A Promised Land By Barack Obama || "The Most Difficult Phone Call"

Former US President Barack Obama has written in his new book, A Promised Land, that after the death of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a naval operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, he thought it was the most difficult phone call. It will happen to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari because after this incident he will be under pressure from all over the country that Pakistan's integrity has been mocked.

I was expecting it to be a very difficult call, but when I contacted him, it was not at all

Whatever the reaction, it's good news

Obama writes that President Asif Ali Zardari was clearly emotional on the phone call and mentioned his wife, Benazir Bhutto, who had been "killed by al-Qaeda-linked militants."

In the preface to the book, Barack Obama wrote that when he decided to write the story of his presidency, he thought it would be a 500-page book that he would complete in a year. But after three more years, and 200 more pages, only the first part of his story is complete.

The book is limited to the most significant events from Barack Obama's childhood to his first term, the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in May 2011. He is writing the second volume of his autobiography, but it is not clear when it will be published.

The last chapter of the seven-part, 27-chapter book deals with the attack on Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and its comprehensive plan, in which President Obama writes that when he took office, At the time, US officials had almost abandoned the search for Osama bin Laden, but they made it their top priority.

Obama writes that he had told his close advisers in May 2009 that he wanted to track down Osama bin Laden and that plans should be launched and notified every 30 days. ۔

The US president writes that the most important thing for him was to keep the plan completely secret and not only some people in the US administration knew about it, even the Pakistani authorities. The plan was not allowed to go unnoticed.

The Pakistani government has been very supportive of us on the issue of Afghanistan, but it is no secret that there are some elements in their military and intelligence agencies who still have ties to al-Qaeda and the Taliban and use them as assets. With the help of which India can be weakened.

Approval to attack Osama bin Laden

Barack Obama writes that when it came time to make a decision, he was in the Treaty Room, part of his White House residence, playing a basketball match on TV.

He said in his book that the United States had two plans against Osama bin Laden, one of which was to send Navy personnel to Pakistan and the other was to carry out drone strikes from close range.

Most of his closest comrades agreed to send Navy SEALs, but Biden, then vice president and winner of the 2020 presidential election, was not among them. Obama writes that Joe Biden advised him to be patient and he was against sending Navy SEALs.

Barack Obama writes that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was also opposed to the attack, citing Biden's concerns that the situation would be "extremely dire" if the mission failed. Make sure that Osama bin Laden is present in the Abbottabad house by the intelligence agencies before allowing him.

Osama bin Laden was killed in an attack between the nights of May 1 and 2, 2011.

President Obama writes: "Every time I make a big decision as president, I appreciate Biden's ability to say yes to me and ask me tough questions, and because of that, I'm mentally exhausted." But it is easier and more convenient for me to reflect on my decisions.

Obama writes that he was relieved when the Navy SEALs confirmed that the al Qaeda leader had been killed, after which he reported the news to former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Jr. After that he contacted some allied countries.

He writes in his book that "Mike Mullen called the Pakistani army chief and the conversation went smoothly. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani requested that we explain the action and its purpose as soon as possible so that the Pakistani It could help handle the public reaction.

Barack Obama said he refused to involve Pakistan in the operation because he believed some elements in Pakistan had links to the Taliban and possibly al-Qaeda.

He wrote that when it became clear that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a hideout in Abbottabad, he decided to kill him.

"Based on what I've heard, we've decided that we have enough information to start a compound attack, and I've asked Tom Donilon and John Brennan to work on that," Obama said. He asked what the attack would be like.

The former US president wrote: "The need to keep the matter secret added to the challenge, and we knew that the opportunity would be lost if even the slightest trace of Osama bin Laden was leaked.

"So at the planning stage of the operation, only a few people in the entire federal government knew about it," he wrote.

He wrote that although the Pakistani government had provided assistance in counter-terrorism operations and a significant supply route to the army in Afghanistan, it had decided not to provide information to Islamabad.

Barack Obama said: "The fact that the Abbottabad compound was a few miles from the US military academy at West Point, just a few miles away, highlighted the possibility that if Pakistanis were told anything, that information would reach our target." Can reach '.