[Ryzorian]

The source is the US CONSTITUTION. Every aspect of the chain of command and rules of engagement that Petreaus or anyone else uses to operate in the field, had to be run by president Obama FIRST. If he didn't sign off on the way the rules were written, they would have to redo them.

Obama himself said he was going sit down and discuss stratagy concerning how the war in Afganistan was going to be carried out Under his Command, right when he took office. What do you think that was? He basically told them what he wanted done, the results he expected and how he exspected them to be carried out. The generals then presented him the operational procedures they would utilize to carry out his orders.

I understand the field manual for counter insurgency, as long as it adhears to the policy set forth by Obama it's fine, anything within it that runs counter to that policy has to be rewritten or taken out. Believe me, much that was in the rules of engagment when Bush was president has had to be changed since Obama took office cause he views things differently than Bush did.

We aren't fighting the war now the same way we were just 3 years ago. New president, new policy.