| Posted by | Message |
wickowick 
LSU Fan
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
12872 posts
 Online
| Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:45 pm)
LINK
quote:
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey told Sean Hannity tonight that the Obama Administration drafted a memo to protect the president from blame if the mission to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden would have failed. That way Obama could blame the general instead of taking the blame himself. Mukasey wrote about it this week in The Wall Street Journal.
“That was a highly lawyered memo (designed to protect the president politically)… I think there’s going to be more that’s going to be tumbling out about that escapade but so far that memo is enough.“
quote:
TRANSCRIPT:
Here with more on this is former attorney general of the United States, who presided over a number of very high-profile terror trials as a federal TRANSCRIPT:judge, Michael Mukasey.
How are you? Good to see you, sir. Thank you for being with us. I have read your whole piece. I have it in front of me. First of all, the thing that has bothered me which has not been talked about much in the media is the president had a fall-back, it just didn't work out. He had a CYA.
MICHAEL MUKASEY, FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL: That memo was significant.
HANNITY: Explain this.
MUKASEY: There was a memo from Leon Panetta that described the authority that was given to McCraven and it was to proceed according to the risks, only according to the risks that had been outline to the president.
And if he encountered anything else, he had to check back. You better believe if anything else had been encountered and the mission had failed, then the blame would have fall own McCraven. That's what that is about.
HANNITY: So in other words, here, the approximate president's now, everything worked out in this case. But he had put in place a CYA that if it went wrong, McCraven would have been the fall guy.
MUKASEY: That was a highly lawyered memo.
HANNITY: Wow. So you are saying this was designed to protect the president politically.
MUKASEY: I think there is going to be more that comes tumbling out about that escapade. But so far that, memo is enough.
|
| Back to top | Share on  |
theunknownknight
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
22067 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:47 pm to wickowick)
Baton Rouge crime is outa control!
|
| Back to top | |
TN Bhoy 
USA Fan
Philly
Member since Apr 2010
33584 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:48 pm to wickowick)
May Surprise
|
| Back to top | |
Tiger Bend Tiger
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
674 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:50 pm to wickowick)
That is a shocker! You could knock me over with a feather on that information! Was the blame memo also a "gutsy call"?
|
| Back to top | |
4LSU2
LSU Fan
Madisonville
Member since Dec 2009
14419 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:51 pm to wickowick)
Did anyone actually think he would take the blame for anything, let alone this big of an issue? He is still blaming Bush 3 1/2 years into his first term for the failed platform he campaigned on.
|
| Back to top | |
macatak911
LSU Fan
HT South
Member since Sep 2007
8333 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:52 pm to 4LSU2)
When's the last time a president took the blame on a big issue? It would be a reelection death sentence.
|
| Back to top | |
GRTiger
USA Fan
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
12234 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:54 pm to wickowick)
That's some courage right there. It takes a real leader to make a decision for which he will either take the credit or shift the blame depending on the outcome. That's really sticking your neck out.
|
| Back to top | |
RCDfan1950
LSU Fan
United States
Member since Feb 2007
6650 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:54 pm to wickowick)
|
| Back to top | |
GoCrazyAuburn 
Auburn Fan
Member since Feb 2010
9088 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:56 pm to wickowick)
To be honest, I think most presidents would do this. To criticize Obama more than normal for this is excessive.
|
| Back to top | |
Rex
LSU Fan
Here, there, and nowhere
Member since Sep 2004
47681 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 12:59 pm to wickowick)
quote:
MUKASEY: There was a memo from Leon Panetta that described the authority that was given to McCraven and it was to proceed according to the risks, only according to the risks that had been outline to the president. And if he encountered anything else, he had to check back.
Only partisan idiots like Sean Hannity would see anything wrong with that.
Keep trying.
|
| Back to top | |
CarrolltonTiger
LSU Fan
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2005
44017 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:02 pm to GoCrazyAuburn)
quote:
I think most presidents would do this.
Why? You have any evidence of this happening in say the past 70 years? Did FDR cover his arse at D-Day? Truman at Inchon? Eisenhower at Suez? Kennedy at the Bay of Pigs? Carter at Eagle Claw? Reagan at Grenada? Bush at Desert Storm (Powell did prepare a memo to cover his ass)?
Seems like we would have heard of these memos.
|
| Back to top | |
LSUMJ
LSU Fan
BR
Member since Sep 2004
13527 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:03 pm to Rex)
"Only partisan idiots like Sean Hannity "
after a decade of posting, can you still not see the irony of you calling others partisan idiots?
|
| Back to top | |
GRTiger
USA Fan
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
12234 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:04 pm to GoCrazyAuburn)
quote:
To be honest, I think most presidents would do this.
There it is.
quote:
To criticize Obama more than normal for this is excessive.
What would be normal, iyo? How hard does the decision look now? Either try to take out the "face of terrorism" and look like a hero. Or try and fail, and some other schmuck gets thrown under the bus. With accountability like that, literally nobody would have not made that call.
|
| Back to top | |
Rickety Cricket 
Navy Fan
Premium Member
Member since Aug 2007
25931 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:05 pm to CarrolltonTiger)
quote:
Seems like we would have heard of these memos.
This administration knows they won't be called to the carpet for anything, so they don't give a shite if anything leaks.
|
| Back to top | |
Rex
LSU Fan
Here, there, and nowhere
Member since Sep 2004
47681 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:07 pm to CarrolltonTiger)
quote:
Did FDR cover his arse at D-Day?
I am certain that Eisenhower acted according to FDR's wishes and had to keep him apprised of new unforeseen risks. Same for all those other events you mentioned, too.
|
| Back to top | |
LSURussian
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
63211 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:10 pm to macatak911)
quote:
When's the last time a president took the blame on a big issue?
JFK, Bay of Pigs
quote:
It would be a reelection death sentence.
They didn't wait for the election to happen....
|
| Back to top | |
CITWTT
LSU Fan
baton rouge
Member since Sep 2005
25252 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:10 pm to Rex)
The partisan idiot named Jimmy Carter took the blame for the Iran hostage rescue idiot.
|
| Back to top | |
Rex
LSU Fan
Here, there, and nowhere
Member since Sep 2004
47681 posts
Online
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:10 pm to GRTiger)
quote:
Or try and fail, and some other schmuck gets thrown under the bus.
What part of "only according to the risks that had been outlined to the president" seems unreasonable to you?
Are you suggesting that Obama should have agreed to a military operation inside a foreign country without first understanding the risks?
Riiiiiiiiiight.... AS IF.
|
| Back to top | |
CarrolltonTiger
LSU Fan
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2005
44017 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:12 pm to Rex)
quote:
I am certain that Eisenhower acted according to FDR's wishes and had to keep him apprised of new unforeseen risks. Same for all those other events you mentioned, too.
Unless you are suggesting McCraven kept Obama out of some loop what the frick are you writing about you dumb ass? The issue is the CYA memo not feedback, and none of those other guys had the communications ability Obama had to know what was happening in real time.
|
| Back to top | |
GoCrazyAuburn
Auburn Fan
Member since Feb 2010
9088 posts
| re: Official: Obama Admin Drafted Memo to Blame Military If Bin Laden Mission Failed (Posted on 5/7/12 at 1:15 pm to CarrolltonTiger)
So because we didn't hear about it, means it doesn't exist?
Why would FDR have to cover his arse at D-day?
Show me an assassination attempt that was signed off by another president, and I'll guarantee they had a plan to deflect blame away from the president if it had failed
And become public.
I'm not saying I agree with the tactic, but all of you acting so put off at the fact that a President, even of it is Obama, would do this is hilarious.
|
| Back to top | |
