[concerned about politics]

In this case, I can easily see Obama letting someone else make the actual decision and handle the dirty work so he can blame them if there are any problems

"Mr Pfarrer says the President's role was largely inflated and suggests he stayed out on the golf course for so long so he could distance himself in case it went wrong. Mr Pfarrer writes: 'If this had completely gone south, he was in a position to disavow.'"

(The claims are from Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEAL team commander, in a book called SEAL Target Geronimo.)

[firebrand]

Didn’t Pfarrer also say they were watching the helicopter crash, not the raid?