New book claims Obama canceled Bin Laden “kill” raid three times at Jarrett’s urging

New book claims Obama canceled Bin Laden “kill” raid 3 times at Jarrett’s urging. In ”Leading From Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him,“ Richard Miniter also says Obama was less interested in passing Obamacare than Pelosi. It appears Obama’s “You didn’t build that, somebody else made that happen” remark is a classic case of projection.

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  • He didn't do that! (Kill bin laden) Someone else did that. And you can say that without the slightest bit of snark or irony.

  • In anticipation of football season...

    Coach Jarrett tells QB Obama to punt 3 times. 2nd string QB Panetta calls an audible and throws the touchdown pass. Obama takes the field and spikes the football 117 times.

    The team? How about the DC Deficits?

  • The book states that Jarrett is able to put a "Rasputin-like magic" spell on Obama. She, along with Sebelius and Michelle Obama also encouraged him to put forward the controversial HHS mandate though Biden and former Chief of Staff Daley told him not to do it. Her advice appears to be frequently poor.

  • Just more proof that barry is in so deep over his head he couldn't even green light the one task that virtually every American would support without first waffling.

  • This confirms what I've been told from Quinn & Rose on XM. Jim Quinn has said that Valerie Jarrett is a huge problem in the Obama White House. So when BinLaden was killed (btw, can we see photos of the corpse?) that it was more because Leon Pannetta green lighted the operation & kept Valerie Jarrett out of the loop. It looks like he is correct.

    BTW, Jarrett was born in Shiraz, Iran. So my guess is she has loyalties & sympathies that conflict with traditional American political leanings & loyalties. She also was looking to cash in big time on the 2016 Olympics going to Chicago. She has a history as a slumlord of sorts, & was looking to cash in on the Olympic Village part of the complex. After the games, the atheletes village would become public housing...

    Too bad the MSM does'nt look into this broad at all, outside of Michelle Obama, no woman has more power in the Obama regime, not even Sec. of State Clinton.

      • A very tight knit group of radicals taking their shot at bringing down the US. Too bad half of us don't know or worse don't care.

          • I get most of my info from talk radio, & much of it on XM. 1 of the shows I listen to religously is Quinn & Rose. They have always done an excelent job covering Obama & those who have taught him everything he believes. I know about the piece you linked to, & I thank you for bringing it up again. More need to know about the Obama regime & those who don't get much in the way of attention, but are very important in Obama's style of "leadership". Jarrett & Axelrod are just 2 of many marxists that are part of Obama's inner circle, & there needs to be more reporting of them.

            In addition to "The Warroom" w/Quinn & Rose, I listen to "The Wilkow Majority" w/Andrew Wilkow, Glenn Beck, & "Cam & Company/NRA NEWS. The 2 XM units I have can record programs, so I listen at work or wherever & whenever. Plus, when I can, I listen to El-Rushbo. I will then go look up stories online from the sources listed on whatever show for reference.

        • Americans are currently far more interested in the NFL training camps than they are about a potential communist take over of the US government. In fact, I dare say that anyone born after 1970 does not have a clue as to what a communist truly is - you know, produkts of the gr8 Amerikan Edumakashun Sistim! ;-)

  • My take?

    0bama waited until he let all of us muzzy/communists support groups that he had to kill one of their own to make sure 0bama could take down the Great Satan from within. Gosh he actually got on a hot mike telling Putin that he was going to be more flexibl...er true to his his far left big-gov totalitarian ideology.

  • Considering the photo in the last article, why am I not surprised? "Dear Leader" was deathly afraid of the Pakistani government giving him a firm talking to.

  • There was a lot of buzz after the Osama kill, basically saying that Obama had said "no" and he was overridden. Supposedly that is why he looks so pissed in the "war-room" picture, and why he is shoved in the corner like a kid in time-out. By all rights, HE should be sitting where Hillary is. It was well-known that O was on the golf course, and either just got dragged in for the photo op, or possibly was photo-shopped into the picture.

    I have heard that Panetta admitted a few days after the raid that NO ONE actually watched the raid in real-time - that there was a 20 minute delay on it, so the photo was staged any way you look at it.

    It is absolutely disgusting how far these people will reach to cover for this puppet president. He is beyond useless, and actually downright dangerous.

  • Valarie has bigger balls...and a better mustache... Off subject I was driving around Sacramento this morning and say a Volvo with a seriously overweight woman in the driver's seat..She had a bumper sticker on the car that said: "Thank you President Obama" and the car was full of junk and she was yacking away on her blue tooth. I got the chance to pull up next to her at a red light, I rolled down my window, motioned for her to roll down her window and when she did I said "Hey just wanted to let you know someone vandalized your car with some god-awful bumper sticker...Have a nice day". It took her a moment and I could see her wave at me with her middle finger..I feel all warm and fuzzy now...and have a big shit eating grin on my face.....

      • No I was in my car...Had I been on my police motorcycle the shit would have hit the fan..I would all over the local news cause the Sacramento Bee and stations like that piece of shit Hearst Station KCRA are all over stuff like that, although when they screw up they never admit it...My last day of this job in perhaps another five years is going to be wonderful...All the stupid shit I have wanted to say will come out on that day..

        • AHA!! I didn't know you were a motorcycle cop! Maybe you told me and I forgot. That's so cool. Now I know where you get your ability to freely voice your opinions from! Motorcycles bring out the honesty in people. ;-)

    • Here in Wisconsin I saw a car with two bumper stickers: 1) "Best President Ever" and the Obama logo, 2) "Obama 2012/Clinton 2016".

      It was driven by a middle-aged woman who is probably a school teacher. You can't cure stupidity.