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On March 18, 2011, Secretary of State [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] certified to the [[United States Congress]] that Pakistan was demonstrating a “Sustained commitment to and is making significant efforts toward combating [[terrorist]] groups.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/us-pakistan-usa-aid-idUSTRE7440OT20110505</ref> The certification, as required by law to receive funding, atested that Pakistan was making progress in “preventing al-Qaeda... from operating in [jt's territory].”<ref>https://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/06/pakistan-must-act-against-network-that-shielded-bin-laden</ref>  An [[NBC]] investigation revealed Obama was informed of bin Laden's whereabouts in Pakistan one full year before he used it as an election-year gimmick.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3077864/NBC-investigatin-says-bama-DID-edit-role-Pakistan-killing-Bin-Laden-change-facts-credit.html NBC investigation claims Obama knew where bin Laden was ONE YEAR before 2011 raid and backs Seymour Hersh's claim Pakistan intelligence hid al-Qaeda chief], [[Daily Mail ]]</ref>  With the revelation six weeks later that bin Laden was living in plain sight in a compound one-half mile from the country’s premier military academy, the certification was met "with deep [[skepticism]] and appears to many observers to be driven primarily by political considerations rather than ground realities," according to a report by the Congressional Research Service.<ref>http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41832.pdf</ref>

On March 18, 2011, Secretary of State [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] certified to the [[United States Congress]] that Pakistan was demonstrating a “Sustained commitment to and is making significant efforts toward combating [[terrorist]] groups.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/05/us-pakistan-usa-aid-idUSTRE7440OT20110505</ref> The certification, as required by law to receive funding, atested that Pakistan was making progress in “preventing al-Qaeda... from operating in [jt's territory].”<ref>https://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/06/pakistan-must-act-against-network-that-shielded-bin-laden</ref>  An [[NBC]] investigation revealed Obama was informed of bin Laden's whereabouts in Pakistan one full year before he used it as an election-year gimmick.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3077864/NBC-investigatin-says-bama-DID-edit-role-Pakistan-killing-Bin-Laden-change-facts-credit.html NBC investigation claims Obama knew where bin Laden was ONE YEAR before 2011 raid and backs Seymour Hersh's claim Pakistan intelligence hid al-Qaeda chief], [[Daily Mail ]]</ref>  With the revelation six weeks later that bin Laden was living in plain sight in a compound one-half mile from the country’s premier military academy, the certification was met "with deep [[skepticism]] and appears to many observers to be driven primarily by political considerations rather than ground realities," according to a report by the Congressional Research Service.<ref>http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41832.pdf</ref>

On May 1, 2011, Obama misled the public when he announced <ref>Obama, B. (2011, May 2). "[https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead Osama Bin Laden Dead]." ''White House''.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1SLhNoUNY Nobel Prize Winner with a kill list].</ref> that Osama bin Laden was "killed in a firefight" after Seal Team 6 infiltrated a compound in Abottobad, Pakistan.<ref>Baker, P., Cooper, H., & Mazzetti, M. (2011, May 1). "[Bin Laden is Dead, Obama Says]." ''The New York Times''.<br>"[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Osama_Bin_Laden/ Target Bin Laden: The Death of Public Enemy #1]." ''ABC News''.<br>''[[NPR]]''. "[https://www.npr.org/series/135908383/osama-bin-laden-dead Special Series: Osama Bin Laden Killed]."</ref> Attacks, murders, and kidnappings of Americans increased as reprisals for bin Laden's death. Al Qaeda, once broken and on the run, began to operate openly as the jihad became global.  Relations with Pakistan, a longtime ally throughout the [[Cold War]] and War on Terror, became strained.  The government of Pakistan denied White House claims it allowed Americans to kill Muslims on its territory.<ref>''Associated Press'' (2011, May 10). "[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/10/pakistani-president-claims-bin-laden-deal/ Former Pakistani President Claims There Was Never Bin Laden Deal With U.S.]." Retrieved from ''Fox News''.</ref>  For all his duplicity and criticism of the War on Terror, Obama experienced only a temporary blip in approval ratings.<ref>Dao, J. & Sussman, D. (2011, May 4). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/politics/05poll.html For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid]." ''New York Times''.<br>''Pew Research Center'' (2011, May 2). "[https://www.people-press.org/2011/05/03/public-relieved-by-bin-ladens-death-obamas-job-approval-rises/ Public 'Relieved' by Bin Laden's Death, Obama's Job Approval Rises]."<br>Jones, J.M. (2011, May 5). "[https://www.gallup.com/poll/147437/obama-approval-rallies-six-points-bin-laden-death.aspx Obama Job Approval Rallies Six Points to 52% After Bin Laden Death]." ''Gallup''.</ref><ref>''[[CBS News]]/Associated Press'' (2012, May 1). "[https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57424622/1-year-after-osama-bin-laden-killed-still-no-answers-from-pakistan/ 1 Year After Osama bin Laden Killed, Still No Answers from Pakistan]."</ref>

