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Old 04-12-2009, 08:13 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
That's how it works especially in the special forces community. They put together several plans based on different scenarios. When they go through the chain of command the Commander in Chief doesn't know what they're going to do or how they're going to do it, he just gives them permission to move forward. It gives the president a measure of deniability if things go to pot.

All the president knew was that something was going to happen.
That's sort of what I figured--and honestly, that's as it should be. The President doesn't have the expertise to be micromanaging that sort of operation anyway.
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