I read on another thread that Obama approved deadly force two times. Your edit of the title leads to the conclusion that he withheld approval. Got source for that?
Read the article, I quoted the source.
I don’t know how many times o was asked or how many times he replied but I do know its one F’d up system where he had to be asked at all.
Zer0 used weasel words. If this had gone bad, he could have said that he never authorized deadly force, just “keep the captain safe”
This actually sounds more believable- if he had given them authorization ONCE why did he need to give it AGAIN?
My guess is they had to ASK PERMISSION before they fired, and had to wait around for a reponse.
So they asked, it took too long, the missed the opportunity, and when another opportunity came they HAD TO ASK AGAIN
| The US military says US President Barack Obama personally authorised the use of "appropriate force" against the pirates. |
| http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/13/2541376.htm?section=world |
Ask yourself why the second time would be required.
Why two times? Wouldn’t once be enough?