Reply #8: Because it's a link of conclusions, fed by more intelligence. [View All]

[Igel]

Look at it this way: If it was that crystal clear, and Obama was so focused on the matter, why didn't the raid happen on 2/1/09?

Or 2/1/10?

Or 2/1/11?

("A few yards," by the way, is something like 400 or 500.)

Oddly, it's been pointed out that the presence of Pak Army installations so close acted as protective cover, whether or not the Army was actively involved in sheltering him. Sending drones or a mission in there was risky: The Army base has its own secrets and the present of active-duty but unauthorized Seals on a mission might well provoke a response.