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The Obama Watch
Obama Fiddled
While Benghazi burned … and an election approached.
(Page 2 of 2)
There were two other notable events that transpired on Sept. 11, 2012.
First was a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo (and hence from a unit of the State Department), which was made after thousands of Egyptian protesters earlier in the day had stormed the embassy and torn down the U.S. flag — replacing it with a black flag inscribed with the Muslim professions of faith: “There is no God but God and Mohammed is his prophet.” The statement said:
The U.S. Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by a misguided individual to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions.… Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions of those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others (emphasis added).
Among other people who took objection to that was Mitt Romney, who issued a statement of his own that went out on the evening of Sept. 11 (before anyone knew of the full extent of the calamity in Benghazi) saying:
I’m outraged by the attacks on diplomatic on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by the death of an American consulate worker in Benghazi.… It’s disgraceful that the Obama administration’s first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attack.
Then came the next episode in the story — with the Obama administration’s whole-hearted embrace of the idea enunciated by the embassy in Cairo — that an obscure and indeed all-but- unknown film-maker in California had caused all the trouble by making a short and (to Muslims) blasphemous film about Mohammed — and that Romney should be attacked for “politicizing” the issue in the heat of a U.S. presidential election.
In the speech that Obama gave the next morning in the Rose Garden, with Hilary Clinton at his side, Obama denounced “acts of terror” only in general terms and alluded to the video, echoing the U.S. embassy in Cairo in saying: “Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. But there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. None. The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts.”
Oh, yes — the video did it.
After the Rose Garden appearance, Obama jetted off to Las Vegas and points west for fund-raisers and to meet with Hollywood pals. On Sept. 18 he was all smiles in appearing for a cream-puff interview on the David Letterman show where the two of them pulled long faces for only moment or two in consideration of the dead Americans in Benghazi.
It was on Sept. 16 that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice made her now-notorious round of appearances on Sunday talk shows again blaming the deaths in Benghazi on the “Innocence of Mohammed” video. In reference to Benghazi, she told ABC”s Jake Tapper on “This Week”:
Our best current assessment, based on the information that we have at present, is that, in fact, what this began as, it was a spontaneous — not a pre-mediated — response to what had transpired in Cairo. In Cairo, as you know, a few hours earlier, there was a violent protest that was undertaken in reaction to a very offensive video that was disseminated.
We believe that folks in Benghazi, a small number of people came to the embassy to — or to the consulate, rather, to replicate the sort of challenge that was posed in Cairo. And then as that unfolded, it seems to have been hijacked, let us say, by some individual clusters of extremists who came with heavier weapons.… And it then evolved from there.
Obviously, the president and his top national security advisers did not want to deviate from his often stated boast that “Bin Laden was dead” and Al Qaeda was “on the run” following the killing of Osama bin Laden. Still less did they want to reveal that he and his team failed even to recognize what was going in the Middle East as a genuine crisis.
It was all a lie — or the grossest self-deception.
But they got away with it.
President Obama and his team fiddled… while Benghazi burned and they focused on winning the Nov. 6 election.
Illustration: Chip Bok for The American Spectator
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Andrew B. Wilson, a frequent contributor to The American Spectator, writes from St. Louis.
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Pecos Pete| 2.15.13 @ 7:20AM
Mr. Witttman wrote yesterday: "And who knew that in just under eight hours the entire affair would be over?"
I would stress that this quote from the article provides the absolute proof that everything we have been told and that was testified to under oath in Congressional hearings is false. The only possible conclusion is that help could have been sent, should have been sent, and wasn't sent because of political motives.
The chain of command from King O down committed murder. All of them should be tried for this crime.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 2.15.13 @ 7:41AM
An appropriate analogy might be found in the Texas struggle for independence. After learning of the fate of the Alamo and the defenders massacred without quarter, Sam Houston and the rest of his Texicans found the Army of Santa Ana encamped and unaware at San Jacinto. Had the Obama administration been in charge, rather than attack and defeat the Mexican Army, securing freedom for Texas, I imagine instead that they would have awoken them and apologized for the jingoism of Travis, Crockett, Bowie and the rest. They would further promise that should they ever negotiate independence for Texas, that they would not adopt a Constitution like that of their neighbor to the Northeast, as there could be no real freedom, as long as someone felt protected and free to insult the religion or culture of others.
Now, where has TLP got the contest today?
Moe Blotz| 2.15.13 @ 7:58AM
Probably at "Amour" by James Bowman.
CJW| 2.15.13 @ 8:14AM
Tim is imitating Obama and not taking calls or responding.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 8:30AM
I'm trying to raise money for my Statue outside the Analogy Museum.
I'm going there right now to make fun of Hardcard.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:16AM
El Contesto is at Tuesday's AmSpec Preview of Obama Lying about The State of the Union.
I'm beggin ya to Read The Intro.
It took 3 Hours to write it.
Albert, if you can hear me? Get their, now!
Don't let one of these Rank Ametuers get their first and Ruin Everything.
Andale!
Moe Blotz| 2.15.13 @ 11:00AM
There is where you want to direct ACJ.
CJW| 2.15.13 @ 8:12AM
Albert
Remeber all those tough, probing questions during the presdiential debates from the totally unbiased moderators asking Obama to explain what happened, and what he did during the eight hour attack. Stephy Stephanopolo joked he was going to ask about condoms and birth control, but did the right thing and questioned O about his inaction.
And then I woke up.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 2.15.13 @ 8:27AM
The media showed more interest in repeating the Obama Campaign/Priorities USA claim that Romney was responsible for the death of Joe Soptic's wife (clearly debunked) than it does in investigating his failure as Commander in Chief and POTUS in responding to assaults on our public servants and sovereign territory on 091112.
SUBVET| 2.15.13 @ 9:19AM
Andrew............what's the point....we already know all of this....another waste of space at TAS.
The teflon team strikes again !
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 12:34PM
There is no point SUBVET…Obama has been reelected. After eight years of Bush, 4 thousand plus lives wasted in Iraq, the Republicans have zero credibility with American people on foreign policy.
Once President Obama took out Osama bin Laden it was game over for the Republican nominee on foreign policy.
