Quote from jem:
this may seem tenuous but there are a lot of former seals in San Diego.
Obama was almost completely against the mission from the beginning. He kept putting up road blocks. Hence the reason they had time to build a simulation.
Eventually the military brass told him they had to do it... or else.
When he consented the brass had two choices... kill OBL on the spot....
or my choice...
pretend they killed him on the spot.
They knew Obama could not handle the heat of keeping OBL in custody.