Got Him/ Bin Laden Dead

Chicopee John

@pumpkin-eater said:

Why must politics be center stage for everything

Does anyone really think that any president would not have struck, but waited until his presence was a certainty?

Credit Obama for ordering the kill, but the real heroes are the Navy Seals and Intelligence.Go USA!

Nice post, Pumpkin.

Pumpkin Eater

@chicopee-john said:

Nice post, Pumpkin.

Thanks, John.

I wonder how the US got choppers so close to a Pak military base without them finding out?

Mr. T

Bush Congratulates Obama on Bin Laden Killing

Former president makes rare, post-presidency statement after learning of the U.S. strike.

“a momentous achievement.”

Source

VaporTrail

@pumpkin-eater said:

Thanks, John.

I wonder how the US got choppers so close to a Pak military base without them finding out?

Nap of the earth. Basically, they fly in really low to avoid radar, and really fast to get there before the enemy can radio in the approach. And wasn't it next to a military academy, not a military base?

heckofajobbrownie

They did find out. They'd already scrambled a response.

Read the New York Times account. It's amazing.

Behind the Hunt for Bin Laden

VaporTrail

They likely found out from sporadic reports of helicopters flying over. I really doubt they ever popped up on Pak radar. I'm shocked that they spent 40 minutes in the compound and no Pak aircraft made it to them before exfiltration.

Also. Fantastic article, heck.

heckofajobbrownie

An amazingly successful operation that could have gone horribly wrong. Obama staked his entire presidency on this. If this ended up being the Iranian hostage rescue or Blackhawk Down you'd have a huge, international incident that would have been a massive national embarrassment. It would have been the end of his presidency. In fact, Gates didn't want to do it. He preferred the bombing option. Obama chose the riskier option. That's ballsy.

Mr. T

Thank God for men like General David Petraeus and our military who have been trained and equipped as the best fighting force in the world.

tell them Thank You!

calfoxwc

I'm applauding both Bush and Obamao for the whole War on Terror, culiminating with Obamao's decision to take him out.

Most of the entire structure and policies that continue to this day, and have been successful, were implemented by the Bush Admin.

Obamao, now that he is in the hot seat, sees things a lot differently than when he was an ignorant left wing smart ass.

Now, he's the man, and had to decide. Solid decision we can all be proud of.

slowburn

OBL had a US target on his butt for the past 15 years. It amazes me how he was able to elude capture not only by the US Special Op Force community, but from the best of

the world's terrorist hunting forces, including the Israeli Mossad. Keep in mind he had a 25 million dollar bounty on his dirty butt. To me, this illustrates just how

much influence and power he wielded in the bastion of Muslim Jihad. The power vacuum created by his demise will be quickly sustained by the best of his pupils. Sadly, his

maytyrdom will only fuel a continued hatred towards the west. We may have won the battle, but the war will continue to wage.