What It Was Like In The Situation Room During The Osama Bin Laden Raid
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- Опубликовано: 29 дек 2017
- Former chief official White House photographer Pete Souza, author of "Obama: An Intimate Portrait," tells the story behind the iconic photo of President Obama in the Situation Room during the raid on Osama bin Laden. Following is a transcript of the video.
Pete Souza: My name is Pete Souza, I was the chief official photographer for President Obama, and my new book "Obama: An intimate portrait" just came out.
On the day of the bin Laden raid, the president and his national security team piled into this very tiny conference room within the situation room complex to monitor the raid as it happened. I chose one corner of the room to be in. And because there were so many people I couldn't really move around during those 40 minutes. And so I was able to photograph as they all watched this raid unfold. There was very little conversation taking place. There was just observation as they watched the special forces on the ground.
When the president walked into this little conference room, there was a brigadier general sitting at the head of the table, and he stood up to give the president that chair. And the president said no, no no you stay there, because he was on his laptop, in communication with Admiral McRraven. And the president just pulled up a folding black chair and sat next to him.
The picture itself was taken towards the back-end of the raid. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly when that was, but I suspect it was when the special forces were inside the house and there was no video of what was occurring inside the house. So I think they were waiting to see what would happen.
Throughout the 40 minutes in that room, it was very tense and anxious. You could see that on their faces, and when the word came over that Geronimo KIA, meaning Geronimo was Bin Laden's codename for this mission, that he was killed in action, I think there was a sense of happiness and resolve, but there was no like high-fives or cheering or anything like that. The President stood up at the end and shook hands with a few people. But it was almost anti-climatic and actually somewhat solemn when this ended.
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"No no no, you stay there’. Says it all.
@@mcfrickenwatcher195 not, is obama
I just came to say exactly that. That was his whole character. He was the perfect example of the ultimate leader.
@@josephinenilsson1541 yes cutie 😉
@@josephinenilsson1541 no
Fucking creep@@Eagle-oy7bm
One of the very best photographs of all time.
@Asid Howz shut up
@Asid Howz hey mate, lets hear what you're chiming now. In true disingenuous nature I bet you've shifted the goal posts by now.
@Asid Howz Could you just shut up? I know that you don't like Hillary and the Obama administration but THIS IS A POWERFUL IMAGE BECAUSE THEY KILLED A MONSTER WHO KILLED MORE THAN 3000 AMERICANS IN 9/11 AND ALSO KILLED MANY MORE OUTSIDE. I am not a Hillary supporter but I love what the Obama administration done at that time.
@Asid Howz Now instead of saying nonsense, just get lost from Internet because people don't like you.
@Asid Howz blah blah blah
Obama after this: "I just got reelected"
@@jj3a1 Obama was elected in 2008, Bin Laden died in 2011 and Obama was reelected in 2012. You were probably a baby at the time so you won't remember that, but a quick google search would save you the internet shame from that comment
Exactly. You know that's all he was worried about. He didn't care about the possibility of the Seals dying, just his own selfish gain.
Sound Stupid So Vietnam And Desert Storm World War 1 and 2 Them Presidents didnt give a shit neither STFU
Woohan The Bat more people could have died if he was let lose and not killed
@@Grivian damn bin laden should’ve stayed and took you out
Trump would of taken that chair 😂
All Day he would have demanded it
😂😂😂 facts he would of had the general sitting in the folding chair with his laptop on his lap
@Samuel Beasley reeee
All Day of course he would wanna be the top Dog 🐕
All Day as a former member of the military it is required for all military personnel to come to attention when the Commander In Chief enters the room. For obama to not take the chair was a sign of weakness.
Furthermore it confirms that he didn’t know the raid was underway until they had passed the failsafe point. He was merely a spectator.
Brigadier general: offers the chair.
Trump: that's right, Nobody knows about Sitting better than I do.
Josh B “I like people who weren’t captured”.
@Josh B There are youtube videos of Trump calling soilders as “losers”. If he did really respect the millitary he wouldn’t say a thing about it.
