everything you say is true...it still requires a “go” from the same people(person) who wouldn’t give a Marine sniper the ok to take out a suicide bomber who ended up killing 11 Marines, a Navy Corpsman and an Army Special Forces...
SpyNavy
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Which is why you always act within your mission orders. No extra permission required.