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Old 05-05-2012, 08:09 PM
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Buggyone: Can't put my hands on it now but a WSJ article which I addressed on another thread reported that inteligence knew back in 2010 where bin Laden was housed. When they all finally came together to discuss the mission Admiral William McRaven made the decision and Obama made it clear that if the mission failed it would all blow back on Admiral McRaven. I'll see if I can locate the article and return the info to this thread on another post
No where in the CNN article was Admiral McRaven mentioned at all. McRaven was in Afghanistan at the time and was the operational commander. The President had to make the decision to go or no go. The admiral earned his 4th star for the successful raid.

All involved should be commended.