A masked Islamic State militant holding a knife speaks next to man purported to be U.S. journalist James Foley at an unknown location in this still image from an undated video posted on a social media website. Credit: Reuters/Social Media Website via REUTERS TV
Report: Obama Delayed James Foley Rescue a Month, Fretting Over His Image And Golfing -- Breitbart
According to a new Sunday Times report by Toby Harden, "Pentagon sources said Foley and the others might well have been rescued but Obama, concerned about the ramifications of US troops being killed or captured in Syria, took too long to authorise the mission."
It's claimed that Obama was concerned about his administration being Carterized had the mission failed.
For President Barack Obama the decision to send in the Night Stalkers was an agonising one. The audacious bin Laden raid in Pakistan had been a success but also preying on his mind was the failed 1980 Delta Force operation to rescue American hostages in Tehran. Sandstorms and mechanical troubles led the mission to be abandoned and eight American troops were killed when two aircraft collided. The debacle cast a shadow over Jimmy Carter’s presidency.
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My Comment: This is the difference between Putin and Obama. Putin would not have hesitated .... he would have accepted the very real possibility that hostages and soldiers would be killed .... but he would be at peace with himself knowing that this would be the right thing to do .... to stop the suffering of someone who does not deserve to suffer one day longer. President Obama .... a totally different mindset in a totally different political environment .... image and his need to come to terms with himself that failure may be the end result .... this is the perception that he is always giving when it comes to making major national security decisions. He is someone who clearly needs to take his time, and this is why some of his decisions show indecisiveness .... and in the James Foley case .... glaringly so.
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