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More Details Emerge Describing the Incredible, Covert OBL Operation

More Details Emerge Describing the Incredible, Covert OBL Operation

A mock-up of the compound released by the DoD.

National Journal:

The compound was massive and tightly guarded with only two points of access.

“The physical security measures of the compound are extraordinary,” a senior administration official said. “It has 12- to 18-foot walls topped with barbed wire…. Internal walls sectioned off different portions of the compound to provide extra privacy…. The residents of the compound burn their trash, unlike their neighbors, who put the trash out for collection.”

Intelligence analysts studied the compound, which was built in 2005, carefully. While convinced that a high-value target was staying there, they assessed whether it could be someone other than bin Laden.

“We conducted red-team exercises and other forms of alternative analysis to check our work,” the senior administration official said. “No other candidate fit the bill as well as bin Laden did.”

The president finally gave the order on Friday morning for the operation to pursue bin Laden—just before he departed for Alabama to visit areas ravaged by last week’s tornadoes, a senior administration official said.

By 1 p.m. in Washington on Sunday, top advisers had gathered at the White House. Around 2 p.m., Obama huddled with them to review final preparations for the operation. He returned to the Situation Room at 3:32 p.m. for another update, and by 3:50 p.m. he was given word that bin Laden was “tentatively identified” as among those killed in the operation. At 7 p.m., Obama was told it was a “high probability” that it was, indeed, bin Laden.

The entire operation took just 40 minutes and involved a small U.S. team of commandos, a senior administration official said.

The detachment of Navy SEALs earmarked for the mission spent most of April practicing the assault at a secret base inside neighboring Afghanistan, according to a senior military official with direct knowledge of their preparations. The SEALs constructed a full-scale mock-up of the compound to practice the most effective ways of breaching its perimeter and assaulting various numbers of defenders, the official said.

Politico:

The helicopter carrying Navy SEALs malfunctioned as it approached Osama bin Laden’s compound at about 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, stalling as it hovered. The pilot set it down gently inside the walls, then couldn’t get it going again.

It was a heart-stopping moment for President Barack Obama, who had been monitoring the raid in the White House Situation Room since 1 p.m., surrounded by members of his war cabinet.

“Obviously, everyone was thinking about Black Hawk Down and Desert One,” a senior administration official recalled.

The SEALs disembarked.

“The assault team went ahead and raided the compound, even though they didn’t know if they would have a ride home,” an official said.

The special forces put bombs on the crippled chopper and blew it up, then lifted off in a reinforcement craft just before 4:15 p.m., capping an astounding 40 minutes that gave the United States a tectonic victory in the 10-year war on terror touched off by 9/11.

The sick chopper turned out to be a tiny wrinkle in an astounding military and intelligence triumph. Bin Laden was shot in the face by the SEALs during a firefight after resisting capture.

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The SEALs held rehearsals of the raid on April 7 and April 13, with officials monitoring the action from Washington.

As the real thing approached, daily meetings were held of the national security principals, chaired by National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, and their deputies, chaired by John Brennan, the president’s counterterrorism adviser.

Over the past seven weeks, Obama had chaired numerous National Security Council meetings on the topic, including ones on March 14, March 29, April 12, April 19 and April 28.

The Cable:

Last week Obama finally had enough intelligence last to take action. The final decision to go forward with the operation was made at 8:20 AM on Friday, April 29 in the White House’s Diplomatic Room. In the room at the time were Donilon, his deputy Denis McDonough, and counterterrorism advisor John Brennan. Donilon prepared the formal orders.

On Sunday, Obama went to play golf in the morning at Andrews Air Force Base. He played 9 holes in chilly, rainy weather and spent a little time on the driving range, as well. Meanwhile, the principals were assembling in the situation room at the White House. They were there from 1:00 PM and stayed put for the rest of the day.

At 2:00, Obama met with the principals back at the White House. At 3:32 he went to the situation room for another briefing. At 3:50 he was told that bin Laden was “tentatively identified.” At 7:01 Obama was told there was a “high probability” the high value target at the compound was bin Laden. At 8:30 Obama got the final briefing.

Before speaking to the nation, Obama called former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

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The compound was 8 times larger than the other homes around it. It was built in 2005 in an area that was secluded at that time. There were extraordinary security measures at the compound, including 12 to 18 foot walls topped with barbed wire.

There were other suspicious indicators at the compound. Internal sections were walled off from the rest of the compound. There were two security gates. The residents burned their trash. The main building had few windows.

The compound, despite being worth over $1 million, had no telephone or internet service. There’s no way the courier and his brother could have afforded it, the official said.

