I have previously mentioned that, for all intents and purposes, leadership of the nation has shifted to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. It is they who propose new ideas, programs and practical approaches to address the country's problems and the directions to take to re-energize the economy. Obama and his campaign have been notably absent, resorting to character attack and innuendo rather than substantive policy debate.
While the nation considers the Romney/Ryan proposals, the Obama campaign is starting off their own campaign cycle with attacks against veterans groups such as
OPSEC which call for an end to the leaking of national secrets to American enemies and a proper crediting for the good efforts of the military and intelligence communities.
To his credit as the Commander In Chief, Obama has continued to wage war in Afghanistan, keeps Guantanamo open and almost nightly picks who will be subject to a drone strike.
In lieu of a forthright look at the economy, the Administration's massive spending and the massive ensuant debt, Obama and his campaign do want us to remember his role in the killing of Usama bin Laden. And they want to spin the events that led to that sanctioned death so as to give him maximum credit. They call his decision "gutsy" and "courageous" and they want you to as well.
Investigative journalist and author Rich Miniter has just published a tell all book that delves into the evaluations and the decision making that were made prior to the strike on Usama's compound in Pakistan.
Heavily vetted, the information reveals the roles played by Obama's confidant Valerie Jarrett and his former rival and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
It also shows the indecisiveness and the political calculations that guided the President to delaying multiple times a strike order against UBL.
Some advance information from the book has been released months ago, but the complete volume is now out and available for review.
The first such review comes from The Daily Mail of London...
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