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To: i-node who wrote (653027)	4/27/2012 5:58:20 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579725

Inode, > Such a crock. This trumped up nonsense could really backfire badly. No one really believes that Obama is tough on terrorism. The killing of Bin Laden is a major victory that Obama can claim, but this is also the fulfilling of Bush's "Dead or Alive" request way back in the days just following 9/11. The argument from the left is that Obama wasn't distracted by Iraq and knew that the terrorists had to be hunted down in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They're going to play up this angle as much as possible because they believe this gets them the biggest cross-section of voters, especially "moderates." At the same time, Obama is declaring the war on terrorism to be officially over. This can also backfire in several ways. For example, why is the TSA patting down little 4-year-old girls if we don't have to fight the war on terrorism anymore? These are just a few examples of what I believe is desperation on the part of the Democrats. Tenchusatsu

To: i-node who wrote (653027)	4/27/2012 6:10:21 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579725

Most of the stories about this say Obama was trying to prevent the Bin Laden assassination with Panetta giving the go ahead and an Admiral being in charge of everything.

To: i-node who wrote (653027)	4/27/2012 6:23:01 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1579725

" Personally, I don't think it was worth it to kill the guy." You say that because your worshiped failure W said it after not being able to DO it. Bin Laden was the Jesus of the Jihaddis - a figure who's importance had nothing to do with his current involvement in AQ. He made Bush and America look like morons for years after Bush promised to "smoke him out of his cave" and "hunt him down dead or alive", followed by NADA - until Obama! A fitting end to the ridiculous "War on Terror"! Nevertheless, bin Laden will be remembered long after Bush is forgotten.