Bush couldn't do it in 7.5 years but President Obama takes out #1 and #2 in 2.5 years. Well done Mr. President.

Originally Posted by debanddon

Bush couldn't do it in 7.5 years but President Obama takes out #1 and #2 in 2.5 years. Well done Mr. President.

Yes, well done. But just wait....someone will say it's a hoax....or that Obama can take no credit whatsoever...or some such nonsense.

If I remember correctly there were plenty of supposed Al Qaeda "number 2's" killed during Bush's term, as was this supposed Al Qaeda "number 2". Let's not rewrite history now.

Originally Posted by RichieLion

If I remember correctly there were plenty of supposed Al Qaeda "number 2's" killed during Bush's term, as was this supposed Al Qaeda "number 2". Let's not rewrite history now.

Rewrite history? Please share the names of the #1's and #2's that were killed with Bush?

I'm surprised I thought you would be excited to hear of our President's successes. It looks almost as if you want our President to fail. You do know that when our president fails WE fail as well.

Here is your chance, put down your paritican politics and congratulate OUR president. Come on now, turn off Fox News and say with me " Congratulations Mr. President. Job well done.". You can do it.

Originally Posted by debanddon

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Rewrite history? Please share the names of the #1's and #2's that were killed with Bush?

I'm surprised I thought you would be excited to hear of our President's successes. It looks almost as if you want our President to fail. You do know that when our president fails WE fail as well.

Here is your chance, put down your paritican politics and congratulate OUR president. Come on now, turn off Fox News and say with me " Congratulations Mr. President. Job well done.". You can do it.

Yea right, lets congratulate this President on our jobless rate and gigantic deficit he is giving our grandchildren. All the people in the unemployment line, say "Yipeeee". ( I liked the footage of Saddam Hussein crawling out of the rat-hole much better, thank-you.

Villagegolfer,
Ok, now tell me the truth, are you and Richielion the same person? Come on now, fess up.

Why would people who have screamed for 10 years that "there is no war on terror, and there were no WMD's (going out the back door while UN inspectors were kept at bay at the front door)" be happy that key "terrorists" have been killed?!?!?? We've been told all this time none of these "peaceful mooselims" were a threat but yet, the anti-war crowd is happy to see key leaders killed.

It's kinda like how the Gitmo detainees were all so innocent and peaceloving and undeservng of incarceration, but when it came time to free them, no other nation with half a brain would accept them and so they remain there "innocent" "unjustly incarcerated".

Originally Posted by ilovetv

Why would people who have screamed for 10 years that "there is no war on terror, and there were no WMD's (going out the back door while UN inspectors were kept at bay at the front door)" be happy that key "terrorists" have been killed?!?!?? We've been told all this time none of these "peaceful mooselims" were a threat but yet, the anti-war crowd is happy to see key leaders killed.

It's kinda like how the Gitmo detainees were all so innocent and peaceloving and undeservng of incarceration, but when it came time to free them, no other nation with half a brain would accept them and so they remain there "innocent" "unjustly incarcerated".

Ilovetv,
Not sure how to respond to that one other than to say......

When the economy tanks, it is the policy of Bush that is responsible.

When the military does something good it is Obama's fault.

Think about that for a couple of minutes if you will.

If you can blame Bush for policies that were put in place before Obama got elected, Bush should take the credit for all military victories.

Only fair.

Originally Posted by villagegolfer

When the economy tanks, it is the policy of Bush that is responsible.

When the military does something good it is Obama's fault.

Think about that for a couple of minutes if you will.

If you can blame Bush for policies that were put in place before Obama got elected, Bush should take the credit for all military victories.

Only fair.

Mr Villagegolfer,
I'm so glad you're concerned about fairness. Good on ya. Ok, then to continue with your logic Bush takes credit for all military victories as well as the great recession? It's only fair isn't it?

Originally Posted by debanddon

Mr Villagegolfer,
I'm so glad you're concerned about fairness. Good on ya. Ok, then to continue with your logic Bush takes credit for all military victories as well as the great recession? It's only fair isn't it?

If Obama continues to blame the economy on Bush's policies, it is only fair to blame Bush for the military policies, right?

Well, I know that in June 2005 Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi was killed when U.S. warplanes dropped bombs on the house where he was staying, and that U.S., British, and Pakistani intelligence authorities prevented a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up as many as 10 jets leaving Britain for the U.S. in August of 2005.

Also on Jan. 9, 2009, the leader of Al Qaeda in Pakistan, Usama al-Kini, and one of his aides were killed in an American air-strike. Usama al-Kini and his aide Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, both Kenyan nationals, were killed by a missile fired by a US Predator drone in Pakistan, in a Taliban stronghold close to the Afghan border.

On Sept. 5, 2007 it was reported that Coalition forces killed the al-Qaeda in Iraq emir of the Arab Jabour area, who managed all terrorist attacks in the area south of Baghdad.

Now I admit that George Bush wasn't nearly as bloodthirsty in the utilization of unmanned drones in targeting suspected terrorists in sovereign countries that we consider allies, as is Barack Obama. But then, unlike what they did with Pres. Bush, the media gives Obama a free pass to conduct military operations in violation of an allies airspace and in their civilian communities. So he does have a little tactical advantage there.

Where is Cindy Sheehan, anyway?

Let's see. Obama fans laud and praise him for killing al-Rahman (not the actual people on the ground and putting their lives at extreme risk, such as the SEALS and CIA)....but this article says senior Obama administration officials have been calling for decreased use of the drones. That certainly sounds to me like the CIA deserves more of the credit than Obama himself or his administration:

"WASHINGTON—A U.S. drone strike killed al Qaeda's no. 2 leader, Attiyah Abd al-Rahman, earlier this week in the tribal areas of Pakistan, in the biggest blow to the network since Osama bin Laden's death in May, officials said Saturday.....

The CIA frequently conducts drone strikes in the area but officials generally won't comment on the operations because they are covert.

Some senior current and former Obama administration officials have started raising questions about the U.S.'s heavy reliance on drones in the tribal areas of Pakistan. While effective against so-called high-value targets, these officials say the large number of strikes the CIA carries out targeting Taliban foot-soldiers deeply strains relations with Islamabad, jeopardizing broader cooperation. They have urged the CIA to be more "judicious" about using the drones.

Defenders of the drone program countered on Saturday that the death of Mr. Rahman showed why the pace of strikes must not be rolled back at this time.

"Dialing back on al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, especially while they try to regroup after bin Laden's death, isn't the way to go. For the sake of our national security, they need to be knocked out for good," a U.S. official said."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...852358298.html

unbelievable. We kill the #2 terrorist and all you can do is argue over Bush and Obama. Sickening stuff.

Well, Waynet, I do hate to say it but that is what the first posting was about - that Obama did something that Bush was not able to do.

Basically, I think we can all be appreciative of the military for doing good work - no matter who is President.