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FrankinMO

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Thu May-19-11 08:42 AM
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4. It was a gutsy call.

If things would have went wrong, say a chopper crashing and killing a lot of soldiers, he would have been torn to shreds in the media. I am sure he knew the risks, but knew the window of opportunity was closing.

Making the tough choice even though it might not be a popular one if it goes wrong is a good sign of courage.

And yes, not letting Pakistan know what was going down was another courageous move. Something tells me if he let them know before hand, Osama would have been long gone. I have no proof the Pakistan government was helping OBL, but I could imagine some on the inside were.

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