^Wraithkin, that’s a huge over-simplification. Four alternatives were presented by the generals - Obama went against advisers and chose the most high risk, but most effective; Reports are that Obama went over the plan in detail, and raised a number of concerns - one being what happens if a helicopter goes down, so they added backups: Obama made the final critical decisions for a go and timing. As much as the right want to minimize and marginalize Obama’s participation, it was probably the most hands-on mission undertaken by a President in recent times. It’s no accident this high risk mission was executed almost flawlessly. Strange why so many are so reluctant to give credit where credit is due.
^Wraithkin, that’s a huge over-simplification. Four alternatives were presented by the generals - Obama went against advisers and chose the most high risk, but most effective; Reports are that Obama went over the plan in detail, and raised a number of concerns - one being what happens if a helicopter goes down, so they added backups: Obama made the final critical decisions for a go and timing. As much as the right want to minimize and marginalize Obama’s participation, it was probably the most hands-on mission undertaken by a President in recent times. It’s no accident this high risk mission was executed almost flawlessly. Strange why so many are so reluctant to give credit where credit is due.