@Josh B Ppl understood it nd dats why he s packing the bags!!!
He will take his chair and will also take credit saying he personally trained the SF soldiers in the attack...lolzz
Fcking love this comment
Obama not excepting the chair from the commander tells you all you need to know about Obama's leadership skills. This is why people embraced him so much, his humility. "A boss has the title a leader has the people"
Worst most dividing president in American history. Then his boy trump came through to further divide us. You are all sheep. Have yall enjoyed the first 20 years of the NWO? Put your seat belt on.
Oh my word he is so humble sitting down on a chair ! And not sitting on another chair ! Wow he could almost be a human being with that kind of interaction
He had strong leadership w poor policies. Trump had terrible leadership w good policies
@@daniellee3507 such is life. God bless everyone differently
@@daniellee3507 interesting how so mamy think that obamas policies was worse when it is trump who had the most divisive policies in the united states of america
Imagine being in one of he most tense rooms takin pictures while everyone around you is trying not to freak out
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Where was body all fake
You know Trump would have been in that damn chair. You know it.
Exactly what I was thinking
Eating a happy meal
I dont think so, I dont think trump could ever even have such a positive historic event under his admin
@@timothy2204 how about having ISIS wiped out under his administration?
Is this the same Trump that ran after a soldiers hat everytime it was blown off by the wind to put it back on?
I have this book. It sold out really fast.
Renaldo Smith
Donald trump book.
Si what??
Chua Li I’m all stocked up on toilet paper already
@@jrave5353 what is the weather in Russia like.
🤣
As a lifelong NYer we all remember the speech. Brought the city to a standstill for a moment when he announced it. Tearful, brought back memories of the dead but ppl persevere.
Well, they announced the killing in 2011. 10 years later. That generates a psychological effect
Where was the body? All fake
@@Lassibassi People like you piss off us Americans.
@@Lassibassi bin laden is still alive. He’s in Cuba with Tupac and biggie smokin spliffs 😚 💨
@@Lassibassi Anything short of them delivering the body at your doorstep, giving you an degree in biology and allowing you to do your own autopsy report, would be untrustworthy, i suppose?
I mean think about it, if they lied, Bin Laden could just have reappeared on video and call out America for lying to its citizens, that would be a huge loss for Americas relations.
If you want to test the character of a man, give him a chair.
Oh, I would gladly accept that chair lol
wheelchair instead 🙈🙈😂
Yeah his character lgbtq marriage legislations as well! 😂
Great Pete Souza! Um abraço desde Portugal! Proud!
This shows a president with a small personal ego, the smallest figure in the room, empowering and trusting his team to get the job done. This is how we need government to work.
Rubbish.
This is a staged set-up.
Yes Obama was a better person than Trump who was a man child who needs to be the center of attention in the room.
I was absolutely no fan of Obama, but this is one of the most shining moments in US presidential history. No doubt.
Remember the unity and patriotism in the US after the announcement was made? The streets erupted with both Democrats and Republicans celebrating our country. There was no division that night, we were all Americans
Obama throw hundreds thousands of cluster bombs on innocent civilians in developing world....Obama messiah.
Thanks for sharing this video ❤️
If you want to test the character of a man, give him power.
The last we did that, we got Putler.
Trump would have shoved the general like what he did with the PM of Montenegro
0:14 when he was talking about how his book “just came out” it sounded like the book came out of nowhere
LMFAO
Absolutely fascinating
Thx 4 sharing
i can still remember that this freaky event took place during the Playstation 3 blackout and everyone was joking around that Call of Duty Black Ops players ain't got nothing to do so they went out of their way to murder Bin Laden 😂
I love that Obama just pulled up a chair.
We love PETE! 👏🏽
America is always great 👍 Thanks sir for uploading video 🙏
Thx!
They were watching Harry potter and the deathly hallows. 🤦
Personally my favorite reaction video
“We just assumed it happened but no one else was in the room where it happens”!
