As I said, I defer to your expertise and experience.
That said, I'd like to clarify my earlier comments. I'm not suggesting that Obama is a hero, or that his "go" order was a spectacular occurrence. I simply gave him credit for getting this one right. Sometimes even a blind hog finds some mud to wallow in.
I don't think this remotely makes up for his naive foreign policy decisions, including his attempt to strong arm Israel into peace negotiations with the Palestinians, his desire to engage Iran, and his general handling of the WOT. Perhaps not surprisingly, the NYT today has an editorial stating "Mr. Obama’s risky and audacious decision to attack the Bin Laden compound in Pakistan has demolished the notion that he cannot make tough decisions[.]"
Yeah, as if. 2 days after giving the ok, the Administration is agonizing over releasing photos? Well, looks like the President is back in character. I'll be interested to see how he deals with the Hamas/Fatah agreement, given Hamas' response to Bin Laden's death. How will he deal with Pakistan now that it's clear that she harbored the world's most wanted terrorist?
My hope is that Obama is learning and will take a more realistic approach to foreign policy. My belief is that he will not. I'm not happy with the excuses being offered as reasons to withhold the photos. "Too gruesome"? Really? Since when has that been a concern? "Might cause retaliation"? Oh. You mean their not trying to kill us now?
Yep, back to business as usual.