Obama Waffled on bin Laden Raid 3 Times

Richard Miniter's upcoming book fires political volley
By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 30, 2012 7:25 PM CDT
Obama Waffled on bin Laden Raid 3 Times
In this July 13, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop in downtown Roanoke, Va.   (AP Photo/Don Petersen, File)

President Obama took such a cautious approach to killing Osama bin Laden that he actually canceled the mission three times at the urging of advisor Valerie Jarrett, according to an upcoming book. In Leading From Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him, author Richard Miniter writes that Obama even delayed the mission the day before May 2, 2011, when Navy SEALs finally carried it out, the Daily Caller reports.

“President Obama’s greatest success was actually his greatest failure,” says Miniter. But the White House is calling Miniter's version of events "an utter fabrication," reports Politico. "It's seems pretty clear that Mr. Miniter doesn't know what he's talking about," said a White House rep. And a report at Media Matters notes that Miniter's version doesn't jibe with the New Yorker's "deep dive" into the bin Laden raid. (More Osama bin Laden dead stories.)

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