[little jeremiah]

As Travis McGee has pointed out definitively, ONLY the CIC has can authorize cross border military action.

So the buck stops clearly on 0bastard’s desk for this. He had to be the one who issued the no go order. Only he could have authorized any military action to save the men in Benghazi.

[Paine in the Neck]

So the buck stops clearly on 0bastard’s desk for this. He had to be the one who issued the no go order.

Yes, he owns it but I'm not so sure that the order wasn't given by someone illegally usurping that authority (Yes, Val, I'm looking at you).

[Political Junkie Too]

As Travis McGee has pointed out definitively, ONLY the CIC has can authorize cross border military action. So the buck stops clearly on 0bastard’s desk for this. He had to be the one who issued the no go order.

I think we've seen from auto-penning to Carney saying that Hillary's signature on a document doesn't mean she saw the document, that this administration has no regard for "only" or "authorize" or any other chain-of-command requirements.

I still wonder if Obama was absent and others (Jarrett?) gave "orders" that were followed in Obama's name?

-PJ

[glock rocks]

Pretty close. Unless the CIC orders a cross border excursion, the default standing order is no-go. A no-go isn't a matter of issuance, it's the standing order until the GO signal is given, and the golfer-in-chief couldn't be bothered with it. He had some campaigning in Las Vegas on his agenda.