[don-o]

another way to describe it might be to call it micromanaging.

Where's your evidence that that happened?

[vbmoneyspender]

read your response again

[vbmoneyspender]

and then read the article

The Defense Department twice asked President Barack Obama for permission to use military force to rescue Phillips, most recently late Friday evening, U.S. officials said. On Saturday morning, Obama signed off on the Pentagon's request, as he had a day earlier, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.