Obama - On 60 Minutes

Last weekend, President Obama announced the death of World Terrorist Osama Bin Laden, which sparked mixed reactions from Americans. While most, were able to breathe a sigh of relief, there were a lot of questions about the inner workings of the covert operation and surveillance that lead to his demise.  President Obama sat down with 60 Minutes over the weekend and discussed the Osama mission, his anxieties, fears and greatest concerns, while explaining his relaxed demeanor at the White House Correspondents dinner while all of this was taking place.

On the decision to have Osama Bin Laden killed
As nervous as I was about this whole process, the one thing I didn’t lose sleep over was the possibility of taking bin Laden out. Justice was done. And I think that anyone who would question that the perpetrator of mass murder on American soil didn’t deserve what he got needs to have their head examined.

On Keeping the Mission Private
“I didn’t tell most people here in the White House. I didn’t tell my own family. It was that important for us to maintain operational security… If I’m not revealing to some of my closest aides what we’re doing then I sure as heck am not going to be revealing it to folks who I don’t know.”