Maybe Rob knew that by going forward he would be better served as opposed to silently getting screwed by some high up (no names come to mind (Sarcasm)...
The SEALS have been in the public eye ever since the mission, even the shooting down of the helicopter with 38 men from 3 branches of the military and 2 countries while moving in to contain enemy fleeing from a Ranger battle became purely a SEAL/Osama story.