday morning's assault on Osama's Pakistan compound began during someone else's presidency. That previous president authorized enhanced interrogation techniques which convinced folks like Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to give up, among many other things, the name of their top-secret courier, now deceased. His travels ultimately led the CIA back to Osama's six-year-old suburban home.

Only problem is we are finding out that maybe his location has been known for years.

Pissedoffvulcan wrote:

Only problem is we are finding out that maybe his location has been known for years.

Probably. He just did this now to give his approval a boost.

Of COURSE he did! I personally believe EVERY ONE in those upper reaches of the Democrats knew EXACTLY where he was, THEY PUT HIM THERE! They kept him 'under wraps once Bush got close to where he was (remember, as soon as that Kalid or whoever, was taken, they knew it would only be a matter of time before Ladin was caught. Sure, they had moved him from his caves in Afghanistan and into Pakistan. Ever wonder why, during his cave time and when the rumors that he had made it to Pakistan (and all the anti American groups that started blowing things up more) also coincided with the American LAWYERS clamoring for access to Gitmo to make sure these TERROR SUSPECTS, THOSE CAPTURED IN COMBAT people (remember, they were not SUSPECTED of attacking soldiers, they were CAPTURED WHILE FIGHTING! Well 90% were anyway).
So, I m thinking this may be a coincidence, but after THIS many, when does it cease to be a coincidence and just outright TRAITOROUS?
Just a thought is all, just a thought.