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The Bush administration was content to leave bin Laden under house arrest, a coward in hiding, incapable of leading or directing further attacks, while others died fighting '[[Western]] [[materialism]]'.

The Bush administration was content to leave bin Laden under house arrest, a coward in hiding, incapable of leading or directing further attacks, while others died fighting '[[Western]] [[materialism]]'.

But Obama was always motivated by domestic politics, and Democrats' hatred of Bush could be mollified with a single issue - standing the War on Terror on its head and turning it into something it was never intended to be—payback. Payback and retribution would repudiate America'a Christian ethic and make America no different than the enemies we fought. In keeping Brennan on as a Bush holdover, Obama wanted Brennan to enhance Obama's 2012 re-election prospects. Public approval gained from killing bin Laden was calculated to offset criticism of the kill list, and obscure the legal and moral objections from international and humanitarian organizations. Both would be rewarded in the end. This time Brennan wasn't denied appointment as CIA Director when Obama was reelected.

But Obama was always motivated by domestic politics, and Democrats' hatred of Bush could be mollified with a single issue - standing the War on Terror on its head and turning it into something it was never intended to be—payback. Payback and retribution would repudiate America'a Christian ethic and make America no different than the enemies we fought. In keeping Brennan on as a Bush holdover, Obama wanted Brennan to enhance Obama's 2012 re-election prospects. Public approval gained from killing bin Laden was calculated to offset criticism of the kill list and obscure the legal and moral objections from international and humanitarian organizations. Both would be rewarded in the end. This time Brennan wasn't denied appointment as CIA Director when Obama was reelected.

===The kill list===

===The kill list===