They knew there was a HVT in that compound for NINE MONTHS before the op went down. Barry slow played this for almost a year before he allowed the raid. There must be plenty more to this story that won’t come out until after the Kenyan is out of the WH.
One of Rush’s sourced links seems to also credit Panetta;
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/adm-william-mcraven-the-terrorist-hunter-on-whose-shoulders-osama-bin-laden-raid-rested/2011/05/04/AFsEv4rF_print.html
“On Friday, McRaven received the green light from Panetta to launch the raid at the earliest opportunity.”