by Jack Lee
A cursory fact finding has revealed 36 attacks on US embassies and personnel since 1956. So, we’ve had long history (57 plus years) for dealing with terror attacks on US diplomatic facilities. Yet, in all this time we’re now asked to believe that what happened in Benghazi was not foreseeable. That no planning was done in the event that if this embassy should come under attack and that we might need to respond with military force? If you can buy that BS I’ve got a bridge in Libya to sell you.
More questions: If the US mission in this high risk country did not warrant a military response, then why were our personnel there, why were they not removed until their safety could be more assured ? Who was responsible for that decision – I want to know and I am sure you do too! Maybe we’ll find out at the hearings, but the Obama administration has been reluctant to cooperate.
Security staffing had been much higher in Lybia prior to the 9-11-2013 attack a Benghazi according to testimony today. So, who pulled those security forces out at a time when the threats against our embassy were increasing? Why was Benghazi left with only 3 security personnel? Why was there only 6 security personnel left in Tripoli?
Nobody has ever taken responsibility for any of these questions, why not? And who is it that is now obstructing and intimidating witnesses? Instead of the truth coming out, we’ve seen high ranking officials from Obama to Hillary Clinton claiming ignorance and deniability of any knowledge beforehand.
The facts now tell us the White House was briefed that this was a terrorist attack by a group linked to Al Qaeda almost immediately. Even the President of Libya declared this before the press just a day later. He said this was a terrorist attack and he was rebuffed and undermined by the White House who said it was not. Why?
It appears that all the disinformation that came from the White House early on was a deliberate attempt at damage control just like we thought. That it was a carefully crafted strategy done solely to minimize the Obama Administration accountability and that it was done for political purposes during the close of a presidential election. That sucks.
If you have been listening to the Benghazi hearings today in Washington and you have a brain, you must see what a betrayal of the trust and ideals of American people this has been?
This is a brewing scandal of the worst order. It is full of lies, deceit, incompentence, denial and indifference. This scandal has ramifications that are potentially far worse for America than a hundred Watergate’s. Ranking officials supporting Obama have acted to intimidate witnesses from testifying. Those who have come forward have done so under duress. The US Department of State Deputy Chief of the Libya Mission, Gregory Hicks stepped up to give critical information and was immediately demoted to a Foreign Service Officer Grade…this is the kind of intimidation being used to warn other potential whistle-blowers to shut up. This is outrageous and it should be unacceptable to the American people. We deserve better and the victims deserve justice. The person who made the decision to demote Deputy Chief Hicks must be exposed and removed from service. This is a person we don’t want in our government.
This is a shoddy cover up by cheats and liars and any fool can see that now.
Dear Hillary: Unpack
“This is a shoddy cover up by cheats and liars and any fool can see that now.”
This is a fantasy embroidered upon and cherished by a very few … the latest thing in birtherism. Get over it.
Libby, sometimes you make it too easy…here I just said any fool can now see a shoddy cover up and you step up and say I don’t see it. lol
This is todays politics at its worst, it’s is not about what is right or wrong, or how do we prevent this from happing again (at least at this point), So far it is a photo op session, and mostly it is just about politicians on the left whose main concern was about preserving the possibility of Obama’s re-election, and now their own. On the right you have people trying to ferret out the political lies and resolve the injustice of sacrificing 4 American lives for Obamas re- election.’ While trying to improve their political images as well. In the middle you have 4 dead Americans (we can never emphasize that enough) And the other losers in this mess is either side of voters, some who are lining up to draw a ideological line in the sand only using an idealistic view favoring the party of their choice (the snippy post from Libby should support that opinion) while putting common sense aside that clearly shows the failure and misconduct of the current administration., Remember this is an issue of 4 lives lost due to Obama, Clinton and scores of people trying CYA their political future by spinning their failures once more. In the end we still have 4 dead Americans and a President that thinks his speeches, and press releases carry the needed element of spin that preserves his A$$. The three Americans testifying should receive Americas recognition for trying to get the fact on the record, and find out who, why and how far up the chain this tragedy goes, then eliminate those people so they never have the ability to fail American again.
