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To: DMaA who wrote (485148)	4/30/2012 6:02:31 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 794188

Obama Smirks: Again Suggests Romney Wouldn't Have Killed Bin Laden (Updated: Romney Responds) 2:55 PM, Apr 30, 2012 Video to puke to: weeklystandard.com "I'd just recommend that everybody take a look at people's previous statements in terms of whether they thought it was appropriate to go into Pakistan and to take out bin Laden," Obama said, obviously taking a shot at Romney. "I assume that people meant what they said when they said it. And that's been at least my practice. I said that I would go after bin Laden if we had a clear shot at him--and I did. If there are others who have said one thing and now suggest they would do something else, then I'd go ahead and let them explain it." The president was visibly smirking as he made today's statement. It also mirrors a campaign ad the president released Friday, which likewise suggests that Romney wouldn't have killed bin Laden if he, as commander in chief, would have been in the same position. The Japanese prime minister, for his part, said that the war on terror continues and did not end with the death of Osama bin Laden. UPDATE: The Romney campaign responds with this statement from press secretary Andrea Saul: “It’s unfortunate that President Obama would prefer to use what was a good day for all Americans as a cheap political ploy. President Obama’s feckless foreign policy has emboldened our adversaries, weakened our allies, and threatens to break faith with our military. While the Obama administration has naively stated that ‘the war on terror is over,’ Gov. Romney has always understood we need a comprehensive plan to deal with the myriad of threats America faces.”

To: DMaA who wrote (485148)	4/30/2012 8:16:55 PM
From: unclewest	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794188

Which sounds so macho but at the same time lets you avoid facing the reality of what was done - a man was killed Killed or murdered? I am pretty hard core about war fighting but - There is a case to be made that we were uninvited and surreptitiously invaded an allied country and the man was murdered in his own home with his wives and children present. This was not handled the same as the CPT David Staffel and MSG Troy Anderson incident. They were both charged with murder. And we sure as hell would be screaming if a Pakistani force did similar here. Who gets to decide that a man is so special that capture is not an option?