I'm going with GWB couldn't remember much from day to day and needed his handlers to remind him what was going on every morning.
Probably a lousy golfer too.
Interesting that in the article you linked, the writer came to a different conclusion than every named source he spoke to.
And, do you really want to start comparing GWB's record of security/military accomplishments to Obama's??
Are there people who attend those meetings that are not entirely to be trusted with information about the covert ops which Obama has been running quite successfully??
Wouldn't doubt for a second that there are partisans in the military who would see targets escape and even put our soldiers at risk in order to make Obama look bad.
Are Obama's drone strikes decapitating al Qaeda? - The Week