Media obsession with the details of raid undermines the excellent job performed by all

Nothing demises a spirit more than having those who were not actively involved micro-managing the results of success.  One does not question those who have questions and often times revel in the fact that there is interest in what they did but when it comes to arm-chair quarterbacking and back seat driving, it gets quite annoying.

In an article written by Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press titled Raid poses narrative challenge for White House, the clear answer to why this narrative may not be happening fast enough for media were close to the very top of his own article.  "We review this information and make these decisions with the same calculation as we do with so many things — what we're trying to accomplish and does it serve or in any way harm our interests, not just domestically but globally," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.”  Toward the lower half of the article even more reasoning for patience was expressed "A graphic image such as that has the potential to inflame a community just out of its sheer shock value," said John Ullyot, a former Republican Senate Armed Services Committee aide and Marine intelligence officer. "Even the release of a graphic photo might not close the book in some people's minds. It's a delicate balance, and the president has real downside either way he decides on this."  However this does nothing to those who are chasing that all so elusive “breaking news” and regardless of how desperate it makes them look  or how incompetent those that accomplished the mission were because they did not do this or they did this, they are going “balls to the wall” to find it.

Bottom line, the event was carried out professionally and with inhuman precision.  That alone should be enough to report until the entire narrative can be compiled in chronological order and to the satisfaction of the media.  Breaking news used to be news that was coming across the wire at that particular time now it’s more about who can get it first.  It’s more about how much closer one can get to the Pulitzer than it is about allowing all the room to operate effectively.  The narrative is not a challenge to the White house but getting media to report what they know instead of what they think is challenging to us all.