“Intelligence officials concluded that this compound was custom built to hide someone of significance,” the official said, adding that the size and makeup of one of the families living there matched the suspected makeup of bin Laden’s entourage.

The intelligence community had high confidence that the compound had a high value target, and the analysts concluded there was high probability that target was bin Laden, one official said.

When the small team of U.S. operatives raided the compound in the early morning hours Sunday Pakistan time, they encountered resistance and killed three men besides bin Laden and one woman. The three men were the two couriers and one of bin Laden’s sons. The woman was being used as a human shield, one official said. Two other women were injured.

One U.S. helicopter was downed due to unspecified “maintenance” issues, one official said. The U.S. personnel blew up the helicopter before leaving the area. The team was on the ground for only 40 minutes.

A senior defense official told CNN that US Navy SEALs were involved in the mission.

Comments (96)

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  • EZDOZIT
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:19pm

    9-11 would not have happened if Bill Clinton would have killed Bin Laden when he had many opportunities to do so. Clinton didn’t want to upset the people in the middle east by killing their hero. This would have interfered with his goal of getting a pease deal with Israel and the Palestinians. Which would have resulted with the Noble Peace Prize for him. He got neither,we got 9-11. In Columbus,Ohio 2005,Hillary Clinton said,”we can‘t egnore the terrorist threat like we did in the 90’s. In that same speach she said,“the democrat party needed to get a spine”. The story was in the Columbus Dispatch. She through Bill under the bus. Bill Clintons oun wife said he did nothing to fight terrorism.
    Thank you George W Bush,you were the right Man at the right time to lead this fight. Thank to our military,the best in the world. Thanks to Obama for seeing the wisdom to continue the Bush policy on fighting terrorist.

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  • packrbackr
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:17pm

    This is what happens when you tell our military (Win) get the politicans out of the way and do what needs to be done.

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  • Bushie
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:17pm

    They couldn’t wait to show Sadomes sons on film. They even showed us the medal repair made to the one sons leg. They couldn‘t wait a few more days before they dumped OBL’s body.

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  • Beerbear
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:14pm

    Tectonic… yeah, well. Not really.

    Lepanto was tectonic. Vienna 1683 was tectonic.

    But it’s a good start. One bastard down, just a few… million… to go.

    People like Osama waged war for more than 200 years against the southern border of my country in the name of their demon god. We drove them back again and again and we will continue to do so!

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  • Ronko
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:09pm

    There’s something wrong with this story. Don‘t get wrong I’m glad Bin Ladens dead he deserved to die but something tells me that Pakistan wasn’t excatly helpful and I have a bad feeling that the ISI the Pakistani Intelligence, their version of the CIA has some rogue elements that have been working with the terrorists for years. Hence why we’ve never been able to get Bin Laden for years. Not to mention the location of this attack it’s outside of the Tribal area.

    Overall a Glorious day for the USA but Pakistan needs to be looked at and Watch the other hand. This would be the perfect Day for Obama to sneak something under our noses because we‘re too busy celebrating OBL’s death.

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  • UpstateNYConservative
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:07pm

    I hope every day OBL remained in hiding was pure torture, I hope he found no peace or comfort in his prayers. Imagine being a multi-millionaire and having to live in caves, then building your own prison. High walls, few windows–American convicts live a better life, however marginally. He may have had comfortable furniture and good food, but he was still a prisoner; a gilded cage is still a cage.

    I also hope he wet himself when he saw the muzzle of that SEAL’s weapon aimed right at his face. I hope he heard the shot, and felt the round penetrate his flesh.

    I also hope all his 72 virgins are Jewish, look like Rosie O’Donnell, and have perpetual PMS.

    Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy…

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  • Bushie
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:07pm

    WHY, WHY, WHY did they dump OBL body in the ocean. I smell a major rat don’t know why they would decide to do this. We are being duped.

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  • heyjim55
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:04pm

    Right now I am not convinced that this actually happened, does anyone really believe this President??? he has lied all the way about everything and so has the Government. Now they say they have buried the body at sea going only with DNA matches as proof ? no pictures no proof. I expect false flag attacks now and more wars or justification for war as they have clearly primed the public again for it. Sorry I not buying it

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    • bellasbrat
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:37pm

      I’m with you Heyjim. One of my first thoughts upon waking this morning was that it’s all a hoax designed to give Obama another shot at the White House. My fears were pretty much confirmed when it was announced that he was already buried at sea, and that he’s unrecognizable in the photos they have of him.

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  • nostromo
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:02pm

    Funny how when the helicopter stalled it is described as a heart stopping moment for Obama. What? Did he spill his latte on his leather chair? I think a heart stopping moment for the guys on the helicopter might be more apt.

