Obama’s ‘get Bin Laden’ memo now public

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story

President Barack Obama’s order to “go in and get Bin Laden” was made public Thursday, as recorded in a memo scribbled by then-CIA chief Leon Panetta shortly after the decision was made.

Published by Time magazine as the first anniversary of the Al-Qaeda leader’s killing in Pakistan approaches, the succinct memo was written by hand and signed by Panetta on April 29, 2011 at 10:35 a.m.

“The direction is to go in and get Bin Laden and if he not there, to get out,” wrote Panetta, who is now secretary of defense, in the memorandum.

Panetta said he had received word of the president’s decision from Tom Donilon, the national security adviser.


Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/26/obamas-get-bin-laden-memo-now-public/

[gateley]

1. This is ballsy -- (from the article @ the link):

Obama had chosen the riskiest option: a secret helicopter assault by US special forces on a compound in a Pakistani garrison town where Bin Laden was believed to be hiding.

That should make even McCain shut up.

[JoePhilly]

2. Hey Romney ... Obama Apologizes to our enemies ... with a bullet!!

[deacon]

3. A damn good president. n/t

[truthisfreedom]

4. And so it begins. The experienced National Security President. Not the rooftop dog guy.

Mittens is, well, unprepared to run the greatest country in the world.

Remember, the only times we've had successful terror attacks in this country is under rEPUBLICAN administrations. And the only time we've had no successful terror attacks in this country is under Democratic administrations.

[goclark]

5. Right you are ~ Mitt is not

prepared to lead anything.

Did he ever pay his taxes ~ >

I have not seen a report.

[PoliticAverse]

6. Sorry, but that just isn't true.

For example the Oklahoma City bombing occurred while Clinton was president.

[leftynyc]

7. I'm pretty sure that's not correct

I think the first World Trade Center bombing was one month after Bill Clinton was inaugurated. 5 people died so I personally would call that successful although I think the plan was to bring down the tower.