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How Will History View Obama's Decision on Bin Laden?

Clip: 5/5/2011 | 13m 22s

Jim Lehrer discusses the significance of President Obama's decision with historians.

President Obama traveled to New York City Thursday to place a wreath in honor of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and mark the killing of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. Jim Lehrer discusses the significance of President Obama's decision to carry out the raid with historians Beverly Gage and Michael Beschloss.

05/05/2011

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