Harold, I think we should give the freedom medal to those critics who dared to come forward. They put their careers on the line to tell the truth contrast that against Obama who lied to protect his job.
And I said: cover up of what … exactly? A fantasy of malfeasance embroidered upon by people with a less-than-objective view of the facts.
Oh come on Libby! This was in September just before the election. the Obama administration couldn’t let a terror attack on our embassy with four dead people, including the Ambassador, and many more injured get in the way of Obama’s re-election. The entire story, from the failure to properly protect our ambassador to the absence of the President all through the night (Had an early flight to a campaign stop), to the messages of a terror attack on 9/11 by Libyas leader to the Sunday spin by Susan Rice it all stinks to high heaven of cover-up!
Embroider it on your pillow for all I care, to put it quite plainly, this administration was derelict in its duty, focused on re-election rather than the safety of the Ambassador and his team. When the 3:00 AM call came both Obama and Hillary were AWOL.
“ This is a fantasy embroidered upon and cherished by a very few … the latest thing in birtherism. Get over it’ … Well Libby the word “birtherism” does not exist and clearly neither does any transparent truth from the Obama administration on Benghazi. It is a sad testament that some of today’s liberals will sacrifice 4 lives so easily to retain political power. I won’t dismiss their lives, nor the opinion that Ambassador Stevens was left to fend for himself because of what he uncovered about Russia’s arms buildup in Syria. That along with the MAJOR ( in Obamas eyes) possibility of embossment to Obama about running his mouth as to having the “Jihadist movement” on the run. Libby you may be able to glibly dismiss 4 lives, but thankfully you are a minority, other Americans with a more evolved patriotic DEVEPOLMENT WON’T!. How close to Libby or any liberal does any of the many failures by the Obama administration have to strike to be of any consequence to generate a response that reveals any sense of right or wrong. On the outside chance Libby is auditioning for Jay Carneys position, she sure seems to have the BS spin down pat.
Another Obama scandal and cover up about 30 of our Seal Team 6 members and others who died because of the targets placed on their backs by Biden. (Long but worth watching.)
http://specialoperationsspeaks.com/articles/video-seal-team-6-family-press-conference-5-9-2013-extortion-17
Sorry guys I won’t be able to post stories until later tonight, if then, and there is a lot going on today…dang!
I can share with you some collateral damage that occurred as a result of the cover-up. Andrew McCarthy, National Review, has the story.
The ramification of just how bad the lies and cover up attempts are and will be in the future are unbelievable. Politically the presidents was elected because of the lies and cover up he told and was involved in. And the damage done internationally to our decades old efforts of trying to bring a democracy-style government to Libya and other countries have been damaged on a major scale.
The difference it did make is huge to the president of Libya who supported the US and spoke out against the terrorist who signed his own death warrant by doing so. Are the problems in the news today about what is going on in Libya a direct result of the Benghazi lies? You bet they are. How bad it will get when the truth comes out about the possible gun running to Syria through Libya one can only imagine.
And the trust of the Americans for our president and (world leader?), politicians in general, the CIA, the State Dept. and the WH administration has been shattered. More is coming out now about the almost 30 Seals Team Six members that were shot down in 2011 because Biden identified the team, and the cover-up that took place to keep us all in the dark.
Added to all of the above we are now hearing the IRS targeted conservative groups and individuals. Under whose directions was this carried out?
Hillary Clinton had a history of lying going all the way back to Watergate when she was fired for, “Being a liar and unethical.” Why would anyone trust her now or in the future? Is there not one person who has the experience and moral character who can and is willing to lead our country out of this mess? We need someone like MLK said would be judged by the content of his character and not the color of his skin.