Mitt Romney undermines his own argument about Bin Laden - The Plum Line - The Washington Post

Mitt Romney undermines his own argument about Bin Laden - The Plum Line - The Washington Post: "“I am sure the ghost of Jimmy Carter’s decision was present in the room” as Obama and his advisers debated whether to launch the Bin Laden mission, says Breen, who is not a spokesman or surrogate for the Obama campaign, but supports Obama’s national security policies and is a registered Democrat.

“The president had the option to launch a high altitude bomber that could have destroyed the target, with low risk to the air crew,” continued Breen, a former Army Captain in Afghanistan and Iraq. “He made a decision that was much riskier — a long range helicopter mission with a small special ops force into a country that had not granted permission for the mission at all. That’s remarkably similar to what Carter did.”

“Romney is undermining his own point,” Breen says. “He’s invoking a decision that cost Carter his presidency. Obama bet his presidency on this operation. It’s troubling if Romney thinks it was an easy decision.”"

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