Maybe you can try blaming Obama for the Bush Depreession.
Drunken Sailor| 2.15.13 @ 2:35PM
Oh look, how sweet, Vtwin has a man-crush.
Grzmlyk| 2.22.13 @ 10:17AM
Besides, when you're a Democrat, you don't have to answer for your actions or obey the rules. Your contribution to humanity is that you graced us with your birth. All that follows is having the little people (the drones) pay obeisance to your self-anointed superiority and to treat this master race of ubermenschen like the queens of the hive for the rest of their lives.
Dems make their contribution by tearing down insitutions for no reason at all, by manufacturing victims, by forcing other people to do the real work that makes this country run, by stealing from honest people and living large off of someone else's dime. And, of course, by assuaging their own boundless vanity. That isn't easy, you know.
Give liberals a break - it must be very stressful to try to spend money that just won't stop coming.
It's also quite a task to enslave the entire world. That's a lot of people.
So a few people die. As Hillary Clinton said, "what difference does it make?"
Duh. Everybody knows that. Well, everybody who's cool, anyway.
bustunloose| 2.15.13 @ 4:47PM
Obama and Hillary and the rest hate this story. You see the Prez-gets all dressed up looking so sharp, strutting around the rose garden and feeling so great about himself-and then plop pot of the sky a seagull craps on his head. So keep bring it up keep crapping on his head.
Dimitry_Aleksandrovich| 2.16.13 @ 2:48AM
Texas, Israel and Kosovo are good examples why you shouldn't allow foreigners of a different race and/or religion settle in your country. Of course in the case of Israel and Kosovo the original inhabitants of the land really didn't have a choice. As for Texas it was Mexico's liberal immigration policies to encourage settlement of the land that would lead to Mexico eventually losing the land to Anglo settlers. That fact kind of puts Mexican government's encouragement of their citizens to cross the border in a whole different light.
Jack in Wi| 2.15.13 @ 7:49AM
Bengazi and Hagel. Talk about conservatives beating dead horses. Obama is destroying the country and all we can worry about is a the Middle East. Bush and Obama have us in unwinnable wars, which seem endless. They are bankrupting the country, and squandring our troops. It is time to get down to business on how to save this country before it goes down the tubes. Republicans have to get out of the insanity preached by Bush, McCain, Romney and Graham. They are the problem not the solution.
delahaya| 2.15.13 @ 9:26AM
Jack, seriously, get back on your meds please. We're begging you.
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 9:55AM
Jack,
I get tired of you criticizing the US's involvement in the Middle East.
Put forth a SPECIFIC plan on how a President Jackin Wi would deal with the Middle East.
Otherwise, put a sock in it!
Jack in Wi| 2.15.13 @ 11:34AM
The plan is let the Middle East solve it's own problems. They are all adults and don't need us to wipe their keesters for them. We can't solve our own problems right here. We have 20 million unemployed and we a spending ourselves into the poorhouse. We haven't the money to keep this up. Let the Middle East be the problem of the people who need the oil, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Europe. Most of them seem to have no desire to be at war there. All the we have done done is make a common and cheap commodity expensive. The Iran sanctions should end and we should treat the whole area the same as we do anywhere else. The price of oil would collapse. The people there have to sell the oil to live. We have accomplised nothing but to make us hated all over the region.
Dave Williams| 2.15.13 @ 12:33PM
...and of course, by "solve it's own problems" (btw, you mean ITS, without the apostrophe...moron...but I digress) Nazi Jack means "let the Arabs exterminate Israel."
Jack in Wi| 2.15.13 @ 1:49PM
How is Israel going to be exterminated with 400 atomic bombs? If they weren't such a bunch of nasty criminals and thieves maybe they could get along with their neighbors? The whole Arab league offered Israel a full peace treaty and full trading rights if they would get behind a modified, by negotiations, Green Line. It is time to take the deal and make peace. God tells the Jews in the book of Leviticus. " To love your neighbor as yourselves. " In the Book of Exodus God tells you. " To treat the aliens and strangers as you do yourselves, for you were once aliens and strangers in the land of Egypt." Return to God. Return to the Torah. Return to the Commandments. Make peace. Shalom.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 5:23PM
Jack. Is your Sister in Law still being Plowed by that Muslim King, in Africa?
Is she?
Jack in Wi| 2.15.13 @ 11:37PM
TLP: It was my wife's neice. She has a nice American black chap now, with an MBA. I don't much like it. But it isn't my problem. How is your poor Asian wife doing? I feel so sorry for her married to you.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 7:51AM
Jack. Is your wife's niece still being Plowed by that African American Crack Dealing Chap, in Philly?
Her last name wouldn't be: DUNHAM, would it?
And, why do I think that she doesn't like the Red Licorice?
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 12:43PM
Folk, this IS conservationism...i don't know what happen to the Republican party.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 2.15.13 @ 2:06PM
"Folk, this IS conservationism..."
How did we go from discussing the feckless Obama administration's ineptitude in leaving American diplomats and contractors unprotected to talking about planting trues and nature preserves?
Drunken Sailor| 2.15.13 @ 2:36PM
Maybe Vtwin is ghost channeling Teddy Roosevelt?
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 2:50PM
Heh Heh, perhaps if he 'wet our beaks' a little, we'll let him erase that last comment.
Robert| 2.15.13 @ 8:45PM
Mr. Wilson and Am Spec...are you in on the fix?? For God's sake, you still write about dereliction of duty?
This, as I wrote about 24 hours ago in your first whitewash of this travesty written by George Wittman, is NOT dereliction of anything except complicity in gun running, a la Fast and Furious. As I wrote:
"Of course the regime didn't want a rescue to take place. The staff in this sham operation had NOTHING to do with consular functions. It was directed to be a gun-running operation exactly like Fast and Furious. In Bengazi, they were arming Muslim Brotherhood mercenaries in Syria with arms culled from the fallen Gaddafi regime -- not poor, innocent Mexican drug cartel militias. Why do you think there were no defenses in place in the Bengazi compound? That would have called attention to this gun running op. (continued...)
Robert| 2.15.13 @ 9:25PM
Why in God's name Am Spec, you indulge in your own Kultursmog??" For two day's running, you publish articles whitewashing this military/diplomatic debacle as dereliction of duty and incompetence on the obama regime's part?
