The Republicans criticized President Barack Obama for being indecisive, for delegating and for being weak on foreign policy. Obama proved them wrong by personally taking charge of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. He picked one of four plans to neutralize the al Qaeda leader (arguably the most difficult one), then followed through from command central, where he watched the raid in real time.
Now Republicans say George W. Bush deserves the credit. They say it was the intelligence network Bush set up and the enhanced interrogation (read torture) he authorized that led us to bin Laden. Nonsense. Bush had eight years to capture or kill him and failed. Indeed, it's not clear he ever really tried to find bin Laden.
Right after the 9/11 attacks -- when all commercial flights were grounded -- Bush allowed the bin Laden family to flee the United States without even being questioned by the FBI! Six months later he told the press: "I don't know where he [bin Laden] is. ... I just don't spend that much time on it." Worse, Bush refused to deploy the additional troops requested when bin Laden was trapped in Tora Bora, Afghanistan. Then, in 2005, Bush actually shut down the only unit expressly created to find the man behind the death of 3,000 Americans.
Let's give credit where credit is due: President Obama took out bin Laden. Bush had nothing to do with it.
Obama is learning quick. This conservative is proud of Obama's deed.
(sorry for the long sentence)
Good thing I'm not that cynical though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Mission_Accomplished_speech
The only thing at which Republicans are better than taking credit for others' successes is blaming others for their failures.
The men and women of the CIA and especially the Navy SEALS deserve the credit. You libs make me want to puke with your adoration of Obama.
Yes, he watched the raid on TV. It must have been tough.
Do you really think that it was that hard of a decision to make or that he really put in any real work in searching for Osama?
Doubtful.
Obama was in the right place at the right time and gets to take credit for the hard work of others and the blood and sweat of better men than himself.
"gets to take credit for the hard work of others "
Kind of like Bush's "Mission Accomplished" photo-op?
I realize that Obama did really have a lot of important accomplishments before taking office and you guys are impressed by anything that he does now but it's time to judge the man on his actions whether they are good or bad.