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[quote=jsteele]I just finished the book last night and have been waiting to finish before posting in this thread. Here are a few points that I would add to the discussion:

1) the author did shoot Bin Laden. He just wasn't the first one to shoot him. He was the second man up to the third floor. The first guy up shot someone who was peeking out of a doorway. Both men then entered the room and shot that man several additional times. That turned out to be Bin Laden.

2) I do feel the author has a financial motive, though I don't begrudge him that. A lot of other people have made or will make money off the raid. There is no reason he shouldn't as well.

3) The author talks a great deal about being part of a team and the importance of teamwork. Yet, he fails to see that the President is ultimately part of the team. Had the raid failed, the President would have taken the blame and any sitting president would have obviously taken just as much, if not more, credit for the raid's success. His animosity towards the president -- which doesn't seem all that strong anyway -- appears a bit misplaced. Being in the computer field, I am familiar with individuals that have very strong technical skills who hold all "suits" in great contempt and do not consider them to add any value to a project whatsoever. I get the same sort of vibe from the book's author.

4) The book is fairly interesting and a quick read, but as stated above is not all that revealing of special forces tactics. I enjoy books of this genre and have read several. I much prefer Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down".
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