"He gave the final order on Friday morning to go in..."

[alcibiades_mystery]

Puts Obama's whole discussion of Trump in a new light, doesn't it:

Whether to fire Li'l John, Meatloaf, or Gary Busey...these are the decisions that would keep me up at night.

He dropped that joke knowing that he had pressed the button on the mission, and that 40 men would risk their lives to grab up Osama bin Laden within hours.

Think about that.

[seabeyond]

1. true that... wow. nt

[Poll_Blind]

2. Excellent point

PB

[Joe the Revelator]

3. Or when he told the press corp that 'we have more important things to do...

Then to deal with this silliness.'

[Tx4obama]

4. Goes to show that we never really know all the important things Pres Obama is doing. n/t

[seabeyond]

6. another point. nt

[blondeatlast]

5. I doubt there was that much planning involved in the jab at Big Top,

but that doesn't make it any less sweet.

[FrenchieCat]

7. Chess.......?

For Trump and many others, it was checkmate.

[emulatorloo]

8. EXCELLENT POINT n/t