Yep, agreed. Obama and team know they can order the brass to jump on command. And it will work—in the short term. But the leaks and memoirs will be scathing. I hope some of the leaks are in time to help derail his reelection.
Fwiw, a few days ago, British Shabaab operative killed in airstrike in Somalia
this guy was whacked by a drone, ( supposedly he was located after he called his wife in the UK).
I wonder if these two events were related?
Was the operation a snatch of some muckety muck and the "rescue" was a cover story?
Pure speculation on my part.