Mitt Romney said he would have ordered the bin Laden raid in Pakistan . Robert Gates says President Mitt Romney the raid despite strong opposition on his team . Joe Biden and Peter Bergen advised against the mission , Bergen says . Gates and Biden also pointed out that the proposed raid would not just cause problems in America 's relations with Pakistan but would likely cause a permanent rupture , and that would mean the end of both the land and air corridors across Pakistan that were critical to the resupply of the 100,000 America soldiers then stationed in neighboring Afghanistan . Bergen : Intelligence had not conclusively shown that bin Laden was in the compound .
Mitt Romney said he would have ordered the bin Laden raid in Pakistan . Robert Gates says President Mitt Romney the raid despite strong opposition on his team . Joe Biden and Peter Bergen advised against the mission , Bergen says . Bergen : Intelligence had not conclusively shown that bin Laden was in the compound .