To "rescue" a soldier tragically killed by friendly fire?
Establish relevance, Counselor.
A Deadly Mix in Benghazi
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To "rescue" a soldier tragically killed by friendly fire?
Establish relevance, Counselor.
Paul Wolfowitz, the genius of the Iraq War strategy?
While US diplomats were pulling bodies from a burning Libyan consulate and frantically smashing up hard drives on 11 September, their superiors blocked rescue efforts and later attempted to cover up security failings, according to damaging new evidence that may yet hurt Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes.
In vivid testimony to Congress on Wednesday, Gregory Hicks, deputy to murdered US ambassador Christopher Stevens, revealed for the first time in public a detailed account of the desperate few hours after the terrorist attacks on the US consulate in Benghazi.
He also said that Stevens went to Benghazi to beat a 30 September deadline to convert the mission to a permanent posting.
There was additional time pressure because Clinton planned to visit Libya later in the year and to announce the opening of the post, Hicks said.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/benghazi-us-officials-blocked-congress-hearing
maineman
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your memory certainly did fade... and, when confronted with the fact that, based upon your ignorance of history, you insulted me and called me wrong about something about which I have a great deal of first hand knowledge, you did not show the maturity and grace to admit your error and apologize for your insult. That makes you not only a dunce, but a crass and despicable one at that.
And the situations are quite similar. Embassies in dangerous arab nations... requests made for increased security... requests denied... installations attacked... Americans killed...
what is different is that, in the earlier case, the political party not in the white house did NOT attack the administration...
Ishmael Pequod
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Because a football game was on?
So?
maineman
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isn't he the guy who said that the Iraq war would be paid for, in large part, by Iraqi oil revenues? Or was he the guy who predicted that the Iraqi citizenry would throw roses under the treads of our tanks and welcome us as liberating heroes? There were so many great quotes, it's hard to keep track of who said what.
I'm not abandoning anything; the decision was made to leave our people hanging. The real question is why we ignored the obvious which resulted in their deaths, and why the subsequent lying about the events.
All the lefttards here are piling on evidence that we OBVIOUSLY knew of the threat and danger and that Stevens was there of his own volition, yet the administration refuses to explain why they lied about the events and what Stevens mission was.
Now perhaps you buy into Hillary's pathetic defense of "what difference does it make?". But I think the parents and loved ones of the decreased deserve more than that and the American people deserve to know why they were lied to during an election.
Irrelevant.
Hicks and two other state department witnesses also singled out the government response for criticism.
Until now that criticism had been largely dismissed as a partisan effort by Republican congressman to smear former Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time.
Hicks claimed Clinton's chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, telephoned him to complain that he had given critical evidence to congressional investigators without the presence of a "minder" from the state department. "
A phone call from that senior a person is generally considered not to be good news," said Hicks, who said he had since been demoted. "She was upset. She was very upset."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/benghazi-us-officials-blocked-congress-hearing
Until now that criticism had been largely dismissed as a partisan effort by Republican congressman to smear former Clinton, who was secretary of state at the time.
Hicks claimed Clinton's chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, telephoned him to complain that he had given critical evidence to congressional investigators without the presence of a "minder" from the state department. "
A phone call from that senior a person is generally considered not to be good news," said Hicks, who said he had since been demoted. "She was upset. She was very upset."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/benghazi-us-officials-blocked-congress-hearing
maineman
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and the American people STILL deserve to know how that marxist kenyan was able to plant fake news stories in the honolulu newspapers that made it seem like he was born in America!
The career diplomat also alleged he was actively discouraged by officials from asking awkward questions about why other top Clinton aides, including the UN ambassador Susan Rice, initially blamed the attack on a spontaneous protest that got out of control.
He described that briefing he described as "jaw-dropping, embarrassing and stunning".
It is now thought the attacks, involving up to 60 heavily armed militia, were co-ordinated by Ansar al-Sharia, a group affiliated to al-Qaida, and timed to coincide with the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/benghazi-us-officials-blocked-congress-hearing
He described that briefing he described as "jaw-dropping, embarrassing and stunning".
It is now thought the attacks, involving up to 60 heavily armed militia, were co-ordinated by Ansar al-Sharia, a group affiliated to al-Qaida, and timed to coincide with the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/benghazi-us-officials-blocked-congress-hearing
The Cons don't even know what they are complaining about...
First they say that President Obama did not call it a terrorist attack soon enough. (Debunked)
Then they say requests for more security were ignored. (Debunked)
Then they said, no rescue missions were sent in. (Debunked)
Next?
Which is it?
First they say that President Obama did not call it a terrorist attack soon enough. (Debunked)
Then they say requests for more security were ignored. (Debunked)
Then they said, no rescue missions were sent in. (Debunked)
Next?
Which is it?
It was not an "ignorance" of history dunce. I won't appologize because your efforts to deflect from the topic are dishonest and based on false comparisons. I could care less what a dishonest partisan dunce like you would think about me. You never had any respect for anyone who disagrees with your petty partisan bulsshit, please don't mistakenly believe that you would deserve that which you never give.
Moron.
maineman1413667 said:
No they were not the same as I pointed out earlier.
Do you have any evidence that supports the claim that Reagan refused additional security at the embassy or that those requests were even made?
maineman1413667 said:
Are you certain of that Commander?
The allegations of a state department cover-up follow equally embarrassing claims that military leaders blocked efforts to dispatch special forces troops to the Benghazi consulate.
Hicks claims that four special forces soldiers with him in Tripoli were "furious" when they were told by superiors in Washington that they could not join a relief flight to Benghazi organized by the Libyan government in the hours after the initial attack.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/benghazi-us-officials-blocked-congress-hearing
Hicks claims that four special forces soldiers with him in Tripoli were "furious" when they were told by superiors in Washington that they could not join a relief flight to Benghazi organized by the Libyan government in the hours after the initial attack.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/08/benghazi-us-officials-blocked-congress-hearing
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They simply throw shit and wait to see if anything sticks. So unpatriotic.
Ishmael Pequod
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Obama is the guy who gave contradictory accounts. That's why he could pull out whichever excuse he needed.
Neither of those claims are factual Commander; making things up again I see. You just can't help yourself can you?