I have no intentions of publishing opinions that insist the death of Osama is only a well crafted illusion. I do not believe the published event is a lie and, I think this particular argument is an insult, perhaps unintended, to Navy Seal Team 6 and the clandestine community they represent. You might argue, "So why not release the photos and prove Osama's death?" My answer? Because Obama has a history of making poor decisions in such circumstances. He has no political sense and I could site example after example of my point. Obama is a duffus , plain and simple. He will wait until the discussion gets out of hand and then, wonder why there is lingering doubt.
Take that danged birth certificate issue. He had the thing all along but waited and waited; to what end. I think it was because he does not take to being ordered around. Others believe it was to stoke the political debate and, in the end, make his opponents look silly. That last strategy failed, if, indeed, it was the prevailing strategy.
On the other hand, the notion that Bush had no role to play in the Osama matter, is stupid wrong. In 2003, the waterboarding of KSM produced the fact that Osama was no longer using technology to communicate, preferring the use of runners or carriers. In 2007, the CIA was able to secure the "nick name" of one of these carriers, and the blot thicken from that point on.
My point with this bit of historical review? To make the point that Bush and his CIA never gave up on the search for Osama. There was continuous and covert action that directly contributed to the Sunday afternoon killing of the Jihad Coward. If Bush had ceased the effort to kill or capture Osama, one could make the case that he is undeserving of equal credit, along with Obama. But the primary fact of the matter is this: Sunday would have never happened apart from Bush's determination to pursue the Muslim Maniac.........period.
Update:
To add to the veracity of my point, I give you the first words of an article found in the very liberal San Francisco Chronicle (no less). The article is exactly what I have in mind. I give you the first part of the article but intend that this readership click on the source link and continue reading:
(05-03) 04:00 PDT SAN DIEGO -- - Americans should feel proud of the events leading to the killing of Osama bin Laden by Navy SEALs at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. But they should also feel a tad embarrassed by the childish way in which some of their countrymen reacted to the news.
I'm not talking about the boisterous public celebrations at ground zero and the White House that some liberal bloggers found distasteful. There was nothing wrong with that. Those were spontaneous acts of patriotism. Besides, there's good reason for Americans to celebrate the death of an enemy of the state and the mastermind of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
The embarrassing part was how some Americans couldn't wait to cast this historic event in partisan terms, either denying credit to the Bush administration and giving it entirely to the Obama administration - or the other way around. Instead of relishing this rare opportunity for everyone to come together and mark the accomplishment of an important goal for the country, many Americans instinctively retreated into camps of red or blue.
This was already painfully obvious to anyone who, in the first 24 hours after President Obama announced that bin Laden was dead, spent time on some of the most popular social media websites. Sides were being taken. But it became official when an article was posted by Kasie Hunt and Mike Allen of Politico noting: "The hunt for Osama bin Laden is over, but the quest for credit is just getting started. ... Even in a rare moment of national unity, the political stakes provide a temptation - and even an imperative - for the parties to jostle for maximum advantage."
And it isn't just the political parties that are jostling. Americans from all walks of life are doing the same. In Dallas, someone drew up a sign saying "Obama 1, Bush 0," and left it near the former president's home. . . . . .This political gamesmanship was predictable. It's also unseemly, unproductive, and unwelcome. It's obvious who should get the credit for killing Osama bin Laden: everyone involved. It's both Bush and Obama. Most of all, it's the military leaders and intelligence specialists who served their country under both presidents. These unsung heroes of the war on terror aren't painted in partisan colors. They only come in red, white and blue. . . . .
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