AUSTIN: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday carefully wove the killing of Osama bin Laden into the political pitch he is beginning to make to voters for a second White House term.
Analysts have speculated for days over the impact on Obama's prospects of the high-risk covert raid by special forces deep into Pakistan which resulted in the al Qaeda leader's death.
In a fundraising event in Texas, Obama introduced the killing of bin Laden for the first time in his political rhetoric.
"Because of the extraordinary bravery of the men and women who wear this nation's uniform and the outstanding work of our intelligence agencies, Osama bin Laden will never again threaten the United States of America."
Earlier in Obama's speech, a man shouted from the crowd to the president "Thank you for getting bin Laden."
Obama replied "It should inspire us to finish what we started."
Two fundraising events for Obama's presidential campaign in Texas Tuesday charged supporters between 44 dollars and 35,800 dollars for tickets.
Most polls have shown Obama got a modest "bounce" from the killing of bin Laden in opinion polls, between six and 11 percent in some surveys, but analysts believe it may not last long.
More importantly however, Obama's steely decision to launch a risky raid that successfully targeted bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, could defuse Republican claims he is weak, hesitant and wary of wielding US power.
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