That title seems to be possibly minimizing the situation. Are the reports of the wife rushing them not correct? How are people to know if the compound is or is not rigged to blow? Or where guns may be stashed? How much risk is it fair to ask the ground forces to take so that someone not cooperating might live? What help might OBL have received from the neighboring area?
On one hand, I can see that having a live person might help shut up many of the denialists. On the other hand, what terrorist actions might be spawned by having a live OBL?