By John W. Lillpop
Although President Obama was quick to claim personal credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden, how will the president react if, God forbid, Al-Quaeda succeeds in executing a major retaliatory terrorist attack against America?
Will the president accept full responsibility for the rage among bin Laden’s followers after the assassination?
Will Obama admit that his decision and the attendant publicity made Osama bin Laden a martyr for scores of millions of malcontent Muslims?
Will Obama eventually pay tribute to the Bush policies, including “harsh interrogation techniques,” which made the bin Laden killing possible?
Or will the president, as he has done with respect to the economy, unemployment, the federal deficit, and other issues with which America struggles, completely disavow personal responsibility by claiming that the bin Laden issue was “inherited” from George W. Bush?
Should Obama attempt the latter, will the American people allow him to do so with political impunity?
