Former Navy SEAL: ‘Obama Can’t Take Credit For Bin Laden’s Death’
A former Navy SEAL isn’t willing to give President Barack Obama any credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, just in time for election season.
In a documentary released Wednesday, a group of former special operations and intelligence members criticize President Obama for taking too much credit in the raid that resulted in the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden. “Mr. President, you did not kill Osama bin Laden, America did,” says former Navy SEAL Ben Smith in the online documentary, Dishonorable Disclosures. “The work that the American military has done killed Osama bin Laden. You did not.”
The group, which calls itself the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund, also calls the president out on numerous reported security leaks under his administration – leaks that continue to put the lives of overseas military members in jeopardy, reports NY Daily. Scott Taylor, a former Navy SEAL and the group’s president, says that the documentary is strictly about those leaks, and doesn’t have a political message.
“This issue is more than just politics,” he told the New York Times. “Folks from this group, including me, have buried enough of our buddies.”
Now when President Obama announced the death of bin Laden, he did make sure to thank the “tireless and heroic work of our military and our counterterrorism professionals.” That quote didn’t exactly make the cut.
Still, attempts on the Left to tie the documentary to GOP presumptive Mitt Romney and his election campaign are somewhat unfounded. “The Republicans are resorting to Swift Boat tactics because when it comes to foreign policy and national security, Mitt Romney has offered nothing but reckless rhetoric,” said an Obama campaign spokesman in a statement responding to OPSEC’s documentary.
While I agree that the timing is suspect (with election season right around the corner), I doubt any money has passed under the table between RomneyCamp and OPSEC. While the documentary (posted below) may bring up some valid points, the idea that President Obama can’t take credit (as Commander In Chief) for the bin Laden raid and that the victory belongs to America is just too much of a semantic leap for this writer.
Still, I’m not about to openly challenge a former Navy SEAL. Here’s Dishonorable Disclosures for your viewing pleasure!
Tags : Ben Smith, Dishonorable Disclosures, documentary, former navy seal, obama administration, OPSEC, osama bin laden, osama bin laden death, osama bin laden raid, President Obama, scott taylor, security leaks, youtube
Posted: August 16, 2012
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Aug 16, 2012
I think that the president has taken a pretty humble approach. It was rather the greatful American people who have been giving him credit for going after Bin Laden more than ex-presiident Bush did.
Aug 17, 2012
FIRST OFF.
the leaks about the doc, who else could have been allowed to give the order to leak. oh we already got our use out of him, screw him. please that has white house all over it.
Second, the leak about the leak about the us/israel computer virus. we're trying to get rid of iran's power, not the state it self but the terrorist organizations which hold major influence. why the hell would you leak something that could prevent another world war?
Third. leaking the aircraft, ship, team number, group, even the damn dog. for a movie? hollywood could have came up with something on their own, but to leak actual events jesus. the families of every single person on that team are at risk, and being that I know some of them and know the area that they are at. they are just as at risk at home as they are overseas now. seriousl
y twisted
fourth. as a former sailor who spent time at sea and spent time in active combat on the ground. to think that at any moment I could have been killed because obama couldn't shut the fuck up is horrible. GO OVERSEAS, FIGHT, SEE for yourselves, what you experience. The Job there is dangerous enough let alone with someone giving our positions and techniques away.
Fifth. as personal acquaintances with some of the people in the video, they are not cowards, they are not traitors, they are some of the most respectable men ive ever met. period.
sixth. republican democrat, independent. whatever position you take its about protecting us that have served to protect you.
seventh. obama taking credit for 10 years of work. bull freaking ****. yea he gave the last order. the only reason he had that ability is because everyone else had done the work!
Aug 17, 2012
Obama likes to blame other for what's not going well but take credit as"I" did for what's result are positive. He is a very egotistic person.
Oct 19, 2012
I challenge the former bare faced lying Seal. The President is our boss and our kills go to his credit. Seal team 6 got a PUC. I have 3. They also got a personal at-a-boy from the President. Obama gets credit but I will still vote for Romney!