I was going to post this in the joke room. But folks, this just isn't funny any more!
George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam:
“The success of yesterday's mission is a tribute to our men and women now
serving in Iraq . The operation was based on the superb work
of intelligence analysts who found the dictator's footprints in a vast
country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a
brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies
have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and
in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work
continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank
the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate 'em.”
Barack Obama speech after killing of bin Laden:
“And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director
of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority
of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to
disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network. Then, last August, after
years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on
a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many
months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national
security team as we developed more information about the possibility that
we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan.
And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to
take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring
him to justice. Today, at my direction, the United States launched a
targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan.”
