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| Joe Biden adjusts account of decision to kill Bin Laden | Joe Biden adjusts account of decision to kill Bin Laden |
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| US Vice-President Joe Biden has said he supported carrying out the operation that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, a change from previous accounts. | US Vice-President Joe Biden has said he supported carrying out the operation that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, a change from previous accounts. |
| Mr Biden is considering running for president and accounts depicting him as hesitant to attack Bin Laden have been seen as a political liability. | Mr Biden is considering running for president and accounts depicting him as hesitant to attack Bin Laden have been seen as a political liability. |
| "Mr President, my suggestion is, don't go," Mr Biden told congressmen in 2012, according to ABC News. | "Mr President, my suggestion is, don't go," Mr Biden told congressmen in 2012, according to ABC News. |
| But on Tuesday Mr Biden said he told President Obama privately to proceed. | But on Tuesday Mr Biden said he told President Obama privately to proceed. |
| "As we walked out of the room and walked upstairs, I said - I told him my opinion that I thought he should go, but follow his own instincts," Mr Biden said at an event in Washington. | "As we walked out of the room and walked upstairs, I said - I told him my opinion that I thought he should go, but follow his own instincts," Mr Biden said at an event in Washington. |
| "I never... say what I think finally until I go up in the Oval [Office] with him alone," he added. | "I never... say what I think finally until I go up in the Oval [Office] with him alone," he added. |
| In May 2011, Mr Obama authorised the operation. US special forces shot and killed Bin Laden at a compound near Islamabad. | |
| Hillary Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time, has said publicly that she supported the raid. | |
| Bin Laden was widely believed to have been behind the bombings of US embassies in East Africa, the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000 and the 2001 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. | Bin Laden was widely believed to have been behind the bombings of US embassies in East Africa, the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000 and the 2001 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. |
| Decision expected soon | Decision expected soon |
| In recent months, supporters have encouraged Mr Biden to challenge Mrs Clinton for the Democratic nomination. | In recent months, supporters have encouraged Mr Biden to challenge Mrs Clinton for the Democratic nomination. |
| However, Mr Biden, 72, has questioned whether he has the "emotional energy" to run after the death of his son Beau in May. | |
| Others say by entering the race so late Mr Biden may not be able to rally enough financial support to mount an effective campaign. | Others say by entering the race so late Mr Biden may not be able to rally enough financial support to mount an effective campaign. |
| After a strong performance in the first Democratic presidential debate last week, Mrs Clinton has seen her poll number rebound after a summer which saw her support wane. | |
| Mrs Clinton maintains healthy leads in most early voting states even after factoring Mr Biden into the race. | Mrs Clinton maintains healthy leads in most early voting states even after factoring Mr Biden into the race. |
| Mr Biden expects to decide within days because deadlines to appear on the ballot in key states are fast approaching. | Mr Biden expects to decide within days because deadlines to appear on the ballot in key states are fast approaching. |
| The former Delaware senator failed in his bids for the White House in 1988 and 2008 before becoming Mr Obama's running mate. | The former Delaware senator failed in his bids for the White House in 1988 and 2008 before becoming Mr Obama's running mate. |