"Mission" is a word when used in context of diplomacy that describes a place and a purpose. Bengazi was a mission with a mission: to recruit and arm anti-Assad forces in Syria. I wrote yesterday in response to Wittman's first screed on this topic that Bengazi is Fast and Furious writ large! Why does American Spectator continue defending the obama regime as being merely incompetent in its handling of Bengazi? Are you as capable of dishing out "Kultursmog"as you are of decrying it when deployed by libs?
Obama was anything but derelict! He was directly complicit with Eric Holder in the most egregious act of diplomatic skulduggery in this nation's history, and when it fell apart under attack from terrorists, in erecting a coverup which would make Watergate look like a Sunday picnic at the park!
It would be refreshing to read the truth about Bengazi's mission as GUN RUNNING to Libya.
Would that our feckless congress' 'mission' were to expose this debacle, rather than let Rand Paul blow in the wind as the ONLY congressman with the cohones to even broach the subject.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 7:54AM
Am I the only one who thought that "What About Bob?" Was Funny?
Appleby| 2.15.13 @ 7:31AM
The sad thing is that 90% of the people in the universities of today (1) never heard of Nero; (2) don't know the original quotation; and (3) HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ITS SIGNIFICANCE MAY BE. And their professors don't know either.
Of course Obama is fiddling while Rome burns. But he can continue doing so because he has a myrmidion whose handlers have taught them that's the Kewl thing to do.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 8:32AM
They think it's from: The Devil Went Down To Georgia.
Stormy| 2.15.13 @ 9:18AM
Now, that was funny. The devil has some souls to steal.
R Martin| 2.15.13 @ 9:22AM
Had to look-up "myrmidion". Found that the correct spelling is without the last "i". Still, learned something.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:20AM
Actually, now that I think about it.........
Since we're talking about this Worst Generation, and especially the ones in Today's Colleges?
I wanna change my answer.
They think that Nero's the guy who says: Pizza Pizza, on the Pizza Commercial.
Joellen| 2.15.13 @ 7:31AM
Glen Doharty, Tyrone Woods and Sean Smith, it is time these three heros get their names printed each and every time we mention Benghazi.
As you said Pecos Pete - king o committed murder and these three men along with Ambassador Stevens should be kept alive, just as we shall forever keep alive Mary Jo Kipechne, by remembering them in name.
Kwan| 2.15.13 @ 8:33AM
The late Ted Kennedy became known as “the Hero of Chappaquiddick” for leaving a young lady to die after accidentally driving his car off a bridge on the night of July 18, 1969. Kennedy, who swam free, said nothing to police until 10 a.m. the following day.....Kennedy said nothing to the police until the next day because he was probably in his usual state for that time of the day (11:15 PM) namely 3 sheets to the wind (extremely intoxicated). No doubt Kennedy broke a Guinness World Record for coffee consumption as he tried to sober-up before going to the police.This leftist bum should of been charged with manslaughter and thrown in prison instead he received a slap on the wrist.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:24AM
You will be known as The Hero of Fridays, if you get over to today's installment of Group Insanity.
El Contesto is at Tuesday's AmSpec Preview of Obama Lying about The State of the Union.
I'm beggin ya to Read The Intro.
It took 3 Hours to write.
loulou| 2.15.13 @ 11:42AM
Why are the families of Doherty, Woods and Smith silent?
Drunken Sailor| 2.15.13 @ 2:37PM
To avoid risking the goverment holding the death benefits hostage would be my first guess.
bustunloose| 2.15.13 @ 4:55PM
Watch the
godfather a few times. Really, study it. Answers to be found. Study G2-the Senior Roberto scene. That is who the want us all to be-Senoir Robero. Anyhow most of these guys are on a permanent ride in the front seat, and there is this big Chicago goon in the back seat and in his pocked he has some-well I won't spoil it for you.
OP4| 2.15.13 @ 8:07AM
Still only half the story.
There was a CIA operation going on that was somehow being covered up by the State Dept. That op was obviously blown. It's unclear if the CIA instigated the attack by holding AQ suspects at the site, if it was a gun-deal gone bad (maybe a guns-for-prisoner swap?), or just an opportunity recognized by the local bad guys.
For some reason - the CIA operation maybe - the Administration decided that the consulate and CIA station were on their own. Not a finger lifted to help them - and the 2 General Officers who tried were relieved.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 8:33AM
You're over thinking this.
"Sometimes a Cigar, is just a Cigar."
Frued.
OP4| 2.15.13 @ 8:56AM
What part is over thinking? The coincidental presence of the CIA? The relief of 2 General Officers? The total silence from everyone who was there? Wouldn't a Benghazi survivor make a great interview on a news show?
I'm not a conspiracy guy, but I have an excellent BS indicator and it is pegged right now.
delahaya| 2.15.13 @ 9:25AM
All the Benghazi survivors are "in protective custody" where no one can get to them. Its for their own good don't you know.
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 10:29AM
OP4,
I hate to punch hole in your theory but there was no cover up.
Why?
The obama administration has no reason to cover up because the media covers for them.
If, as you say, this was some gun-running operation we'd hear all the details because the media would rationalize it away. The obama administration would just sit back and let the media do all of the dirty work for them.
Think Candy Crowley during the debate! Look at how she bailed out obama's skinny little arse! Remember? That's how it works.
No need to conceal ANYTHING when up is down and down is up according to the media.
Look at how the media's stopping just short of justifying murder in order to make Mr. Dorner a folk hero.
Like Limbaugh says, we have to get used to the fact that obama will never, never, ever be held accountable for any of his actions, or inactions....no matter how egregious.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:51AM
I think that something's going on at Tuesday's AmSpec State of the Union Story.
Maybe.
OP4| 2.15.13 @ 12:57PM
They just ignore the story and don't bother looking into it. The mainstream media is lazy and incurious. Rand Paul questions Clinton on it, and the obedient press won't even report the question.
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 1:06PM
It's an understatement to say the media is just "lazy" and "incurious". It goes way beyond just being awful at their jobs. They have an agenda to push.
