In retrospect, killing the world’s most dangerous man was easy. The hard part has been figuring out what to do next.
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Most of the criticism has centered on the White House’s shifting versions of what happened during the Sunday night raid. The first account the following day from counterterrorism chief John O. Brennan said that bin Laden engaged U.S. forces “in a firefight.” The next day, White House spokesman Jay Carney amended the story to say that bin Laden “resisted” but did not actually shoot at the Navy SEALs.
The “firefight” at the compound has since been degraded to shots fired at the start of the operation by bin Laden’s courier, according to administration officials cited by the New York Times.
So, I guess we’re up to version #26 of what happened.
[How DID all the retired and active duty military folks AND the military academy cadets who live in the neighborhood manage to sleep through all the commotion?] *
I dunnooooo … musta been something funny going on.
How many helicopters did we use in the operation?
What is the ground elevation there? 5000 feet? 7000 feet. One map showed Murree Street … *
Dang.
Well, on Sunday, President O will be on “60 Minutes” explaining how he led the team, fast-roping into the compound.**
