Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

This is true. The guy at the top gets the glory but I think Stan's point was off the mark. Obama gets the credit as he is the Commander in Chief at the time the deed was done and indeed, he gave the okay to do it so with that, he gets the spotlight but to say that Bush dropped the ball is plain wrong. If one wants to talk about dropping the ball we need look no further than Billy Clinton.

Further, Obama can take credit for authorizing the operation but again, full credit goes to the operators who took Osama out. It's the same way I can take credit for my wife slaving for hours to make an elaborate dinner for 10 guests because I invited them.