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 1:59PM
The propagandists at Fox "News" might have let Romney get away with this obvious lie but not a real journalist like Candy Crowley.
spike59| 2.15.13 @ 2:07PM
Candy Crowey...'real journalist????' just how much crack did you smoke before typing that bit of inane blather?
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:49AM
I'm not criticizing you. I get your passion, and I agree with everything you said. Maybe I got my words wrong.
If you remember the Excorsist Movie, then you remember the scene where Father Marin arrives, and he asks his young Priest to fill him in on the situation.
The Priest informs him that he has identified at least three Demons inside the Girl's Body.
The old Priest informs his young helper that: "No. There is only one".
There aren't all of these equations, and explanations, and nuances, for what happened in Benghazi that day. There's only one. And it was written all over Panetta's Face, when he Testified to Congress. You could actually SEE IT in his eyes.
Benghazi happened, because OBAMA DOESN'T CARE. They were Acceptable Losses in a Bigger War that he's waging against Free Will, Self Governance, and Self Reliance.
Those people woulda died, even if he had a Fleet of Warships parked in the Gulf of Sidra, because he doesn't care. All they were to him, was a potential Dely to his trip to Vegas, and Jay Z's Party. He never even bothered to CALL Panetta, the next morning, to find out what was happening on the ground, over there.
Because, He Doesn't Care.
To him?
It was just easier to turn off the Monitor.
Moe Blotz| 2.15.13 @ 9:56AM
But a good cigar is a smoke.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:27AM
No. A good Cigar is one that's been Soaked, before it's Smoked.
Get it?
Contest at Tuesday's State of the Union drivel, ya big Moe.
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 10:30AM
Soaked?
Depends on the source. .
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:51AM
Exactly.
Moe Blotz| 2.15.13 @ 11:01AM
Crooks or Monicanudo?
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 11:26AM
Monicanudo, robust, Little Fattie, vingage 2006.
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 11:26AM
Sorry, that would be vintage 1997.
Robert| 2.15.13 @ 9:31PM
Most of the time Frued is Freud.
And please, TLP, you are way too gifted not to see the obvious -- that is is not a cigar to be smoked. More like one Billy Boy used to, ahhh, er, used to better effect.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 8:00AM
I'm bettin he Smoked it, too.
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 12:51PM
“To Turkey?” - Hillary Clinton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnhuHO68I8Y
JimH| 2.15.13 @ 8:09AM
In the White House that 3:00 am call goes straight to voicemail.
Hardcard| 2.15.13 @ 8:14AM
What obamao and the regime did is called treason.
Nancy in NC| 2.15.13 @ 8:20AM
The average joe will suffer more angst for writing a bad check than a Dim does when he is responsible for someone's death. Who do they think they are? Kings and lords?
loulou| 2.15.13 @ 11:43AM
Yes, they think they ARE kings and lords.
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 12:53PM
President.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 8:27AM
"None of this seemed important enough to think of calling for Brainstorming and Battle Planning in the White House Situation Room."
He's not one of us. I don't believe he's even Human. He's a Characturer of every Demonic Movie we've ever seen. His entire childhood, right up to his first Political Campaign, is an exact replica of The Boys from Brazil. A childhood of Characters, and Situations - Muslims/Marxists/Communists/Atheists/Terrorists/Anarchists/Murderers. It's too much to be true. The Devil's Fingerprints are all over this guy.
I see The Omen. A devil spawn, ushered through life by Godless Evil, with a Tongue that is Alien to the Truth, while the Lies flow from his lips like Water down a Mountain Stream.
I see the Devil in The End of Days movie, in the way that Murder and Death and Poverty and Despair mean nothing to him, if he can't use them for his purposes.
He made a point to Highlight the Shooting of ONE BLACK KID in Florida, because it suited his Purpose to Split the Country in half. Yet, Hundreds of Black Kids are Killed, every day, by other Black Kids, and he says Nothing. He gives then Phones.
No Soldiers, and no-one's coming
They're watching it on T.V.
He's gotta raise Campaign Money
Four Dead in Benghazi
He's not one of us.
He's something else.
R Martin| 2.15.13 @ 9:26AM
This is why the writer gets a statue at the Analogy Museum.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 10:53AM
And why you and Stephie should be at Tuesday's AmSpec State of the Union Story.
Stephie| 2.15.13 @ 8:30AM
This whole thing makes me sick to my stomach.
obama is not fit to be a leader. Is NOT a leader. What a wretched individual to not give a damn about these men.
Or were their deaths deliberate.
Von Mises Jr| 2.15.13 @ 8:37AM
"Unlike Kennedy, the president did not directly endanger the life or lives of others."
Excuse me, but Obama entered into a military assault on Libya calling for Kaddafi to step down and provided at minimum air support to Al Qaeda to overthrow the regime. His intent was clearly to "endanger the lives" of the governing forces in Libya.
Furthermore, it appears that Benghazi was a gun running operation providing Al Qaeda in Syria RPG's and surface-to-air missiles through Benghazi.
So the practical reason Obama and Hillary allegedly disappeared was because they provided Al Qaeda (Ansar al-Sharia) with weaponry that could take out OUR helicopters and jets.
It is inconceivable that little Barry and Hillary was MIA. They made a calculated decision to leave three dozen behind rather than risk another "Black Hawk Down" scenario one month before the election. Recall that "Black Hawk Down" happened in 1993 while her hubby BJ was Philander-and-Cheat.
If anyone thinks that Obama and Hillary were not aware rather than chose to keep their fingerprints off this debacle, I have a bridge to sell you.
CJW| 2.15.13 @ 9:22AM
Von
I agree that O and lady Bubba knew what has happening. They did not want involved to make a decision. O was meeting/talking to Axelrod about the campaign. Lady Bubba was reading the internet websites about how to fake a concussion.
A special prosecutor should be appointed to subpoena the WH phone records, including cell, and email. Bet it shows O communicating with Axelrod. The House or Senate could also subpoena these records. It is clear there is a coverup, and O and L Bubba and Rice lied.
