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i wouldn't shower Bush with praise and credit had he been president when OBL was killed
I'm not saying Obama didn't do ****. He definitely had to authorize the mission, and I'm sure he drafted all sorts of possible responses (along with the help of aides and Secretary Clinton, since that's what they're there for) for possible outcomes (e.g. had the mission been a failure, or if they had killed civilians, etc).
But ultimately, most of the actually gritty work was done by the CIA and military, especially the brave SEALs.
So? What's your point? Reagan didn't do any of the actual gritty work himself, but he is credited with bringing down the Soviet Union.
And for what it's worth, a few days ago someone here blamed Obama for the death of Gaddaffi's son, and I put him in his place. I think one can certainly blame the President for getting us into wars, but for specific atrocities? No.
Another thread by wingnuts designed to mock Obama by insinuating he didn't give the order to kill bin Laden. That he was "indecisive". Note that the link quotes an anonymous "insider" as the supposed source (translation: totally made up BS).
Wingnuts can't get themselves to accept that Obama - a black man that they look down on because they view him as inferior to them - can accomplish what Bush the idiot failed to do in 8 years.
Your "Giving the Order" argument is a fail:
Quote:
Panetta gave the order at midday Sunday for the joint special operations-military team that carried out the assault to raid the compound, the officials said.
Maybe when the day comes that you can afford to move out of your Mothers basement, and look at this Presidency for what it really is, you'll understand why there are those of us out here that call it for what it really is.
So? What's your point? Reagan didn't do any of the actual gritty work himself, but he is credited with bringing down the Soviet Union.
Except you could make an argument for that. And the info on Osama's couriers first came about when Bush was in charge. Both Presidents had a hand in bringing down OBL.
I've seen some idiots saying "YEAH OBAMA PULLED THE TRIGGER" no he didn't , Unnamed SEAL #x did.
Last edited by CaseyB; 05-04-2011 at 05:27 AM..
Reason: name calling
Maybe when the day comes that you can afford to move out of your Mothers basement, and look at this Presidency for what it really is, you'll understand why there are those of us out here that call it for what it really is.
Your thread is a fail. Your thread is about you clutching at straws (like a blog quoting anonymous sources) to reassure yourself that Obama didn't really accomplish the biggest national security coup of a generation which the incompetent Bush failed at: terminating bin Laden. It's about your fear that Obama will be appropriately credited by the American people for his gutsy decision and that he will win reelection. LOL....with this achievement, he probably will. Tough luck.
Except you could make an argument for that. And the info on Osama's couriers first came about when Bush was in charge. Both Presidents had a hand in bringing down OBL.
I've seen some idiots saying "YEAH OBAMA PULLED THE TRIGGER" no he didn't you obtuse fool, Unnamed SEAL #x did.
LOL....you are putting up a strawman argument of your own imagination. I haven't seen anyone claim that Obama pulled the trigger. Get out of here.
Your thread is a fail. Your thread is about you clutching at straws (like a blog quoting anonymous sources) to reassure yourself that Obama didn't really accomplish the biggest national security coup of a generation which the incompetent Bush failed at: terminating bin Laden. It's about your fear that Obama will be appropriately credited by the American people for his gutsy decision and that he will win reelection. LOL....with this achievement, he probably will. Tough luck.
heh .. if my thread is such a fail, why do you come in burping your kool-aid colored remarks? Hmmm?
Big difference between common sense and fear .. your projecting your fear and disappointment in the "One" you voted for on to me is a "Fail" ..
Well y'see this Internet thing is bigger than just CDF, so while I don't have any posts from here, I have seen a few on Facebook and Twitter. I'm not gonna pull up each individual one, I know I'm not lying and that's good enough for me, not really interested in satisfying the demands of a random person on the internet.
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