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  • branch manager
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:00pm

    This is a great day for the USA. But how many cockroaches will we find now that the queen is dead?

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  • glennisright.com
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:58pm

    Good job guys. Thank heaven for the Bush terror policies.

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  • spirited
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:57pm

    Before speaking to the nation, Obama called former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

    >He called to say, “Thanks Bill for everything you told Hillary to tell me”
    “Thanks Chief [George], for not publically busting my chops…., you were right!”

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  • avi8tor
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:56pm

    Yes, God bless our military, those Blackhawk helios are really expensive lawn darts…

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  • TheGreyPiper
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:53pm

    Well, even a stopped clock is right twice a day, as they say, and I’m glad at least that Sock Puppet had the b@lls to give the OK for it. I’ll grant him that, it‘s one thing he’s done right.

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  • PER100
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:49pm

    god bless the military! glad the SOB is feeding the fish. any of his followers…there are always more fish in te sea.

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  • momprayn
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:40pm

    Rush’s take: Obama trying to take ALL the credit for this (pointing out all the “I’s”, “my’s” he used in his speech last night – (I don’t think Bush would have done that) – while the truth is we need to thank him for continuing GWB’s pollicies & keeping all this “in the loop” bc it goes back to everything put in place back then & info they got from Gitmo (good chance from water boarding) re the couriers, etc. that finally led to this. Well, yeah – that was some of my first thoughts – of course they’ll try to spin this so Obama will take all the credit. Timing, among other things, is suspicious to me However, if this is all indeed true, do recognize Obama & crew taking a big risk to order this bc it could have backfired & then they’d really be in trouble politically. So who knows what games were/are played.
    Also hearing that people are putting flowers in front of GWB’s house in Dallas! YES!!! Think that’s great. More info coming out…..we’ll see how it all pans out.

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    • abc
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:58pm

      Obama could cure the world of all suffering, and Rush would find fault in it. During a moment of unequivocal good news, that Rush cannot find ANYTHING nice to say about Obama is very revealing. He never can and never will–no matter what the facts are. How he has any credibility is beyond. And if his rabid fans and listeners stay tuned despite his lack of credibility, then they reflect a sickness and should seek the counsel of more professional (and medical) help.

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    • butler180
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 2:52pm

      If either of you listen to Rush instead of getting your news from MoveOn, you would have heard Rush compliment Prez Obama. You are carrying the lefts water.

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    • butler180
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 3:01pm

      Go the Rush’s Facebook page for proof.

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    • abc
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 4:08pm

      Rush was being sarcastic. Get a clue.

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    • butler180
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 4:51pm

      Yes, at first he was BUT than he did compliment Prez Obama and this was confirmed with his first caller and on his Facebook page. I listened you obviously did not

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  • Afungi
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:39pm

    Looks like an extremely well laid out compound. Well done to the Seals.

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  • code green
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:38pm

    I heard that OBL was shot in the eye.
    Now that is gun control you can believe in.

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  • 79USMC83
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:38pm

    The Jihad is NOT about one man it is about Islam. Oh that is right we just Martyr the top Jihadists now instead of capturing them for Intelligence!!! Same ole story, the freaking POLITICIANS jump out and steal the press from the real HEROS!!! The CIA and Spec-ops who want NO sound bites !!! I am sure we knew where Bin Laden was when Bush was President or had good leads!! Oh that is right lets talk about this in the news and how GREAT the Nobel Peace Prize ,freaking, “Speech Giver” is while our country is being raped by his policies !!!!! The Taliban in Afghanistan hated Bin Laden !!!! Oh and lets give the Pig a respectfull burial at sea with in 24 hours so we are POLITCALLY CORRECT Muslim ass kissers !!!
    Funny the SOP under the “Speech Giver” has been drone attacks. Many are NOT jumping up with joy about this and feel it was all about POLITICS. Since taking office the only change we have seen is the world becoming a MORE dangerous place .This was NOT a good thing to Martyr this Jihadist ‘PIG” !!! look for some kind of reprisal against America in the next Two days !!!

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    • warrior21
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:18pm

      79USMC83, I agree 100%. I am really surprised that they met no more opposition than 5 people. It appears to me that any infantry squad could have carried it out with no problem. However, I know that we aren’t being given the full story and maybe never will. Some parts just don’t fit together though. I just can’t imagine them calling on Ben Laden to surrender, or hitting him with a head shot in a fire fight. In a fire fight the bad guys don‘t give you a good target and you don’t have a lot of time to aim. By the way, I assume you served in the Marines from 79 to 83. I server 26 years and retired in 1976. My time was with SF.

