Posted on 05/06/2011 11:41:19 AM PDT by Hojczyk
The Fog of Fog By Michelle Malkin • May 6, 2011 08:36 AM
Today’s syndicated column summarizes the week in bin Laden narrative bungles. The Navy SEALs did what they were told to do. It’s President Obama’s civilian messengers who can’t tell a straight story and do right by our heroes who risked their lives. The White House Keystone Kops aren’t just squandering a public opinion bump. They’re squandering the victory of our men in uniform, along with the intel-gatherers who made the mission possible. Milblogger Greyhawk reminds us of a past bungled narrative from this administration that undermined troop morale and national security.
As Blackfive military blogger Froggy put it bluntly: “Get your s**t together, Mr President!”
Take One: Bin Laden died in a bloody firefight.
Take Two: Bin Laden did not engage in a firefight.
Take Three: Bin Laden’s wife died after her feckless husband used her as a human shield.
Take Four: Bin Laden’s wife did not die, wasn’t used as a human shield and was only shot in the leg. Someone else’s wife was killed, somewhere else in the house.
Take Five: A transport helicopter experienced “mechanical failure” and was forced to make a hard landing during the mission.
Take Six: A top-secret helicopter clipped the bin Laden compound wall, crashed and was purposely exploded after the mission to prevent our enemies from learning more about it.
Take Twenty: “We’ve been as forthcoming with facts as we can be,” said an irritated Carney on Wednesday.
And they wonder why Americans of all political stripes think they’re blowing smoke.
(Excerpt) Read more at michellemalkin.com ...
Or doing lines !
And this after they publish a picture of them all huddled around a screen “watching” the operation unfold. Just goes to document what a disorganized and undisciplined White House Zero runs. You might expect this from a Community Organizer but not from the Commander in Chief.
Oh....what? He was what?
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