[Ebenezer]

I believe McCain would have dealt with this differently and along these lines: “At the first chance, shoot those bastards!”

[Ebenezer]

And, supposedly, the U.S. was close to capturing Bin Laden during Clinton’s presidency but didn’t follow through.

[bert]

This is the best account of the incident I have seen. It closely parallels the Free republic threads of Sunday afternoon interpreting the Admiral’s briefing from Bahrain.

It resolved the issue of two apparently separate Presidential authorizations for deadly force. The second came after and because the SEAL team(s) arrived on site.

[PeterPrinciple]

world’s most powerful navy against a rag-tag foe holding an American hostage.

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I always find word choices interesting.............

[rfreedom4u]

In the words of the late, great Will Rogers, “Diplomacy is saying nice doggie while you pick up a stick.”