Obama took all the credit in his way:
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He should be given credit for giving the go on the operation that killed him just as Obama should be given credit for doing the same on the Bin Laden operation. It's not like either man was on the ground leading the raid but they were the CIC at the time green-lighted them.
Barack Obama's statement was carefully crafted to paint a narrative that made him a central figure of the events leading up to bin Laden's death. Obama's goal was to make him synonymous with the death of bin Laden the year before he would face the voters again. He mentioned himself several times: “Tonight, I can report... I directed Leon Panetta… I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden… I met repeatedly with my national security team… I determined that we had enough intelligence…
” It was all about him and what he did. He nearly broke his arm patting himself on the back and taking credit for the raid.
FLASHBACK: Barack Obama Made The Death of bin Laden All About Himself