Von Mises Jr| 2.15.13 @ 9:44AM
CJW, Nothing will happen until the terrorism occurs on American soil in North America. When another major event happens as with the WTC, then perhaps the stupid people will put 2 +2 together and get 4. But who knows. They have been told for years that if they get 2 + 2 = 5 and they feel good about them and have beaming self-esteem, then five is just as good as four.
I think we need to start telling the stupid people now that it is coming. Since I do not think prayer will stop the inevitable, I am going to have to ask my friend Joellen if it is wrong to pray that it takes out liberals in the big cities in Blue States and we conservatives in Red States and Counties are spared to pick up the pieces and go on. Any thoughts Joellen?
KennesawJack| 2.15.13 @ 10:30AM
Von, 15 minutes after it happens, Tingles will be on the air saying, "Why do we persist in bringing this kind of stuff on ourselves?" Guarandamntee it.
Minuteman78| 2.15.13 @ 11:44AM
I agree. I'm thinking San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston. That ought to scour out a few million liberals.
Von Mises Jr| 2.15.13 @ 11:47AM
You left out DC. That and NYC, the Financial Capital seem the most likely.
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 12:37PM
You know there a lot of conservatives in NYC too, right? Some of them are even as stupid as you are. You rooting for them to get killed too, champ?
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 5:28PM
Yes.
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 6:02PM
I wouldn't expect a race traitor like you to be a patriotic real American, Timmy.
KennesawJack| 2.15.13 @ 6:24PM
Oh, my God! Is Tim black?
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 6:30PM
That, would be, Too Funny. But it's, not, True. His real problem is that he's, really, Flucking Ignorant and, doesn't Realize It. Don't be mad, Timmy! I'm just telling, The Truth.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 2.15.13 @ 10:10PM
"I wouldn't expect a race traitor like you to be a patriotic real American, Timmy"
I hadn't realized before that DRed was actually a White Supremacist.
Albert "Making Mud People" Constantine, Jr.
Von Mises Jr| 2.16.13 @ 7:14AM
Let me see Dreadful, if it is between you and my religious friend Joellen that I am sure did not vote for this, I hope Joellen, her family and friends are spared. You should get some "social justice" based on the original meaning of the words.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 8:16AM
I hope every last one of these Liberal Meccas is Leveled to the Ground.
Nothing like a good dose of Reality, to wake up a Liberal.
Maybe, after DRed watches His Family jumping from a Skyscraper Rooftop, to keep from being Burned Alive, he'll open his eyes?
Maybe when he sees His Loved Ones begging for their lives as that Muslim puts his Knife to their Throats?
Maybe when the next Car Bomb takes His Loved One's legs off?
Maybe when their Plane explodes on takeoff, right before his eyes?
Maybe then, he'll come back to the Real World.
Maybe then, he'll Grow Up.
Maybe then, he'll start acting like a Man.
Maybe.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 8:34AM
And, no. I'm not Black. I barely Tan.
But I do have a Black $29 Cell Phone, a Black Cover for my IPad, and a Black Cloth over the table that is the H.Q. for this whole operation.
I have a Black NextDoor Neighbor who won't pull his Pants Up. I'm a hip kinda guy. I get the whole Fuzzizzle.......Fizuzzle.......Fazoozle Deal. I know it's a Black Thing - wantin to wear your pants below your ass. It's Prison Chic. (More like Prison "Practice" if you ask me)
We have a Black Car, that we sometimes drive to the Casino to play Blackjack.
I'm not a Fan of Black Culture, Black Chicks, Angry Black Women, or their Diaries.
I don't like Black Licorice, Black Friday, The Black Eyed Peas, or the Black Chuckle.
And, I hate the Black Caucus, this Black President, his Black A.G. and most of all - The First Black (fill in the blank)
Just like Dick Red to play his Race Card.
Pathetic.
DRed| 2.16.13 @ 4:07PM
Think about it. What kind of a person Hates his own Race? I mean, besides Michael Moore. Has Robert DeNiro EVER had a White Girlfriend, bye the way?
And it's by the way, by the way.
KennesawJack| 2.16.13 @ 8:36AM
I kinda doubt it.
CJW| 2.16.13 @ 9:11AM
Albert
Nice pick up. Also, KJack asked if Tim was black, and Dred answered :"That, would be, Too Funny.But it's not, True. His real problem is..."
So it would be funny if Tim was black, why? And it would be a "problem" if Tim was black? Clearly implying it would be a problem.
These lefties are all the same, their words give away what they really think of blacks.
DRed| 2.16.13 @ 4:01PM
You people seem to have trouble with sarcasm. Timmy apparently has a real problem with Bobby DeNiro because he dates black women. I'm giving him a taste of his own ignorance.
CJW| 2.16.13 @ 5:22PM
That is BS Dred. Whenever lefties like you and purpie get caught saying what your really believe, then your excuse is "sarcasm."
Explain what you mean by "you people."
Explain by what you mean by "His real problem.." instead of the "problem" if Tim was black.
Just admit your are wrong, apologize, and move on.
Joellen| 2.16.13 @ 6:34PM
Al, Von, CJW and of course Tim, you Caught the LIBERAL/COMMIE.
You exposed him for what he is - a racist punk.
Now give him NO more of your precious time and instead enjoy your families and your friends on this Saturday evening.
Before you go to bed tonight - get on your knees and thank the Good Lord that he give you wisdom, right judgement, discernment and courage.
And then give HIM thanks that he bonded you together as rightous brothers.
Can I get an AMEN!
DRed| 2.16.13 @ 7:38PM
Are you going to join your righteous brother Timmy in praying for the violent death of my family?
Pecos Pete| 2.16.13 @ 7:41PM
AMEN!
Pecos Pete| 2.16.13 @ 7:43PM
DRED: Your family will suffer the consequences of your blighted actions. They will not suffer from any words written on these pages.
DRed| 2.16.13 @ 7:46PM
Timmy's wife isn't white. But according to him, white men who date non-white women hate their own race. That's why calling timmy a race traitor is sarcasm. I'm making fun of him for his narrow minded bigotry. Likewise, it would be funny if he were black because Timmy hates black people.
