Re: Possible Scenario?
Nothing that simply could not be covered up. The 10 or so inside the compound are not known to the general public, and there are countless ways to create deniability around anything they say. The actual events could be written off as something else. The house could have been secured. Some people would try to connect the dots, but you’ll always have those who try to do such, and are dismissed as conspiracy theorists. And that’s the point: deniability. The story need not be rock solid. But it does need to make Pakistan look good. Otherwise, what’s the point?
It’s clear that hiding Pakistan’s role in the operation was not a priority. It’s beyond belief that a “cover story” of impotence or incompetence would be the story of choice for the Pakistani military. The likely scenario is that the military was not consulted, and opted to stand down when the American actions were discovered. This is more or less the official line.