Lessons Learned About Our Commander in Chief

[Pistarkle]

Finally, there can be a sense of closure for the families, friends and acquaintances of 9/11 victims and a concrete sense of meaningfulness for the families, friends and acquaintances of US military forces who serve and who are serving in the Middle East. The military operation that put an end to Usama Bin Laden by order of our Commander in Chief was REMARKABLE. In a residential area deep in the countryside of Pakistan, the US Navy Seals’ military operation was deliberative, precise, extremely well orchestrated, offered the loss of not ONE US Navy Seal, and no collateral damage to residents of the area surrounding Bin Laden’s compound.

In three years, our Commander in Chief was able to put an end to the mastermind of 9/11 who basked in infamy for TEN years. Yet, when our Commander in Chief announced his administration’s victory, he did not make it about Obama. There was no bragging, no boastfulness, and no mention of the word “I”. He gave credit to the, outstanding, courage of US military operatives who accomplished the mission; President Bush for initiating the post 9/11 “War on Terrorism”; ALL US military who fought and who are fighting in the Middle East, and to the American people who unified to support one another following 9/11. In addition, he outlined a, carefully crafted, foundation aimed at RESPECTING the Muslim religion and PROTECTING US military and diplomatic interests in the Middle East. He emphasized that the death of Usama resulted from the fact that Al Qaeda “openly declared war on the United States”. He pinpointed that the US has been at war with Al Qaeda not with Islam, and he emphasized that Bin Laden was not only a mass murderer of Americans, but, also, a mass murderer of Muslims.

In retrospect, there are numerous similarities between the Bin Laden victory and several of our Commander in Chief’s military response actions. Remember when the Somalian pirates captured an American vessel? The President didn’t REact in haste. His military response was deliberative, precise, extremely well orchestrated and offered the loss of not ONE US military life. When the President announced the end to the Somalian capture there was no bragging, no boastfulness, no mention of the word “I” with full credit given to US military personnel. The same can be said about Libyan military operations with the added feature of historical ‘firsts’ emphasized by international SHARED responsibility with the support of the Arab League, the UN Security Council, France and NATO allies.

The lessons learned about our Commander in Chief is that he cannot be underestimated when it comes to a US military response to attack or humanitarian causes. He is not going to react in a hasty or rash manner that can botch up military operations and cost US military lives. When he does act it will be deliberative; it will be precise; it will be well orchestrated, and when he attains victory, it will be about the collective ‘us’– NOT about him.

[seabeyond]

1. very good post. thank you. nt

[caledesi]

5. I agree - excellent! nt

[Richardo]

2. Pretty much the opposite of "Bring 'em on", isn't it?

Thank god. :patriot:

[Demoiselle]

3. I thought of the Somali pirate take-down immediately.

I think we have brave and very highly skilled people in our armed forces. And I sure am glad that now we have a Commander in Chief who uses them wisely and precisely.
I wish that were always the case.

[lukasahero]

4. Thank you for this

As someone who has complicated feelings about recent events, this is the best post I have read on it.