Bush Breaks Silence on Bin Laden Killing, Takes No Credit, Praises Intelligence Services, Navy SEALs…
Pure class.
(ABC News) — Former President George W. Bush made his first candid public comments on the killing of Osama bin Laden during an appearance Wednesday at a conference of hedge fund managers in Las Vegas.
“I was eating souffle at Rise Restaurant with Laura and two buddies,” Bush said when asked what he was doing when he received the call from President Obama, according to an ABC News contributor who attended the event.
“I excused myself and went home to take the call,” Bush said. “Obama simply said ‘Osama Bin Laden is dead.’”
Bush said Obama described in detail the secret mission to raid bin Laden’s Pakistani compound and the decision he made to put the plan into motion. He told Obama, “Good call.”
The 43rd president and man who initiated the hunt for bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks has shied from the spotlight since news broke nearly two weeks ago. Bush has declined interview requests and Obama’s invitation to join him at Ground Zero to meet with victims’ families and first responders four days after the raid.
But appearing before the crowd of 1,800 at the glitzy Bellagio resort and casino, Bush appeared light-hearted and relaxed in talking about bin Laden’s death.
When asked by forum moderator Melissa Lee of CNBC how he felt upon learning the news, Bush said he was “not overjoyed,” explaining that the campaign to track down the 9/11 mastermind was done not “out of hatred but to exact judgment.”
The development is ultimately a victory for the American people, he said.
“The guy is dead. That is good,” Bush said of bin Laden. “Osama’s death is a great victory in the war on terror. He was held up as a leader.”
“The intelligence services deserve a lot of credit. They built a mosaic of information, piece by piece,” he said, claiming no credit for himself.
“I met SEAL Team Six in Afghanistan. They are awesome, skilled, talented and brave,” he added. “I said, ‘I hope you have everything you need. One guy said, ‘We need your permission to go into Pakistan and kick ass.’”
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I miss,miss,miss,miss this man.
Why because beyond all else he was a strong leader and loved this country.
Class compared to obama’s crass.
Never one to take the credit, 43 is class! Are you taking notes Obama?
He told Obama, “Good call.”
Not Gutsy Call ©? How gauche!
Not spiking the football.
Ur doin it rite
I’d still take a bullet for this man!
Last time I told that to a lib-turd he called me a NAZI!
It made my day.
Obama wouldn’t make a pimple on W’s ass!
I love GWB’s comment to Stephenopoulos (sp?) about just because you’re reporting it doesn’t make it so.
Pass this link around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gw8up1te0Y&feature=player_embedded
Wonder how the Soros press is going to bash Bush on this one?
I always respected Pres. Bush, but I am amazed at how much I miss him. Of course, Obama makes me even a little nostalgic for Clinton (gah!!).
@VaGal
agreed. at least I didn’t get nauseous watching him speak
or listening to his voice,
Thank you President Bush for reminding us what the High Road looks like….
Haven’t seen it in over two years….
He wasn’t a good President and government grew too fast under his watch but no one can deny the dude has class and is a genuine patriot. Yeah, compared with ‘teh juan’ I miss this man.
Identity of bin ladin shooter lol!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8e464776e6/the-navy-seal-who-killed-osama-bin-laden
i didn’t always agree with him but it’s obvious he LOVES AMERICA. he kept the country strong, unlike the affirmaction, hate-rap-loving, shithead divider we have now.
He’s a true American gentleman.
Barack Hussein Obama is not a true American gentleman.
God bless you President Bush – I, like all the others, miss you greatly.
God bless America and our valiant troops!
I miss him tremendously. And I don’t think that he governed the way he did if 9/11 hadn’t happened. What happened that day could have destroyed our economy . . . but it didn’t. He is the one who made the “gutsy” call. And he saved our economy while making us safe. I will always consider him one of our very best Presidents. However, Obama and Carter tied for the worse in my book. I honestly am not sure we are going to even be able to survive Obama’s final 19 months. January 2013 cannot come too fast.
Bush will go down has one of the BEST Presidents this Country has ever
had. If Lying Bill would have done his job there would not have been
all the loss of life. NO BALLS CLINTON–SHOULD HAVE TOOK OUT
LADEN YEARS AGO.
nevergiveup says:
May 13, 2011 at 10:44 am
Never one to take the credit, 43 is class! Are you taking notes Obama?
What?????
I guess you were asleep during the whole ‘landing on a aircraft carrier with a huge “Mission Accomplished Banner”….LOL
Oh Sue, Sue, Sue…..you are quite the Kool Aid swilling progtard, aren’t you?
For the bazillionith time, the infamous banner of which you speak was positioned on the ship by the request of the crew to celebrate their end of a long tour at sea, but also to symbolize the ships involvement in the Iraq campaign. Not at the direction of GWB.
Did this escape your insect minds ability to comprehend?
Not surprising.
@Sue.,
And I guess you were asleep when the Naval Captain explained that the “Mission Accomplished” banner was for the ship. They had completed their mission, and were heading back home. Just that President Bush spoke, and the banner was there. It had nothing to do with Bush, or the war in Iraq. The ship had just been a part of “Shock and Awe”.
Read before you spout off!!
LOL
Pure Class Mr. President! (Bush that is) I hope this makes liberal heads explode! @Sue have you been asleep for the past 2 years!
Pretty easy to see why W. ditched his fake ranch out in the sticks for the poshy ‘burbs of Dallas. It’s so difficult to find decent French cuisine in Crawford these days. LOL
Do not waste your time on Sue…
She still thinks Sara Palin said, “I can see Russia from my back porch.”
If one thing this has done it has awakened me as to the propaganda and lies that the media goes to in an effort to support their chosen candidate.
“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care.
It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.”
- President G.W. Bush, 3/13/02
Again I say, Clinton and Carter need to take notes on how to exhibit class and humility instead of grandstanding and posturing at the expense of a sitting or former president….
Right R Wrong,
Take comments out of context much. GWB also said that the war on terror was bigger than one man. We take Bin Laden out there are 1000 other goat humpers ready to take his place.
Tom-If you could find even a drop of the class that GW Bush had exhibited since Obama has been in office, you would drown in it.