"For 72 hours, Obama carried around a momentous secret"

[n2doc]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Golf shoes in the Oval Office could have been a clue.

President Barack Obama usually goes to the residence quarters of the White House after putting in a few weekend hours on the links. But he made an unusual beeline for his West Wing office last Sunday that raised eyebrows only in retrospect.

He was headed for a top-secret meeting to review final preparations for a military operation he'd approved two days earlier, the one involving a raid by Navy SEALs that would end with the death of Osama bin Laden, one of the world's most hunted men.

But only a few insiders knew the real deal.

In a remarkable 72 hours of his presidency, Obama carried around a momentous secret and gave no hint of it as he went about his duties consoling tornado victims, delivering a college commencement address and cracking jokes at a black-tie dinner.

After signing off on the operation Friday morning, Obama left the White House with his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, for a busy day of travel, with three stops in two Southern states.



Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Obama-golf-shoes-could-have-been-clue-to-bin-Laden-1362843.php

[Richardo]

1. Would not want to play poker against that guy.

:patriot:

[mod mom]

2. Really. Think how well he carried out his Trump joke.

[truebrit71]

3. [phone]

....no 'tell' whatsoever...

[Patiod]

4. No matter what you think of him, the guy epitomizes cool

sometimes to his detriment, granted. Such a relief to have smart and cool in there.

Now if we could just work on Progressive, too, we'd be all set.

[crickets]

5. And there were no leaks.

They kept the need-to-know net tight enough that no hint got out. Sad to say, but in this day and age, that's impressive.