President Obama announced last night that following years of investigative work performed at his direction and a military operation he authorized, U.S. soldiers descended on a secure compound near Islamabad, Pakistan and killed Osama Bin Laden. Â No Americans were harmed in the operation and Bin Laden’s body is in U.S. custody. Â From the team at Presidential Watch Company, and with all due respect to polite journalism; Congratulations President Obama – We finally got the SOB!
Excepts from the President’s announcement, the full link to which is included below, include:
“And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against Al-Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.”
“Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.”
Full text of the announcement: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8487354/Osama-bin-Laden-killed-Barack-Obamas-speech-in-full.html