On May 1, 2011, Obama misled the public when he announced <ref>Obama, B. (2011, May 2). "[https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead Osama Bin Laden Dead]." ''White House''.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1SLhNoUNY Nobel Prize Winner with a kill list].</ref> that Osama bin Laden was "killed in a firefight" after Seal Team 6 infiltrated a compound in Abottobad, Pakistan.<ref>Baker, P., Cooper, H., & Mazzetti, M. (2011, May 1). "[Bin Laden is Dead, Obama Says]." ''The New York Times''.<br>"[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Osama_Bin_Laden/ Target Bin Laden: The Death of Public Enemy #1]." ''ABC News''.<br>''[[NPR]]''. "[https://www.npr.org/series/135908383/osama-bin-laden-dead Special Series: Osama Bin Laden Killed]."</ref> Attacks, murders, and kidnappings of Americans increased as reprisals for bin Laden's death. Al Qaeda, once broken and on the run, began to operate openly as the jihad became global.  Relations with Pakistan, a longtime ally throughout the [[Cold War]] and War on Terror, became strained.  The government of Pakistan denied White House claims it allowed Americans to kill Muslims on its territory.<ref>''Associated Press'' (2011, May 10). "[https://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/10/pakistani-president-claims-bin-laden-deal/ Former Pakistani President Claims There Was Never Bin Laden Deal With U.S.]." Retrieved from ''Fox News''.</ref>  For all his [[duplicity]] and criticism of the War on Terror, Obama experienced only a temporary blip in approval ratings.<ref>Dao, J. & Sussman, D. (2011, May 4). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/politics/05poll.html For Obama, Big Rise in Poll Numbers After Bin Laden Raid]." ''New York Times''.<br>''Pew Research Center'' (2011, May 2). "[https://www.people-press.org/2011/05/03/public-relieved-by-bin-ladens-death-obamas-job-approval-rises/ Public 'Relieved' by Bin Laden's Death, Obama's Job Approval Rises]."<br>Jones, J.M. (2011, May 5). "[https://www.gallup.com/poll/147437/obama-approval-rallies-six-points-bin-laden-death.aspx Obama Job Approval Rallies Six Points to 52% After Bin Laden Death]." ''Gallup''.</ref><ref>''[[CBS News]]/Associated Press'' (2012, May 1). "[https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57424622/1-year-after-osama-bin-laden-killed-still-no-answers-from-pakistan/ 1 Year After Osama bin Laden Killed, Still No Answers from Pakistan]."</ref>

Obama's order to assassinate bin Laden stood the War on Terror on its head - turning it from a preventative war into a war of retribution.  And when the retribution was accomplished, the war continued. A War of Retribution was a complete rejection of America's foundational Christian ethic, which leftists reveled in, without thinking.

Obama's order to assassinate bin Laden stood the War on Terror on its head - turning it from a preventative war into a war of retribution.  And when the retribution was accomplished, the war continued. A War of Retribution was a complete rejection of America's foundational Christian ethic, which leftists reveled in, without thinking.