There Are A Whole Variety Of Reasons

Any Decision To Use Lethal Force Against A United States Citizen - Even One Intent On Murdering Americans And Who Has Become An Operational Leader Of Al-qaida In A Foreign Land - Is Among The Gravest That Government Leaders Can Face.

Let's Deal With Reality. The Reality Is That We Will Be Reading Miranda Rights To The Corpse Of Osama Bin Laden. He Will Never Appear In An American Courtroom.

In The Months Ahead, I Will Leave The Department Of Justice, But I Will Never -- I Will Never -- Leave The Work. I Will Continue To Serve And Try To Find Ways To Make Our Nation Even More True To Its Founding Ideals.

At A Time When We Must Seek To Rebuild Trust Between Law Enforcement And The Local Community, I Am Deeply Concerned That The Deployment Of Military Equipment And Vehicles Sends A Conflicting Message.

I'm A Hard Headed Lawyer.