Should Obama Boast Of His Success On Bin Laden? -- Larry J. Sabato, CNN
(CNN) -- Politics is a contact sport, and presidents tend to get tackled on every play, even the ones they've executed perfectly.
There is no better example than the criticism being hurled at President Obama for the killing of Osama bin Laden. It was a daring mission, fraught with peril for the Navy SEALs, but also full of political danger for Obama. Had the attempt failed, Obama would have faced the same kind of political and policy disaster that confronted President Jimmy Carter after his helicopter rescue attempt of the Iran hostages crashed in April 1980. Everyone would have second-guessed Obama, just as they did Carter, who lost re-election six months later.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Obama and the bin Laden Bragging Rights -- Michael Mukasey, Wall Street Journal
The path to bin Laden’s death didn’t start with Obama -- Jose A. Rodriguez Jr., Washington Post
Obama's tacky 'I Shot Bin Laden' ad has turned a military triumph into a political disaster -- Tim Stanley, The Telegraph
Osama Bin Laden, One Year Later -- Nicholas Schmidle, New Yorker
SEALs Criticize Obama’s Grandstanding -- Alana Goodman, Commentary
Wanted: A competent commander in chief -- Frank J. Gaffney Jr., The Washington Times
The Taliban need help to break their al-Qaida ties -- Michael Semple, The Guardian
Finish Off Al Qaeda. Stop Trying to Fix Afghanistan. -- Eric Greittens, New York Times
Hands behind Sudan's war -- Ranzy Baroud, Japan Times
Iran Says New Cyber Warfare Is Attack on Economy -- Reza Kahlili, American Thinker
Tehran Politics: Are the Mullahs Losing Their Grip? -- Jamsheed K. Choksy, World Affairs
How long must Syrians wait? -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post
From Russia with Love (of Oil and Gas) -- Jeffrey Folks, American Thinker
Chen Guangcheng -- New York Times editorial