Obama, Osama, and Mitt

I do not concur in the words of Barack Obama in a plan to enter an ally of ours... I don't think those kinds of comments help in this effort to draw more friends to our effort," Romney told reporters on the campaign trail...

That's what Mitt Romey had to say back in 2007 in response to these words by Barack Obama:

If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will.

Romney called Obama's words ill-timed and ill-advised.

And of course Obama put his money where his mouth had been; one year ago he sent a Navy Seal team into Pakistan and they took Bin Laden out.

Now, on the anniversary of Bin Laden's death,  Republicans are crying about it, calling it political theater.

No, political theater was George W. Bush flying onto an aircraft carrier and claiming the mission was accomplished when it clearly wasn't.

I do get a kick out of how the Republicans are all upset that the President is taking credit for the Obama kill. And they should be upset. It was one hell of a victory, and something George Bush failed to accomplish in eight years in office (not to mention, Bush actually let Osama get away at Tora Bora). So it's understandable, and typical, that the GOP would freak out over Obama even mentioning Osama. It's what they do - go after you on your strengths so you're afraid to mention them. Remember who the Republican party demonized John Kerry for being a war hero? That was his strength, so they had to take it down. Same goes for Obama taking out Osama.

 Romney didn't even want to go after Osama in the first place, he said he wouldn't go into Pakistan to get him, and that's exactly what Obama did, go into Pakistan and kill him

-- Aravois, 2012

So Osama is dead. Obama did just what he said he would do. And Mitt?

Mitt is pathetic.


Source

Aravosis, John. (2012, 30 April). Obama calls out Romney for chickening out in going after Osama Bin Laden.  AmericaBlog.