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  • Jaycen
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:33pm

    I’m already tired of hearing about this. There’s seriously nothing else to report on right now?

    I guess this will be fodder for the Obama’s record of success for the next several months. Yay!

    Jaycen  
    • middleclassprophet
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 2:00pm

      It‘s been less than 24 hours after receiving this incredible news and you’re already sick of hearing about it? I take it that you don’t know anyone who was personally affected by 9/11, then. If you’re sick of hearing about it then turn the dam channel.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 2:08pm

      Read the context, auto-mouth.

      Look at TheBlaze. There’s nothing else to cover right now? Normally, by this time on a Monday morning there’d be 20 stories or more about different current issues.

      This is going to play to Barrack Obama’s benefit, and replay, and replay, and replay, and rep…..

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  • Showtime
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:32pm

    Is information going to dribble out for 19 months?

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:34pm

      Yes, that way President Obama can milk this all the way through the 2012 elections. This will be played and re-played, and talked to death, even on Fox News.

      President Obama, tough on Osama.

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  • Tusker
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:31pm

    “The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.” J. Edgar Hoover

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:31pm

    …and the Pakistani government had no idea he was there. Gee, I wonder why it’s such a tough slog in Afghanistan?

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    • Showtime
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:37pm

      Hmmm. So it cost us a helicopter. I wondered what the payoff was.

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:42pm

      It’s what we get when we involve others.

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    • IARifleman
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:15pm

      @showtime : the payoff may be more Intel than we could have hoped for, they said they pulled hard drives from 10-20 some computers. THINK of the Intel OBL would have on him.

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:29pm

    Thank you Barack Hussein Obama Jr for continuing the Bush policies.

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    • JD Carp
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:39pm

      Well said! I hope they slathered his body with bacon before the launched him out the door of the helo.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:48pm

      Give the man his due. If this mission had gone south like the pathetic Carter attempt to rescue the hostages, we would be all over him. He is the Commander In Chief and he made the right calls, this time. I know it’s tough because of his attitude but, let’s give him his due. Then let’s kick him to the curb next year.

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    • abc
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:55pm

      Thank you Obama. Now get us out of Afghanistan and Iraq. Getting OBL makes the former a win. And since the latter had NOTHING to do with fighting terrorism, we should have been out of there already…

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    • 48
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:00pm

      That’s right and if he didnt continue on with the Bush policies, he would still be on the loose. Now lets plan a little operation in Iran.

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    • Tayper
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 3:41pm

      @GONZO
      Amen

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    • abc
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 4:06pm

      48, I’m confused. Bush‘s Iraq War didn’t help us get bin Laden, nor end the War on Terror. And anyone would have put together a bolstered intelligence and black ops capability after 9/11, so what credit, exactly, should Bush take credit for? Liberals argued that the Iraq War was a distraction and a drain of resources that shoudl have gone toward the kind of ops that landed OBL. And conservatives disagreed, choosing instead to not let a crisis (9/11) go to waste when the real goal was getting Saddam Hussein and his oil. No wonder Obama succeeded where Bush failed. He obviously reallocated resources where they belonged, and he didn’t need a full scale invasion to get the job done. Kudos to Obama.

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  • D0ntTread0nMe
    Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:28pm

    God bless our military the best in the world…
    http://www.mythoughtsfromthemiddle.blogspot.com

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    • mill
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:36pm

      I believe this is the way the war in the middle east should have been conducted, in general. Go in, kill, capture, leave….leave no trace.
      Don’t put our people in harms way. We can’t win in the middle east. Those people are warmongers and don‘t know what peace is like and don’t want to find out….it’s a quagmire. Good lives pay daily for our leaders and their egos.

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    • RightWrite
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:37pm

      These Seals and special forces have been in theater for ten years and Obama claims he is the one who put it all together. Barack has no shame.

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    • J.C. McGlynn
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:41pm

      These guys plan their own assaults. All they needed was the presidents approval.
      These guys knew it might be a one-way trip and went anyway. The ultimate in courage.

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    • Shoot-To-Kill
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:45pm

      Thank Goodess Our Soldiers killed the Muslem Murderer!!! If they had captured him New Yorkers would have to pay millions in taxes to try him in court thanks to obummer & holder. Then American taxpayers would have to pay millions to keep him healthy in prison.

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    • RedPillPatriot
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:57pm

      Who gets the $25 million reward? Give it to the special ops guys, or better yet split it amongst the families of all the servicemen that have died in the line of duty since 9/11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Our country loves to give money to Haiti, Chile, Japan, etc. but what about all the men and women who have died for this country…. I guess screw them and their families, you can just go back to your starbucks now! Pay no attention to the flag draped coffin! It’s not your family, it’s not your problem!

