not even a big bump that the president gets in the polls. ladies first. am i going to go first? look, i think you re not going to want to hear the answer to this, but i think it s too soon to tell. all right, that s not what no, no. there s obviously euphoria. there s no way that he cannot get applause from people, even from people who were maybe moving away from him because of the way he handled this. but i hate to say this, the economy is still very likely to drive it s the economy, stupid? john? it s the economy, without a doubt. his numbers are up on handling terrorism, but his numbers as a leader, strong and decisive leader are up. if he can hold that one when he s having those budget negotiations a couple months down the road, that where it could be important. that s where the more subtle argument could be made by the president. all these other arguments being made against him, all that s out the window. right now he s firm, he s the commander. it may not show d
big question here, the u.s. has given pakistan $18 billion in aid since 9/11. maim to fight terrorism. which brings us to today s talk back. carol costello has your responses. a lot of people angry that pakistan didn t notice that big old mansion owe samma was hiding out in. who was that behind those big concrete walls? our talk back question, should u.s. freeze pakistan funding until we get answers. this from bill, stop the madness, do not give another dime, we are broke. give us our social security cost of living raise, you jerks. that s saying it clearly. hey, some of my facebook friends are tough. this from john. the american belief has always been innocent until proven guilty. pakistan has provided valuable information about terrorists over the years. if they are found to have been harboring bin laden, then, yes, no more funding. this from tom, yes, of course, we can better use that money to
government finds itself in. how did osama bin laden, the world s most wanted fugitive, hide in plain sight? near a pakistani military academy? this from pakistan s ambassador. what i find incredulous is the notion that somehow, just because there is a prior support network in pakistan, the state, the government, and the military of pakistan should be blamed. reporter: u.s. officials don t want to criticize pakistan publicly, but say it s inconceivable bin laden didn t have some support within pakistan. the u.s., mind you, has given pakistan $18 billion in aid since 9/11, in large part to fight terrorism. senator frank lawsuiten berg, a democrat said he wants u.s. aides suspended until he was satisfied pakistan was not harboring bin laden. we have to find out what it is that they re up to. are they on our side all of the time? here s this building, all they needed was a neon sign to be
from the sky ons us. reporter: they say in part of their association with adam gadhan over the years they ve been subjected to numerous threats. they want people to know they re celebrating the death of osama bin laden just like other americans. ted rowlands, garden grove, california. a top white house official says it s, quote, inconceivable that bin laden didn t have some kind of support system in pakistan. what did officials in pakistan know? i ll ask the pakistani ambassador to the united states. edmunds.com says that ] lexus holds its value better than any other luxury brand. intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall value of any brand. and j.d. power and associates ranks lexus the highest in customer satisfaction. no wonder more people have chosen lexus over any other luxury brand 11 years in a row. see your lexus dealer.
the death of osama bin laden killed by u.s. forces in a raid just a few dozen miles north of the pakistani capital. what officials in pakistan knew, let s talk about it with the pakistani ambassador to the united states. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. john brennan, the president s counter terrorism advisor says it s inconceivable that bin laden didn t have some sort of support system in pakistan, what happened? obviously bin laden did have a support system, the issue is was that support system within the government and the state of pakistan or within the society of pakistan. we all know that there are people in pakistan who share the same belief system and other