I don’t understand why everyone is getting upset with the President taking credit for this. Presidents always do this. President Bush singlehandedly captured and killed Sadam...lol. Certainly I have heard thank you President Bush for killing Sadam many times and he also gets credit for singlehandedly giving two countries a democracy...Iraq and soon Afganistan...Do you get this?
0bambi, so it seems, authorized only the most restrictive rules of engagement, and decided that he wanted a “peaceful” solution to the crisis.
Fortunately, Captain Phillips and the officers aboard the Bainbridge have more gumption and more sense.
So, Obambi wants to take credit for an operation that he did his best to oppose.
President's take credit when things go well. Who doesn't understand that?
The problem arises when President's give orders that hamper rather than hasten success, even as they take credit for it.
And what that bodes for the next crisis. Because the next one is surely coming.
You should get up to speed on “PRO-ACTIVE” & “RE-ACTIVE”...
GW = Pro-active
BO (not the dog) = Re-active
Because Bush, at least, took an action to cause the downfall of saddam.
0bama, took NO action that affected the outcome. Just the opposite is true. He took action to defeat a timely and positive outcome.
Exactly, imagine if this had dragged on, or a rescue attempt had gone bad.
The castigation of Obie, the invective directed at him woulda been immense.
Everything went well, and he gets the credit. As it should be. That’s the way it works.
He passed his first mini crisis rather well.
Now, if Bush had only nailed Osama......
I'll put this simply, so even a caveman can understand it. Bozo never gave an order to take direct action to save the hostage and kill the pirates if necessary, yet he takes credit for it as if he did. He fiddled while Rome burned so to speak.
President Bush on the other hand, gave the orders, pushed for the action against Sadam and authorized use of any force necessary to capture or kill him.
Thus, even the cavemen I mentioned can understand that Bozo never had a hand in what he is claiming credit for and if the Captain of the Bainbridge hadn't released his snipers to shoot, that life boat would still be floating around in the ocean with a hostage aboard or we would have paid an exorbitant amount of money to free him. The cavemen would also understand that President Bush did have a hand in, and was indirectly responsible for the Capture of Sadam, without President Bush's actions Iraqis would still be getting killed off by that madman.
Now, cavemen get it, do you?
If this is Bush’s economy, then this is Bush’s military. I give credit to President Bush. :-)