Clinton is thinking “ahhh, another one” ☝️
No matter what side you’re on, we are all Americans, and under foreign threat, we will unite
America is on the verge of a civil war. When you factor in wealth inequality, racism and social injustice America is far from United.
Dr Black I said under foreign threat dumbass
@@fanaticalplel1003 lol. That sudden change in tone.😂
lmao 😂😂😂😂
Wish I could have said that about my country, India.
One of the most famous pictures in history.
The pic of Obama is me when I've been killed on COD and I'm waiting for my teammate to pick up my dogtags.
bruh lmao dis needs more likes
One of those guys in the back is now the new Secretary of State lol.
Yes, Anthony Blinken
They all just rotate Job positions for 30-40 years
Obama is just a really good guy.
Good for attacking other countries.
@@usernameis9157 and good for his own country
@@usernameis9157 and rightfully so.
Good for nothing.
I appreciate the director of this photo. The way people look anxious and shocked, staring at something meant to be a screen as if they were following something real.
Director hahahaahaaaaa!
Hahahahhaa all r gud actors
Everything is fake
Pete Souza graduated from my university!
Billy Bob
R/ThatHappened
Wow oboma looks angry like he wishes he was there to do it himself lol
and what makes u think Obama would want to do that
Trump would have been coloring in one of his big books and getting fidgety about missing his tee time.
You mean my swing his BJ session with his Press Secretary
Then who smashed Baghdadi and Suliemani? There is a limit to disrespect someone
Stfu liberal
Trump would have taken Bin Laden on day one.
@@pierrebegley2746 Within his lover, putin
That’s a real leader! He could’ve taken that chair from the general as the president has that right to do so. That speaks volumes about his character
Now we know the USA blew up the twin towers and Bin l Ladin was a patsy. And the seal team six we're all killed.
He is a polite traitor.
@@vickiegeraci5007 The Seal Team 6 members involved in this raid were not the ones killed, and only an absolute idiot truly believes the US blew up the towers. Educate yourself
@@vickiegeraci5007 Except that Bin Laden eventually did take credit for 9/11 renamed it “Holy Tuesday”
Very good music.
Life is like how you feel about your family 👪
Trump would have claimed to be the one that shot him. Even though he would have been playing golf at the time.
Fun fact - Pakistani still believes it's a fiction story made by US just to defame
Pakistan 😂😂😂
Bin Ladin Nahi tha wahan pay serf drama tha takay election jeet slay Obama
Ha US army aayi thi Pakistan
Laikin AIS main president army chief involved thay aun ko pihlay hi say btaaya tha
Ye case chal rha hay abhi
This gits my a++
They were watching the Interstellar Docking scene..
or may be the Tenet's Car Chase Scene😂😂
When people found out that, it was definitely a moment.
Reading "A Promised Land" brought me here
Great country which never leaves its enemy. Keep the spirit USA❤️ U
Leek d asse 😁
Aree you Indian? Thaxx for your Compliment 🙏🏼🙌🏻☝🏼🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
This was real, those there will never unsee what they saw
They watched a hollywood movie
Thank God the military was driving the bus.
I don't know why this dude reminds me of Bob's Burger.
Lmaoo he does
OMG!! so frightening 😥
Antony blinken right at the end
Only USA could have done it. No other nation on earth can undertake such an operation successfully.
Mossad
The sas
China
Would love to know if a remote viewer really did pinpoint the location. But I'm ok with protecting secrets like that one.
Here ,whoever does flinch doesn't go back to office...oooops ,she did it
What do you put in a toaster? 2 BLUEPRINTS!!
Geronimo was a legend why did they code name a terrorist after him
Who was geronimo???
Because it is only lengends that can take out terrorist.
You know the standard reply for that: "It ain't us. The computer just randomly assigned the codename".
The best acting all time. Hats off 😅
How about a slow motion of the Point Mans' shot on the news? Lol like that would ever happen.
-The Point Man
Trump would be like, sir, can u see what you are doing in your laptop! So as to seat on that chair
Damn I just can't hear that voice behind his speech'uuuuggggghhhhhh'
That was a great day!