Indy| 2.15.13 @ 2:57PM
VMJ,
We have faced and continue to face economic terrorism. By our own doing we have teed things up for our enemies. I recently read "Secret Weapon" which has a different take on the 2008 financial collapse, each chapter is backed up with notes documenting sources. If you haven't read it, you should. We are in a very bad spot, the tools are in place, all that has to happen is a few pulls of the levers. OBL included in his plans taking down the US economy. Was September 11, 2008 economic terrorism? The book lays out a case that it was, interesting and scary read. The link to the blog post includes a link to a DoD report by the same author as the book, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Uptick Rule and other triggers led to a major bear raid and it won't be the last.
http://backwardsboy.blogspot.c.....ainst.html
Von Mises Jr| 2.15.13 @ 3:13PM
The enemies are inside the gate. Recall when silver went from about $20 to almost $50 in less than two years. When it collapsed back to $25 ranges it was because margin requirements were raised by almost double. So if you were a Hedge Fund with $1M position with $100K down and $900K on margin, instead of making $100K on a double you made $1M. So once it was all queued up, the insiders now required $200K down by sundown or they sold half your position in a selling panic.
So if you are Soros or others trying to crash the system, you sell at $50 and buy back at $25 over and over again since when the panic selling happens, you are sitting pretty having lots of cash selling at the high while the insiders give you an opportunity to buy it back at half two weeks later. Then the cycle is repeated until the insiders screwed the people in the market that were not in on the sting.
Indy| 2.15.13 @ 3:37PM
Soros is evil, the more I learn about Hedge Funds, the more I dispise them. It makes me nervous to remember how Hedge Funds bought up farm land...
I've forgotten about the silver spike / drop. The more I learn, the more I realize how much I have yet to learn.
Freeman's book is compelling, every lawmaker should read it, I have no faith in them to get our debt under control, they fail to educate the public while on the Left Pelosi tells the sheeple, the cuts will be devastating, what cuts?
Von Mises Jr| 2.16.13 @ 7:07AM
There are no cuts. Under the proposed Sequestration Plan there are about 2% reductions in the 8% increase to the Baseline Budget. So the increase is 6% net.
The difference in 10 years is between something like $44.5 trillion and $43 trillion. Sequestration is a rounding error.
Joellen| 2.17.13 @ 10:07AM
Von, being a sinner myself, I always pray that we all see the light, repent and return to GOD, that goes for the liberals.
Always keep in mind GOD works in mysterious ways!
Joellen| 2.17.13 @ 10:11AM
Von, if we ever doubt his mysterious ways, let's remember the conversion of St Paul.
So my answer is death to sin, not to the soul.
Peace my brother.
Larry Engel| 2.15.13 @ 8:49AM
What can we do about it, is what I would like to know.
Nothing?
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 11:29AM
.
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 12:28PM
Don't ask.
Bob Grant| 2.15.13 @ 8:51AM
Jug Ears DID NOT fiddle!!!!
Fiddling requires a semblance of talent and effort. Two words that are foreign to the current occupant of the White House.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 2.15.13 @ 2:12PM
Nero fiddled, the current POUT sings Karaoke (I-I-I-I ♫♩♫ am so in love ♫ with you♫).
Albert Constantine Jr.| 2.15.13 @ 2:13PM
Sorry, I meant POTUS instead of POUT, but the latter works, too.
Pecos Pete| 2.15.13 @ 4:30PM
sings Karaoke (I-I-I-I ♫♩♫ am so in love ♫ with ME♫).
Fixed it for ya.
JimH| 2.15.13 @ 8:52AM
The illustration accompanying this article reminds of something else BO has in common with Nero, they both regard Christians as a subversive enemy. Neither could stand the fact that the loyalty of Christians went beyond that to the emperor.
Louis Jenkins| 2.15.13 @ 9:13AM
Running guns to Al Quada is nothing. He ran guns to the drug cartels in Mexico, so why not fiddle? "Cowardice in America" Holder will cover for me. "Suspend all disbelief" Hillary will cover for me. The whole Federal Government will cover for me. I'm going to go get lost. And he did.
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 1:04PM
...and he help that terrorist bill ayers with the Brinks robbery…what? Obama was only 6 years old. Rush we need you to pull something else out of your A**.
George S| 2.15.13 @ 1:14PM
Ayres, his wife, and their organization planted bombs and almost killed the nine year old kid of a federal judge.
a) How old were you when this happened?
b) Does it make a difference to you?
I doubt you would want to associate with this guy. Can you think of one reason why anyone would?
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 1:35PM
President Bush lied our country into a war with Iraq that DID kill over 4 thousand Americans. Does it make a difference to you?
Drunken Sailor| 2.15.13 @ 2:42PM
Only problem with that logic is it's false. Not to mention all the Democrats who voted in favor of that war. Did they lie as well?
George S| 2.15.13 @ 4:25PM
Iraq was a direct response to 9-11. Congress issued a joint resolution on the use of force and voted affirmatively. Twice.
Bush went to the UN. Twice. A multi-lateral force was formed. Wouldn't you think the UK would have at least objected to a lie?
Get over it. There was no lie -- no one has proved it. If there was a lie, who was screaming about it then?
CJW| 2.16.13 @ 9:06AM
vtwin
Are you sure your name is not purpie? You are equating Obama's terrorist friends, Ayers/Dohrn,
with the Congress approving the Iraq War.
delahaya| 2.15.13 @ 9:23AM
With the current media establishment we have there is unfortunately NOTHING that Democrats can't get away with.
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 1:06PM
We got Fox "News." We just need them to stop making sh*t up and start investigating.
KennesawJack| 2.15.13 @ 1:21PM
Kinda like MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN do, right?
Anthony| 2.15.13 @ 9:47AM
Obozo, Hillary and Panetta are guilty of criminal neglect. By their inactions four Americans died horrible deaths.
You are wrong Mr. Wilson, Obozo did indeed directly endanger the lives of others. They knew months in advance that the embassy was not safe and not properly protected.
Ambassador Stevens, an Obozo acolyte, begged for more security weeks prior to the attack. Obozo was loathe for an American military presence in Lybia, because Obozo loathes America and our military.
If Obozo was an R, impeachment articles would have already been drawn up. If Obozo was not our first black leftist president, the media would demand he resign from office. Special prosecutors would be demanded for criminal prosecution of Obozo, Clinton and Panetta.
