From my understanding, the original cancellation of the death benefits was overtly and aggressively illegal since a bill had already been passed into law which covered military pay and benefits.
The first law of brinkmanship is to never , ever take an untenable issue that you will have no choice but to back down on to the brink in the first place.
He lets his anger, hate and spite drive him so the poor boy can't help himself.
Obama is not just spiteful, he is too incompetent to pull off his game plan.