@Apps Guru Sure it was
The only one who6
@Apps Guru how??
@Apps Guru W H O
greatly recreated in Okja
Clinton is like wow I wish I was there
I wanna be in the room where it happened.
Was Mike the Situation in the room as well?
Elliot Eslander You know? Jersey Shore? What you mad bro?
i didnt see shim.
🤦♀️
Who is mike? Are u guys talking about michelle?
1:27 Is EXIF a thing on that year?
Well there’s an entire book and movie on the raid so I guess not really.
Most emotional heart tech movement
I want to see the situation room when iran attacked al Asad air base🙄!
5 days after Trump became US President, he ordered an attack by Navy SEALs in Yemen. The mission failed, the SEALs died.
@Tam Nguyen The mission objective was achieved...though one navy SEAL lost his life in one firefight.
I also wanna know what It was like in the Situation room when you were running from Afghanistan (Evacuating) during night?
Man that's a decorated general
Pete Souza live in my neighborhood
in anime?
Tell him to go to hell? Come on. Him? All his job was, was taking pictures.
@@munishganorkar7375 Why?
ある亀井
: Where? In DC?
Good actors, excellent job. Now take two.
Make sure u pay your rent on time With your NOBODY FOOLS ME Mentality
@@LibraLee88 ya
Nice
Can I get a copy of the footage for my personal viewing ,
President pulled out a folding chair.... Damn Obama #LeadershipGoals
Treators!
What happened to the NAVY SEAL Team Six?
Most of them involved in this were killed unfortunately.
you have proof?
Maybe you better learn to spell before you say untrue things.
@@David-vi2dm actually no they weren't. SEALS from the same team were killed, but the unit that partook in the raid wasn't killed down. The SEAL Teams are around 200 in size. The unit that took out Osama was 23 SEALS.
The humility of Obama wasn't talked about enough, man's clothes was in a shabby state watching everything, in a folding chair
Hello its Dubia FBI Chief were watching you
Why no one talks about the Pakistani army that gave logistical and financial support and supplies to Osama for so many years
Because in 1998 Pakistan developed and tested their own nuclear weapons. Parkistan has been considered a credible nuclear power since the mid 2000’s.
Anyone after Baghdadi killed?
It just, came out
He makes it sound so true
Why did I read that as: "What It Was Like In The Situation Room During The Biden Raid"
me too 😂
Back in the day when Joe Biden’s bed time was not 8:30 PM
whats the assistant doing there??
Anyone knows the man sitting between Brigadier general and Hillary at 0:59 ?
@Nöen.M I think Hillary’s chief if staff.
I am from India...Thank u president for showing Pakistan's cunning ness to the world...
Wow. I was surprised when he said that there was no cheer in the end. I had always imagined it to be very grand.
I think Obama maybe saw that as sadistic, but I'm very sure he congratulated everyone on a job well done.
@@boringperson-zb8vy
You really live up to your name, perfect fit
Why they don't show the actual video,they were watching live. Was this video recorded or .....
Que pelicula de Hollywood. Que casualidad
When you destroy what you created 😂
This line is very deep 😂
I mean you're not wrong, but you're also not right either
From how I understood it, Kia a term that very inappropriate here. That refers to brave women and men who give their lives for their country, I heard and believe he died as a coward and should be remembered like that, it reflects what he was in life
Who died as a coward?
@@jmyg-block3963 bin laden
It’s just how the military calls casualties. You don’t want to spend a lot of time talking on the radio since only one person can talk at a time. So anytime you report enemies killed you say the number and then E KIA( example 2 killed would be reported over the radio as 2 E KIA for 2 enemy killed in action) it just makes things simpler
👏
i doubt pete souza was just a camera man
Best staged photo ever
I think that goes to trump holding a Bible upside down
@@samsepiol05590 🤣
Wouldn't agree with that ...but they are all the same ...
Is that obama not wearing a SUIT???
He looks good in anything doesn't he?
This is the America that I love.
1:51 - 1:53 nice pics, I'm gonna make this a meme.