Location: Oval Office of the White House
Time: A few weeks ago
Scene: Pres. Obama meeting with his CIA Director
CIA Dir.: "Mr. President, we have finally located Osama bin Laden. Should we kill him?"
Pres. Obama: "Where is he located and what are the risks".
CIA Dir.: "He is in Pakistan. We would have to do an aerial assault on his residence. If we do this by bombing, or missile attack, we will not be sure whether we got him. The most certain way is a manned attack from helicopters. There is a possibility it could go wrong, but I'll give it a 90% chance of success. Even if it goes wrong, the Pakistani government is favorable to us. We give them a lot of money".
Pres. Obama [thinking]: Bush set this up a few years ago, and he didn't get any negative reaction at that time. This is somewhat different than the Carter attempt in Iran many years ago, which turned out to be a complete disaster. The Iranian government at that time was the enemy. If this operation fails or becomes publicly known, we might at least get an E. for effort. However, we can keep it quiet until hopefully favorable results are in. If successful, this ought to be good for many votes in my reelection.
Pres. Obama: "After due consideration and in the interest of humanity, I am forced to say we should make every effort to capture, or if necessary, kill him".
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