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Rangers, roughly a battalion. they never came. >> reporter: instead, the u.s. relies on its hired guns. >> it was not a professional military source by any stretch of the imagination, some took bribes to look the other way. >> reporter: out sourcing fails and bin latden vanished to the mountains. >> bin lad an 180 escape. >> the moral of the story is to capture someone as resourceful as bin laden who has so many local contacts and friends you have to do the job yourself. >> reporter: though he has disappeared, his threats continue. >> the fact he communicated through video and audiotapes, i do...

failure, high. >> would rather die than be captured. >> at the end of the day it was a leap of faith. >> reporter: friday, april 29th, just after 8:20 a.m., the mission begins. the president gives the go. >> the president, after a long night's sleep, he basically came in and immediately told his staff you have the green light. let's go. >> reporter: as president obama departs for the tornado-ravaged south, the u.s. military's best-kept secret is underway. >> the troops were ready and in place. the equipment was ready to go. the plan had been practiced again and again and again. >> re...