      God bless our troops and our vets! Thank YOU!

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:05pm

      These guys are super brave, no question. but the person saying they knew it might be a one way trip and went anyway has no reading comprehension. they were already there. the chopper stalled and they landed in the compound.

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    • reckless
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:11pm

      RedPillPatriot
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 12:57pm
      Who gets the $25 million reward?

      I wonder if the money will wind up in Obama’s campaign fund? After all, he did take direct credit, does being President disqualify him from the reward?

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    • Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:23pm

      like it or not, whoever is president at the time gets credit for whatever happens.

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    • middleclassprophet
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:59pm

      -RightWrite-

      Can you provide me the link where Obama takes full credit for this? Stop the hate for once. He was instrumental in this event and it just kills you to give him an ounce of credit. Pathetic and par for the course on this forum.

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    • Family_Guy
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 2:03pm

      Patriots of the Blaze; Thank You for your insight, and for your patriotic support of out Commander In Chief who authorized this higher risk but more definitive ground assault instead of using a bombing raid to create a ‘no-evidence’ martyrdom for the evil doers. The mission was the culmination of many, many years of clandestine US human intelligence gathering, verification, analysis and planning coordinated by the CIA and supported by many many Government agencies. We never sleep, we always prevail, do not tread on the United States of America.

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    • Okieflyover
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 2:20pm

      Obama had plenty of information to put some words into his speech outlining what these men had done and the risks they had taken, but instead his speech team only looked at this from a Political Perspective, as they always do.

      Once again, we are given an example of a “Me, Me, Me”, “I, I, I” President.

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    • butler180
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 2:47pm

      Our Military is the best. They were willing to give their lives to get OBL. GOD Bless them and keep them from harm.

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    • semoto
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 3:41pm

      And be assured there are no gays in ST6.

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    • Bloody Sam
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 3:43pm

      “but the person saying they knew it might be a one way trip and went anyway has no reading comprehension.”
      Nor do they have any knowledge of SEAL training.
      A SEAL doesn’t need a stinking ride home. They have training on how to blend like a chameleon in order to get out of country if an exit plan goes awry. There is no real “one way trip” in Special Forces.
      Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

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    • MontanaRob
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 4:09pm

      Bloody Sam
      Posted: A SEAL doesn’t need a stinking ride home. They have training on how to blend like a chameleon in order to get out of country if an exit plan goes awry. There is no real “one way trip” in Special Forces.
      Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
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      Amen to that! I’m pretty sure that as bright(and they are) and as resourcful as the elite team personnel are, they have no comprehension of the words “quit” or “surrender”(French for howdy).

      To my old shooting pardner and former SEAL in heaven, Scotty H., it was a good day, wish you could be here to see it.

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    • MontanaRob
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 4:12pm

      middleclassprophet
      Posted: Can you provide me the link where Obama takes full credit for this? Stop the hate for once. He was instrumental in this event and it just kills you to give him an ounce of credit.
      ————————————————————————————–
      As much as I abhor the jug-eared marxist, kudos to the CIC. Credit where credit is due.

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    • ORAKOR
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 4:24pm

      Bible Quotin’
      You appear to have no thinking comprehension. Any mission for these brave men could be a one way trip. Thank God they made it out safely and accomplished the mission.

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    • BlazingInSC
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 5:02pm

      Bible Quotin‘ Science Fearin’ Conservative American
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 1:05pm

      These guys are super brave, no question. but the person saying they knew it might be a one way trip and went anyway has no reading comprehension. they were already there. the chopper stalled and they landed in the compound.
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      Reading comprehension has no bearing on life/military comprehension. What he was saying was that these SEaLs knew going in that there was a possibility they may not come back out alive – and yet, they still went. Any number of things could have gone wrong during the flight there, during insertion, during engagement, or during extraction (no matter how well-prepared they are) – and these guys bravely confront those challenges without fear. He’s not saying they knew the helicopter would have mechanical problems going in… Read, think – then reply.

      I have had the pleasure of meeting several SEaLs during my time in the navy submarine force and every one of them are honorable class acts who proudly serve every day knowing it may be their last day to defend this nation and all she stands for.

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    • mannrt
      Posted on May 2, 2011 at 7:36pm

      I wonder if Eric Holder considers shooting someone in the head torture.and against the Geneva convention. I also wonder if the same “journalists” will question Obama the same way they questioned Bush about the “toruture” of prisoners. A perfect example of how corrupt our press really is.

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