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Bullet, if you wish, shot from a drone that would target an individual. but that was an untested weapon. they weren't sure they wanted to risk shooting and missing, because if they shot and missed, it would tip off bin laden if that was him, and he'd vanish again. >> they briefly considered a joint effort with the pakistanis and some american forces, and they quickly got rid of that one because the pakistanis will tell the people in the house we're coming, and he won't be there. then there was us. >> sending in a seal team was by far the riskiest option, and it wasn't just a risk of losing tho...

Deployment number 11 for me. we went to miami to dive. we got the call from there they were calling back a couple of us. not all of us. other guys from other trips recalled and all senior guys and they sat us in a room and said, we found a thing. and the thing's in a house and the house in a bowl and the bowl's in a country and you're going to go to that house and get a thing and bring it back to us. that was it. we assumed it was gadhafi because it was the arab spring. how are we getting there? can't tell you wrchlt's the country? can't tell you. what's the thing? can't tell you. so we assume...

Of a very small missile or bullet if you wish shot from a drone to target an individual. that was a unl tested weapon. they weren't sure they wanted to risk shooting and missing because if they shot and missed it would tip off bin laden if that was him and he'd vanish again. they briefly considered a joint effort with the pakistanis and some american forces and they quickly got rid of that one because the pakistanis will tell the people in the house we're coming and then he went be there and then there was us. >> sending in an s.e.a.l. team was by far the riskiest option and not just a risk of...

>> they prepared the option of a small missile or bullet shot from a drone that would target them individually. it was an untested weapon. they weren't sure they wanted to risk shooting a missile. they would tip off bin laden. >> they considered a joint effort for pakistanis and they got that one because the pakistanis were coming and they wouldn't be there. there was us. a oo sending in a field team was the riskiest option. there was also the possibility a that (indiscernible) >> after much deliberate brakes the call was made. >> we had just gotten back from deployment number 11 for me.

Of a very small missile or bullet if you wish shot from a drone to target an individual. that was a unl tested weapon. they weren't sure they wanted to risk shooting and missing because if they shot and missed it would tip off bin laden if that was him and he'd vanish again. they briefly considered a joint effort with the pakistanis and some american forces and they quickly got rid of that one because the pakistanis will tell the people in the house we're coming and then he went be there and then there was us. >> sending in an s.e.a.l. team was by far the riskiest option and not just a risk of...