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MartiniMan
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Grasping defeat from the jaws of victory
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5/5/2011 7:28:26 PM
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Is it just me or is the Obama administration overplaying or misplaying the OBL thing? I will preface this by saying that it may be the nature of the beast these days with the media but it seems that the mixed messages, the multiple stories of how it all came down, the "photos at 2:30" (Panetta) to "No photos" (Obama), etc. really seem to be partially grasping defeat from the jaws of victory for Obama. I will say that I think everyone in government with a heartbeat and a plausible story about how they knew how the thing went down probably knocked down small children and grandmothers to get the inside scoop to their favorite journalist. This alone could explain the multiple versions, contradictions, retractions, uncertainty, etc.
I am a little distrubed by the stories coming from the 9/11 families. This is not all about Obama and he is sending the not too subtle message that it is. What I find ironic is how much mileage he would get out of giving credit to others, being deferential, etc. Admittedly it is a stylistic criticism and nothing more.
On a final note, what do you think about not releasing the photos of OBL having died of acute lead poisoning?
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