Obama was ‘absent’ and only the president can issue a CBA (cross border authorization).
Since he did not issue a CBA, the military was not given a “go”. ....That’s the equivalent of a tacit ‘stand down’, since Obama wouldn’t authorize the military to cross a foreign border.
This idiot McKeon (R-CA) is nit picking the fact that the specific words, ‘stand down’, were not ordered from D.C.
Yes, but the notion that it was not possible for help to arrive in time is pure CRAP!
It was a function of “will”, NOT “what was possible”.