President Obama was briefed with a 60-80% change Osama Bin Laden was in th Pakistan Mansion. I dont really consider that a "done deal". If Obama was to fail killing Osama, he would take SO much heat back here in the United States, especially from the conservative critics. He had no authorization to raid the Osama mansion, which would have been a BIG no no with some people back here. It amazes me how it suddenly becomes OK to break foreign agreements we have with Pakistan just because Osama Bin Laden WAS there. If Osama was not at that mansion, millions of Americans would be crying their eyes out about how Un-American Obama is. Independent voters would swing towards Republican appeal this upcoming election, and Obama would look like a fool when it comes to foreign affairs. He def. would have lost his re-election. So, in my opinion, this gamble shows more about our president then most people can see. He takes chances, he's not afraid to put himself on the line, He does what he HAS to do if restrictions are in between American and its goals.
Oh Yeah, George Bush had a shot to kill Osama a few years back, but gave the orders to stand down, so I guess you ARE correct in some regards... "Why would they want to go kill Osama?"^^^^^
Need to do some research before mocking people on their response, have a nice day.