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The raid was successful.

Osama raid talk started surfacing. Air strike could be done. But it would have killed 30 people altogether. Obama wanted to avoid that. Instead Navy Seal started developing a sophisticated plan to raid and capture Osama without the knowledge of Pakistani government.

He decided to re-run for the presidency in order to avoid GOP to undo what he did. Trump started questioning if Obama was in the US. Demanding his birth certificate.

The military intervention in the Libya turned out to a success.

Ch 26 - He goes to Brazil and meets the president. It was also the time sasha and maria's spring break time. He wanted some time to travel with his family. The gaddafi forces showed no signs of slowing down. So he ordered a military strike. But the communication lines were not working, so he just called from his cell phone to order his first military strike as a president.

And talks about his FP a lot. Egypt democracy protests were a headache. Mubarak stepped down from leader. Arab spring happened. Libia situation emerged. Gadaffi didnt want to step down. It also became a headache.

DREAM act to keep the young latino kids in the US could not get passed through the congress. it was 5 votes short. it was a bitter pill to swallow. His approval rating has gone up. because during his presidency the washington was able to get many shit done.

ch24 - midterm election was in favor of republic. obamacare was bad people thought. He goes to India, he has never been to India. He is fascinated with Gandhi and rise of the Indian people. He signed an executive order, making it posibble for the LGBTQ community to openly serve in the US military.