Mitt Romney said he would have ordered the Osama bin Laden attack in Pakistan . John Bergen says President Obama OK 'd the raid despite strong opposition on his team . Robert Novak and Joe Perry advised against the mission , Bergen says . In essence the nation 's most senior national security advisers to the president were split down the middle about the advisability of the SEAL operation to take out bin Laden in Pakistan . Note : Intelligence had not conclusively shown that bin Laden was in the compound .
Mitt Romney said he would have ordered the Osama bin Laden attack in Pakistan . John Bergen says President Obama OK 'd the raid despite strong opposition on his team . Robert Novak and Joe Perry advised against the mission , Bergen says . Note : Intelligence had not conclusively shown that bin Laden was in the compound .