Quantum Windbag
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It's only impossible if it is known that the C in C disagrees with the orders.This is MORONIC. Obama made the decision. He legally is the ONLY one that could authorize the use of American troops in a Foreign Country. Especially an ALLY we are on short terms with and that does not like our intrusions.
There is ABSOLUTELY ZERO credibility to this claim.
Give it up.
Obama ordered the mission, he authorized the use of troops and he authorized the shooting of Bin Laden as a possibility in said mission. HE DESERVES CREDIT FOR HIS DECISIONS.
Once again it is totally impossible that the head of the CIA could order a military mission in to a Foreign Country that might result in the loss of American troops lives , the capture of American troops or equipment. Further it is IMPOSSIBLE that the head of the CIA could order such a mission into an Allies Country where that ally does not approve of such operations.
You should be aware that you do what the lieutenant tells you until the Captain tells you different.
Wrong. The basic order to send troops into Pakistan would require a Presidential order. Any order to send armed troops into a compound inside the borders of Pakistan would require a Presidential order. Any order to kill people inside Pakistan BY on the ground US troops would require a Presidential order.
A local commander can not simply wake up one morning and order troops into a foreign Sovereign nation. And the CIA director can not do so either. Basic concepts and facts. No such order is legal or valid unless it is issued with the CONSENT and AUTHORITY of the President. No officer would accept such orders without some basic assurance that the President had ordered it.
It is, theoretically, possible for a local commander to go rogue and exceed his orders, but there was no way this operation went off without a direct order from Obama.