An extraordinary week for Obama and America

(CBS News) It's been an extraordinary week for President Obama. Last Saturday, he was telling jokes at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, knowing that he was about to authorize a team of Navy SEALs to attack the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding out in plain sight.

Mr. Obama met today with Navy SEALs who took part in the raid on bin Laden's lair, and then spoke to service members at Fort Campbell, Ky. He told them, "Job well done."

"This is bigger than whether it was a good or bad week for the president. It was an important moment in American history. I think it said, 'We don't give up,'"said Bob Schieffer, CBS News chief Washington correspondent and host of "Face the Nation."

"I think what happened was an important moment in American history," Schieffer continued. "I think it was good for the country. I think we needed this, and it sent a message to the terrorists around the world that we don't give up.

"You know, we live in this fast food society where everyone wants to get everything immediately, Twitter and all of that business. But the core value of this country is our determination and our resolve. And we saw that this week and the world saw that. We stuck with this until we got this guy. I think the president might be able to seize this moment and get some more things done because the country is really feeling different about itself right now. It's going to be hard. He's got to get those gas prices down, but this could be a very important moment in the country's history.