What the President Saw
EmailABC News was able to learn more today about what President Obama was able to see and hear of the Navy SEALs operation Sunday — in real time — as he and his national security team watched the operation from the Situation Room.
Experts say on the screens were likely night-vision images from a surveillance plane, a drone, of the operation, with images of explosions and Navy SEALs moving around outside.
The president and his aides could hear audio communications from the command structure, including CIA Director Leon Panetta and JSOC commander Vice Adm. William McRaven – but not from the Navy SEALs themselves or the chopper pilots, sources said.
Officials said the president and his top aides were not able to watch any images in real time being filmed by the SEALs themselves from inside the compound.
In fact, for roughly 20 minutes, when the SEALs were inside the compound, they could not see much activity at all — which officials described as nerve-wracking.
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I want to know what the SEALS saw.
Posted by: MayBee | May 3, 2011, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
Any chance of an hd helmet cam? They used them in the NFL a few years ago…
Posted by: James | May 4, 2011, 12:40 am 12:40 am
So now that the President has finally seen firsthand what happens when you cut red tape, maybe this will inspire him to cut the red tape here at home and get our economy back on its feet.
. . . or after this show of strength, are we going to slip back to weak business as usual again?: hurt Americans with more taxes, keep radical EPA regulations, blah, blah, blah – back to a weak America?
Come on Obama, you saw what happens when you man up and cut the red tape abroad, now do it here at home and tell the environmentalist radicals here to take a hike and get our economy roaring again. You stepped out of your weak liberal comfort zone abroad and showed us some strength, now step out of your weak liberal comfort zone at home and show us some strength by cutting our own red tape so that it can be our turn to produce some results without red tape.
Posted by: EPU | May 4, 2011, 2:04 am 2:04 am
show the Navy Seal Team 6 Helmet Cam Footage Of Raid Osama Bin Laden “Geronimo” now.
Posted by: tre | May 4, 2011, 5:01 am 5:01 am
Great Call, Mr. President. Thanks for closing this “fear tactic”, now on to the Minions that are his followers.
Posted by: raven | May 4, 2011, 9:22 am 9:22 am
The presidential comments started with wanted dead or alive.that came from the west. this same west said shooting an unarmed man is murder.
I am glad that the master mind behind 3000 civilian deaths is dead. I am Glad he was buried at sea.
Posted by: Doug | May 4, 2011, 11:22 am 11:22 am
No See, No Say.
These Seals needed to be protected from those who would prosecute them for crimes.
Thank goodness, AG Holder wasn’t in the room!
But, remember the raid to rescue a British aid worker. A bomb was thrown by a rescuer and the aid worker was killed. There was an uproar against the soldier and apologies had to be given. It was captured on the camera and the soldier was identified.
God bless these Seals. Let’s bring all our soldiers home from foreign soil. And let’s stop giving excessive amounts of money to foreign countries and states.
No more American lives to be lost for others.
Posted by: Roger | May 4, 2011, 11:53 am 11:53 am