Today im going to
tell you a story about the two most famous terrorists in history.
And how they are much more alike than you
think.
Obama said he wanted to speak directly to Admiral McRaven
before he gave the order to proceed. The president asked if McRaven had learned
anything since arriving in Afghanistan that caused him to lose confidence in
the mission. McRaven told him the team was ready and that the next few nights
would have a waning moon,[68] good
conditions for a raid.[54][58]
Bad news for Joe, A Waning moon is in full effect starting
tonight 11/21-11/25 during our matchup.
On April 29 at 8:20 a.m. EDT,[64] Obama
conferred with his advisers and gave the final go-ahead. The raid would take
place the following day. That evening the president was informed that the
operation would be delayed one day due to cloudy weather.
On April 30, Obama called McRaven one more time to wish the
SEALs well and to thank them for their service.[54] That
evening, the President attended the annual White House Correspondents'
Association dinner, which was hosted by comedian and television
actor Seth Meyers. At one point, Meyers joked: "People
think bin Laden is hiding in the Hindu Kush,
but did you know that every day from four to five he hosts a show on C-SPAN?"
Obama laughed, despite his knowledge of the operation to come.[69]
Imagine you’re the most powerful man in the world, and you’re
at basically a comedy central roast at the white house correspondents dinner,
and the hosts cracks a joke directed impartially at you about the most wanted
man in the history of the modern world, knowing in the back of your mind that
you know in 24 hours time he will be killed by your direct order. The inner
monologue going on in Barrack’s head when Meyers made the joke has got to be
the single highest brain wave length of confidence the world has ever known. I am sure no man, living or dead, could state
they can ever reach that level of free world power, at the behest of one’s own
command.
Until now.
The waning moon is on and in full effect, there’s a storm coming..
slightly delaying the inevitable.
Terrorism is dead as we know it. Bin Laden is dead. King
Henry is dead.
On May 1 at 1:22 p.m., Panetta, acting on the
president's orders, directed McRaven to move forward with the operation.
Shortly after 3 p.m., the president joined national security officials in
the Situation Room to monitor the raid.
They watched night-vision images taken from a Sentinel drone while Panetta,
appearing in the corner of the screen from CIA headquarters, narrated what was
happening.
So the morning after the Correspondents dinner the president
(me) is sitting in a war room getting a play by play call from Tom Brady (Kratz)
and Adam Amin (Jahns). It’s the same thing we do on Sunday’s at this same o’clock
hour. I get kratz and jahns to talk me off the ledge and give me the play by
play, as its too much for me to watch redzone… the anticipation, the unknown,
gimme some good news security officials.
According to Adm. McRaven, just before the mission launch
Command Sergeant Major Chris Faris quoted the British SAS motto to his men: "Who dares
wins."[71]
Dropping this unreal quote as you are about to kill bin
laden is G as hell. Had to look up its origin:
As the motto of the SAS, it is normally credited to its
founder, Sir David Stirling.[3] Among
the SAS themselves, it is sometimes humorously corrupted to "Who cares
[who] wins?".[4]
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David
Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November
1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British
Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Under his
leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of
the North African campaign. He saw active
service during the Second World War until he was captured in
January 1943. He spent the rest of the war in captivity, despite making several
attempts to escape.
What a badass.
That is the same exact energy I am going into this matchup.
If I win, I take down the second most famous terrorist, in
Derrick Henry, and become a legend forever.
If I lose, I sell next week for draft capital.
“Who Dares Wins.”
According to The New York Times, a total of
"79 commandos and a dog" were involved in the raid.[34] The military
working dog[75] was
a Belgian Malinois named Cairo.[76] According
to one report, the dog was tasked with tracking "anyone who tried to
escape and to alert SEALs to any approaching Pakistani security forces."[77] The
dog was to be used to help deter any Pakistani ground response to the raid and
to help look for any hidden rooms or hidden doors in the compound
Who’s gonna be my dog on Sunday? I know one of these guys
will lead me to the promised land.
Tyreek
Aj Brown
Montgommery
The SEALs flew into Pakistan from a staging base in the city
of Jalalabad in
eastern Afghanistan after originating at Bagram
Air Base in northeastern Afghanistan.
As they hovered above the target the first helicopter
experienced a hazardous airflow condition known as a vortex
ring state. This was aggravated by higher-than-expected air temperature[54] and
the high compound walls, which stopped the rotor downwash from
diffusing.[85][86] The
helicopter's tail grazed one of the compound's walls,[87] damaging
its tail
rotor,[88] and
the helicopter rolled onto its side.[21] The
pilot quickly buried the helicopter's nose to keep it from tipping over.[77] None
of the SEALs, crew, or pilots were seriously injured in the soft crash landing,
which resulted in the helicopter resting against the wall, pitched at a
45-degree angle.[54] The
other helicopter landed outside the compound, and the SEALs scaled the walls to
get inside.[89] The
SEALs advanced into the house, breaching walls and doors with explosives.[77]
Much like our Sunday’s.. nothing comes easy in fantasy.
Sunday will be tough, things won’t go your way. Its important that you stick
with it and rally around your troops.
The SEAL team leader radioed, "For God and
country—Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo" and then, after being prompted by
McRaven for confirmation, "Geronimo EKIA" (enemy killed in action).
Watching the operation in the White House Situation Room, Obama simply said,
"We got him."
On Sunday. A new
terrorist is dead.
We got him.
Week 11, what can I say. Victorious by .5 points. Closest win in our league ever? would be killer if that happened in the playoffs with the home field advantage in effect (we still haven't seen that be the deciding factor since this was implemented a few seasons ago.. will this be the first year?).
