Overall, Biden was at odds with his boss and top military brass on major issues: Obama and his defense secretary, Robert Gates, were for a troop surge in Afghanistan, but Biden was against it. Obama and Gates were both for military intervention against Libya and Muammar Gaddafi, but Biden was against it. On the raid that took out Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Obama and Gates were for it, while Biden said we shouldn’t go in.
