AndyC wrote:Yup - the mission itself is approved and given to them by the higher-ups. The guys who are going to be on the ground are the ones who plan it out - nobody else, so there's no external "Rambo Factor" from some weenie who won't even be there - and then execute it as they see fit in order to accomplish the mission they were given.WildBill wrote:The Navy SEALS did make the final call. They are the ones who finally pulled the trigger.
Me, I'm pleased that Obama gave the go even without knowing for sure that Bin Laden was definitely in there; that's a brave thing for a politician to do.

There are a jillion more of 'em shooting their rifles in the air screaming,"Allahu Akbar, me, me, me, I want to be next to lead the killing of infidels (me and you) and their innocent non-combatant families".
It ain't over until they are all gone.