HUMILITY VS. NARCISSISM

HUMILITY

George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam Hussein:

The success of yesterday's mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq. The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the dictator's footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people.

Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate 'them.

NARCISSISM

Barack Obama speech, Sunday, May 1, 2011:

...And so shortly after taking office, I DIRECTED Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of the war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.

Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by MY intelligence people, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I MET REPEATEDLY WITH MY national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan.

And finally, last week. I DETERMINED that we had enough intelligence to take action, and I AUTHORIZED an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice. Today, AT MY DIRECTION, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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In fairness to Obama, I must point out that he has on occasion given credit to others. He has credited Bush for getting us into the Iraq war. He credited Bush for our country’s economic meltdown. And he credited Bush for the loss of American jobs.