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Obama monitored Bin Laden operation from White House

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President Obama monitored the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden from the Situation Room on Sunday, a senior administration official said.

His national security advisor, Tom Donilon, Secretaries Hillary Clinton and Bob Gates, Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper were also present in the Situation Room with him for the operation.

CIA director Leon Panetta was at the White House at several points during the day.

Vice President Biden was present from 1 pm until the operation was over, senior officials said. He made calls to several congressional leaders and also reviewed the president’s remarks before he gave them.

In March, the president ordered his team to develop “several possible courses of action” for invading the Abbottabad site, according to the administration official.

The team brought several options to the president for review. Those options were “refined” over the course of the next several weeks.

The president did not authorize the bombing of the compound, the official said.

On Friday, the president gave the go-ahead for the Navy Seals to go in. The original plan was for them to go in Saturday but, due to weather, they changed it to Sunday.

At 1:45 pm Eastern, senior national security officials will join press secretary Jay Carney in the briefing room to talk about the operation that killed bin Laden. LAT

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21 responses to “Obama monitored Bin Laden operation from White House”

  1. PROPHET.T Avatar
    PROPHET.T

    Good day for the human race.

    1. Mosetsfire Avatar
      Mosetsfire

      Prophet, we finally agree. This is an historic event indeed!

  2. PROPHET.T Avatar
    PROPHET.T

    Good day for the human race.

    1. Mohamad Masri Avatar
      Mohamad Masri

      Prophet, we finally agree. This is an historic event indeed!

  3. Beiruti Avatar
    Beiruti

    Saddam Hussein (X)
    Osama Bin Laden (X)
    Anwar al- Awlaki ( )
    Gaddafi ( )
    Nasrallah ( )

    1. antar2011 Avatar
      antar2011

      Bashaar al Assad, Khamenei is missing from that list.

      1. Beiruti Avatar
        Beiruti

        Oh my God how did i forget, heres the updated list 🙂

        Asad (X)
        Khomenei (X)
        Bashar Asad ( )
        Khamenei ( )
        Najjad ( )

  4. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Saddam Hussein (X)
    Osama Bin Laden (X)
    Anwar al- Awlaki ( )
    Gaddafi ( )
    Nasrallah ( )

    1. Avatar
      Anonymous

      Bashaar al Assad, Khamenei is missing from that list.

      1. Avatar
        Anonymous

        Oh my God how did i forget, heres the updated list 🙂

        Asad (X)
        Khomenei (X)
        Bashar Asad ( )
        Khamenei ( )
        Najjad ( )

  5. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    seriously though…..

    I suspect that this killing was intended to achieve a second term for Obama.

    Former President Bush said in response “The US has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done”.

    But surely, justice would have been done in a court of law.

    If Hitler had been killed early in the second world war, the war would not have ended; he would have been replaced by Karl Doenitz or Heinrich Himmler, who would have been far more effective military leaders.

    The war on terror will never end without better foreign policies; those that are devoid of greed and hatred and a willingness to swallow pride and negotiate with terrorists.

    Americans are outside the White House chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!”
    Sometimes U.S.A. stands for Unlimited Supply of Arse holes.

  6. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    seriously though…..

    I suspect that this killing was intended to achieve a second term for Obama.

    Former President Bush said in response “The US has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done”.

    But surely, justice would have been done in a court of law.

    If Hitler had been killed early in the second world war, the war would not have ended; he would have been replaced by Karl Doenitz or Heinrich Himmler, who would have been far more effective military leaders.

    The war on terror will never end without better foreign policies; those that are devoid of greed and hatred and a willingness to swallow pride and negotiate with terrorists.

    Americans are outside the White House chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!”
    Sometimes U.S.A. stands for Unlimited Supply of Arse holes.

  7. Avatar
    Anonymous

    seriously though…..

    I suspect that this killing was intended to achieve a second term for Obama.

    Former President Bush said in response “The US has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done”.

    But surely, justice would have been done in a court of law.

    If Hitler had been killed early in the second world war, the war would not have ended; he would have been replaced by Karl Doenitz or Heinrich Himmler, who would have been far more effective military leaders.

    The war on terror will never end without better foreign policies; those that are devoid of greed and hatred and a willingness to swallow pride and negotiate with terrorists.

    Americans are outside the White House chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!”
    Sometimes U.S.A. stands for Unlimited Supply of Arse holes.

  8. Tony Vahl Avatar
    Tony Vahl

    Found you on Google Images. Just wanted to say that your use of that particular photo of President Obama with the text is awesome and hilarious and ironic. Love it. Thanks.

  9. Tony Vahl Avatar
    Tony Vahl

    Found you on Google Images. Just wanted to say that your use of that particular photo of President Obama with the text is awesome and hilarious and ironic. Love it. Thanks.

  10. Tony Vahl Avatar
    Tony Vahl

    Found you on Google Images. Just wanted to say that your use of that particular photo of President Obama with the text is awesome and hilarious and ironic. Love it. Thanks.

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