I 2010 skrev Osama bin Laden et langt brev der han skisserte ulike scenarier. Han ville at al-Qaida skulle danne to attentatteam og ett av dem skulle forsøke å ta ut Barack Obama. Bin Laden mente at Biden var totalt uforberedt på å bli president og ville føre USA ut i en krise.

Brevet ble kjent i 2012, men har fått ny aktualitet.

On page 36, he outlines his desire to form two hit squads – one in Pakistan and another in Afghanistan – whose job it will be to plot attacks against then-US President Barack Obama and ex-CIA director David Petraeus, should they visit either country.

Giving his reasoning for attacking Obama, he says: ‘Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make Biden take over the presidency for the remainder of the term, as it is the norm over there.

‘Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the US into a crisis.’

He the adds: ‘As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour in this last year of the war, and killing him would alter the war’s path.’

Mange mener bin Laden var klarsynt. Biden har ledet USA ut i en krise.

Tidligere forsvarsminister Robert Gates skriver i sine memoarer at Biden har tatt feil i hvert eneste store utenrikspolitiske spørsmål.

Biden holdt pressekonferanse fredag hvor han forsvarte sin handlemåte. Han tok noen få spørsmål. Journalistene ropte etter ham:

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