Washington is a disfunctional cesspool of corrupt politicians, both R and D. The media are total and complete whores.
Any American serving his/her country is at the mercy of sociapaths like Obozo, Clinton and Panetta, who would sacrifice an American life without a care, as long as their precious political asses were covered.
And Hillary wants to be president!! There is no justice in the corrupt world of Washington politics.
Frekki| 2.15.13 @ 10:27AM
This single event is the fulcrum by which the death of the United States dies. Either Obama and his administration is brought to account over this, or the US dies. If he is not exposed for this, then everything and anything he does is safe.
KennesawJack| 2.15.13 @ 10:28AM
"But, Senator. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?"
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 1:09PM
Translation: “Senator, GO FUCK YOURSELF!”
KennesawJack| 2.15.13 @ 1:22PM
No. That's what she said to Ambassador Stephens and the other three who got killed.
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 11:21AM
So according to yesterday's article, Obama should be blamed for not having the Marine FAST team in Rota, Spain somehow take a commercial 747 (from Madrid!) to Benghazi. Now, bear in mind that the FAST team first was ordered to move around midnight local time. Do any of you see some problems with this scenario? First, the Marines somehow have to commandeer a 747 that's 300 miles away from their base. Then, after it arrives they board it and fly to Benghazi, where they'll arrive in the middle of the night. Fine-that's obviously a preposterously stupid scenario. But now what do they do? It's say 4 AM in Benghazi. Our marines are in the airport. Nobody knows where ambassador Stevens is. And of course the marines have no transport. Are they supposed to hail cabs to the CIA compound? There were 40 odd comments to that article yesterday, and apparently none of you noticed that it was preposterous fantasy.
Rockabilly| 2.15.13 @ 11:31AM
You miss the point. O virtually washed his hands of the attack and wasn't even in contact with his people after the initial report and afterwards used a cover story to mask the true nature of the attack to buy time in the election. One can argue tactics but it is clear that he wanted no part of any failure of an attempted rescue and clearly he did not lead as President in pulling out all the stops in trying to rescue our people. He and Hillary were bent on blaming an obscure film maker for the attack to keep the monkey off their backs for being unprepared, ignoring warnings, and not doing everything possible to help their people. You can argue tactics but it is a moot question since none were even tried.
Frekki| 2.15.13 @ 1:17PM
Are you trying to present a cogent argument or just trolling for Obama? Whatever was going on in Benghazi, someone in the Government should have done something, anything to help our people. Even if it took the Marines 24 hours to get there, they should have been immediately ordered to go. And the person elected to be in the command chair, where the buck stops, was Obama. I can't imagine even Bill Clinton doing as much of nothing as Obama did.
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 1:24PM
They were immediately ordered to go. We'd already evacuated the Americans from Benghazi by the time they got to Libya.
George S| 2.15.13 @ 1:29PM
By who? You mean there are others who can order military action WITHOUT the commander in chief's order?
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 1:22PM
True, but Obama the “Magic Negro” could have just waved his “magic wade” and poof the Marines are in Benghazi. The problem was John Boehner was up to the White House for debt ceiling negotiations at the time so the “magic wade” was being made busy elsewhere.
Stan Redmond| 2.18.13 @ 10:26PM
Air resources are two hours away. Seals on the ground were told to stand down. You forget one had a laser paintbrush and was killed.
George S| 2.15.13 @ 1:24PM
If Obama took the time to be presented with and digest the information you present, then he had the time to engage in the tactical responses.
So either he knew and didn't do anything or he didn't know there was a feasible response because he had in his mind the location of military equipment in Rota, Spain.
You know. You just know. It's okay to admit the guy is a slacker. For where is evidence of his laser like discipline and focus... his academic records?.. his private sector experience...?
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 1:40PM
First of all, the idea that the president should be engaged in the tactical response is pretty dumb. Obama has no military training whatsoever. He should get out of the way and let the professionals do their jobs. We had no assets that reached Benghazi in time. That sucks, but what else could Obama have done?
spike59| 2.15.13 @ 2:04PM
....so, your defense of the President's incompetence is that he's....incompetent??????? interesting...stupid, but interesting
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 2:20PM
No, no, try to read what I wrote. Obama micromanaging a military response would be incompetent, because he's not a military professional. Go read Mr. Whittman's article from yesterday if you want to see what someone with no understanding of the military can come up with. The competent thing for him to have done would have been to let military professionals do their jobs. That's what he did.
The military says there was nothing they could have done. So what could Obama have done that would have changed that?
George S| 2.15.13 @ 4:20PM
It's not what else he could have done -- the question is what else was he doing that he couldn't engage?
He is the president. It is his job to put on the C-in-C hat and DO SOMETHING!
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 4:40PM
Like, I dunno, maybe tell the military to do whatever possible to rescue the Americans in Benghazi? If we had no assets that could reach the CIA compound in time to stop the attack then there is just nothing the president could have done to to rescue those people.
Pecos Pete| 2.15.13 @ 4:26PM
I call BS on DRED's entire strawman argument. All King O had to do was to say: "Go there, save as many as you can, do it now." That type of order is not tactical, and requires only high moral character.
Then he would be blameless in this entire sordid affair. He didn't order any action and the political creatures that populate the chain of command dithered away the time they had by wringing their hands.
And, you totally ignore the early warnings, the requests by Stevens for more security, etc.
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 4:54PM
from fox news "Panetta said he and Dempsey were meeting with Obama when they first learned of the Libya assault. He said the president told them to deploy forces as quickly as possible."
TLP| 2.15.13 @ 5:36PM
You're even Stupider than I gave you credit for.
He's The President of the United States.
It's HIS JOB to Micromanage this Situation.
Instead, he told Panetta to "Do what you wanna do" as he picked out his Clothes for Vegas, and Jay Z's Party.
How do you Flucking sleep at night?
I PRAY that your Family is at Ground Zero for the Next Attack.
Please, God. Let DRed's Family be the first to be Incinerated.
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 6:08PM
No, dumbass, it's not. Micromanaging military affairs is precisely the kind of thing a president shouldn't be doing. He's not an expert. Sticking his nose into military operations is going to get people killed.
