Rumsfeld scrapped raid - 6 years before calling OBL kill 'easy call'

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16. Obama could cure cancer and he would be blamed for putting oncologist out of work!

We all know if Bush did get OBL it would have been a gutsy move, but since Obama made the call it was a no brainer. We also know if Bush got him every commercial would remind people of this fact, but since Obama recalled the anniversary it is political. It is also safe to say if the mission had failed Romney would show how the "go" decision was a bad one and the "no brainer" would have been to do nothing. And, if Bush did it and it failed it was still a gutsy move and the reason was the Clinton Military. The Republicans are simply pouting because Obama did what Bush didn't. I won't speculate if he could have or would have just that it didn't happen under Bush.

But, I did have a friend who said it happened when it did for political timing. I explained if he wanted the political timing he would have waited for October 2012 about one month before the election, the next best time would be October 2011 so the anniversary would be at election time but the timing was about as poor as you can get. But, it goes to show that the Republicans feel nothing Obama has done, is doing or will do is good.