The pResident was given a set of ‘scenarios’ to approve, if they ever existed.
One of these came to be, so the Admiral in charge of the Seals went ahead with killing OBL based on those standing orders.
They only called Obambi in off the golf course once the operation was underway.
"The timing, operational decision making and control are in Admiral McRaven's hands," he added. That was a reference to Admiral William McRaven, who was in charge of the hunt for Bin Laden as commander of the Joint Special Operations Command.
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