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Former US ambassador to Pakistan: Barack Obama showed 'as much courage as our Navy SEALs'
telegraph.co.uk ^ | 5-8-11 | Toby Harnden

Posted on 05/08/2011 2:50:14 PM PDT by Justaham

There’s been a fair amount of – how shall I put it? – sucking up to President Barack Obama over the past week for his decision to send in the US Navy SEALs to kill Osama bin Laden. Certainly, it was a bold gamble that paid off richly and if it hadn’t it could have crippled his presidency.

But rather than let Obama’s actions speak for themselves, his aides and allies have gone into overdrive and “gutsy” has become the word of the week. As in:

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.

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1 posted on 05/08/2011 2:50:15 PM PDT by Justaham
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He’s a regular George Patton


2 posted on 05/08/2011 2:52:15 PM PDT by farmguy
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If the mission had failed we would have never known.

And at this point I am beginning to believe that obl was long gone from that site if he ever was there.


3 posted on 05/08/2011 2:52:44 PM PDT by Carley (We will not tire. We will not falter. We will not fail. W, 9/20/01)
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To: farmguy

Obey slept on the decision for 16 HOURS. How hard it was to sleep, play golf and clean the teleprompter before such a decision’.


4 posted on 05/08/2011 2:55:34 PM PDT by max americana (.)
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To: Justaham

Taking a chance at glorifying yourself while risking other
peoples lives with no risk to your own and knowing full well
that the media will sidestep any blunder you make. I am in
absolute aw of his bravery.


5 posted on 05/08/2011 2:55:34 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
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To: Justaham

There is but one American that seems to have benefited from the depraved existence of Usama bin Laden.


6 posted on 05/08/2011 2:55:47 PM PDT by Gene Eric (*** Jesus ***)
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To: Justaham

Bunch of PR flak to tackle the WIMP FACTOR.

7 posted on 05/08/2011 2:58:19 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
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To: Justaham

The Kenyan lizard king and his minions are basking in the sun light of the achievement of others. Disgusting.


8 posted on 05/08/2011 2:59:10 PM PDT by y6162
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And the current CIA is Keystone Kops. OBL supposedly hides for five years straight in ISI’s back yard, Pakistan could hardly contain themselves giggling at first the Bush then the Obama admin.


9 posted on 05/08/2011 2:59:20 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: Justaham

BS


10 posted on 05/08/2011 3:00:37 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Carley
"If the mission had failed we would have never known."

Oh yes we would. They would have used their all-purpose stain remover, blaming ...wait for it....George Bush.
11 posted on 05/08/2011 3:01:58 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: Justaham
Obama is just as courage as a US Navy Seal? Yeah, right.


12 posted on 05/08/2011 3:02:07 PM PDT by garjog
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The gutsy part was overriding Valerie Jarrett!


13 posted on 05/08/2011 3:02:11 PM PDT by chainsaw ("The government cannot give to anyone anything that it does not first take from someone else.")
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Obama! Praise Be To Him, Oh Great Leader. Everyone, Love Big Brother Obama! Hail Obama! 3 hail victory, Hail Victory, Hail Victory, Hail Victory! Why am I seeing history repeating itself over and over? Rhet.


14 posted on 05/08/2011 3:03:17 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (The storm clouds of war are on the horizon, 1939 is again approaching us.)
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To: Justaham
BAAAAAARRRRRRFFFFFF!
15 posted on 05/08/2011 3:04:31 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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David Beamer responds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m82d5T3krtw


16 posted on 05/08/2011 3:09:25 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Justaham

If he said this then, the “Former US ambassador to Pakistan” is a f-ing MORON or simply one of Obammy’s butt boys.


17 posted on 05/08/2011 3:09:35 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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To: Justaham

Ummmmm — Mr. Ambassador; Zero may have pooped his pants when he was watching the vid, but it doesn’t follow that he was ever in any real danger.


20 posted on 05/08/2011 3:19:30 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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