Today's New York Post calls this operation a "major new offensive" and "the largets airborne assault since the U.S. invasion of Iraq."

I think it's fair to say that the president's approval of such an operation is not "micro-management".

I don't expect him to approve every single maneuver or action, but this seems to be a fairly major tactical move and i would expect him to approve.

Let's put it another way: If he is "briefed" about it then it's apparently considered important enough for him to "approve" it.