You're a real piece of shit Timmy.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 8:37AM
Can we get n.b. over here, please?
Pecos Pete| 2.15.13 @ 8:53PM
I agree, according to Panetta the president did say: " .. deploy forces as quickly as possible." That is NOT the same as saying: Go there, save as many as you can, do it now.
Plus, they ignored the early warnings, the requests by Stevens for more security, etc.
DRED will go down fighting for King O and his merry band of czars. One has to wonder how DRED would feel if any of the four murdered men had been his father, brother or son.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 8:39AM
That's not what Panetta said UNDER OATH.
DRed| 2.16.13 @ 4:03PM
Panetta testified, "We had just picked up the information that something was happening, that there was an apparent attack going on in Benghazi. And I informed the president of that fact, and he at that point directed both myself and General Dempsey to do everything we needed to do to try to protect lives there.
Moron
DRed| 2.16.13 @ 4:04PM
Seriously, how is it possible that you are so stupid? It's mind boggling. How do you even manage to dress yourself in the morning?
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 6:00PM
What Panetta actually testified to, was that he said: "Do what you gotta do", OBVIOUSLY omitting the rest of the sentence: "Cause I gotta Pack for Vegas."
Seriously. How is it that you're that Stupid?
People were dying in Benghazi, and he passed it all off to Subordinates.
Panetta also said that Your Boy never even bothered to Check In to Inquire as to the Situation over there, the rest of the night.
Apparently, he couldn't be bothered.
So, stick that up your ass and smoke it.
Bob Grant| 2.17.13 @ 9:30AM
Red, he also failed to coordinate with State Department.
Oh, and Hillary, AN OBAMA CABINET MEMBER, also failed to ask questions and follow up.
Like obama, she was packing he bags for some wine tasting event in Australia.
Failures, the whole lot of 'em.
Anthony| 2.15.13 @ 6:17PM
This horseshit coming from the same leftist A holes like vtwin and Dred, that insisted a speculative PDB (presidential daily briefing) suggesting how a terrorist attack might hit the WTC, turned into Bush KNEW about 9/11 and didn't stop it.
The left are completely unhinged. It's time we stopped talking and started kicking some ass.
DRed| 2.15.13 @ 7:10PM
I love you guys. "Why didn't Obama DO SOMETHING! Why didn't he send in the military"
"He did-the military couldn't respond in time"
waaaaah! Leftist horeshit! Bush! Waaaaaaaaah!
You just want to bash Obama. The facts are totally irrelevant, and that's why we've been wasting so much time about this totally made up 'scandal'. Keep it going-make your party smaller, angrier and more irrelevant, and keep crying about the majority of America tuning out your garbage.
Anthony| 2.15.13 @ 8:40PM
Don't ya just love these A hole lefties like vtwin and Dred. Just like Obozo and Teddy Kennedy, these clowns don't give a rat's ass that their heros didn't even lift a finger to help those who were relying on them.
Obozo is AWOL for 6 hours, not even a damn phone call to any of his secretaries as to what the hell is going on in Benghazi? Jeez, you'd think this guy was average Joe on his bowling night, not my problem.
Are my people safe? Are they going to survive? What is the status of what is happening on the ground? What actions have we taken?
Maybe I should get my ass down to the situation room where the phony photos were taken of me dealing with Osama. Naw, why bother , only four expendable white guys.
NOT A G*DDMAN WORD OUT OF THIS POS PRESIDENT, while his people died.
And vtwin and Dred defend this crap. What depraved P'sOS you lefties truly are.
Rockabilly| 2.15.13 @ 11:23AM
This episode of clear dereliction of duty due to petty political motivation has angered me from the start and that anger remains. The press failed completely in its' duty (except for Fox News) and acted like a political arm of the Democratic party. Had a Republican President acted likewise you can bet it would have been front page news for months. I also fault Romney for not going after Obama on this in the final debate. Instead of showing backbone, conviction, and calling the President on such an important dereliction of duty both before, during, and after the attack, he heeded his political advisers and was mute. He made the political calculation that only the economy merited criticism, instead of doing his duty on this atrocious failure by the President and his cabinet. I feel thus that he deserved to lose the election as it seems based on this he would be little better as leader than Obama. Had he went after Obama on this he would likely still have lost the election, but maybe he could take some comfort in having done his patriotic duty in holding O accountable for this gross malfeasance. He also gave the press free reign to continue its' ignoring of the attack.
cicero| 2.15.13 @ 12:16PM
Articles such as this must be put forth on a daily basis. The drums have to keep beating on this one. However, more investigation has to be done. The Congress has to subpoena the general officers who were told to stand down. I am sure Gen. Hamm would love to testify in person on this. He would be a natioanl hero. The one thing we cannot let happen is for the story to go cold.
Even the dimmist wit must be made aware that the entire Dem establishment, and the main stream press have covered this up.
florin| 2.16.13 @ 9:43AM
I agree cicero...the fact that both Hillary Clinton and Obama are outrageously popular does not bode well for America. Hillary really meant it when she furiously cried out: "What difference does it make?!" I bet if Chelsea had been under attack it would have made a difference...
wrlord| 2.15.13 @ 12:21PM
While I suppose it doesn't hurt to again reiterate all the facts, we know all this. We knew it all at the time. The question is WHY. Why are the American people turning a blind eye?
Dave Williams| 2.15.13 @ 12:41PM
....you hear that, Arnie, vtwin, purp?.....I'd just LOVE to see what you have to say in defense of your beloved King ZERO...
......(crickets).....
I thought not, ya bunch of spineless lefty eunuchs.
vtwin| 2.15.13 @ 1:48PM
Simple, there is nothing to see.
spike59| 2.15.13 @ 2:03PM
...sez the Leftards after the corpses are buried...
spike59| 2.15.13 @ 2:03PM
...sez the Leftards after the corpses are buried...
Indy| 2.15.13 @ 5:23PM
The Leftist Media ignores the story, most voters don't have a clue.
Why the silence from Congress on where are the survivors, no confirmation vote for Brennan / Hagel until we interview them.
Indy| 2.15.13 @ 3:30PM
Did anyone catch Lew's hearing? He was asked who briefed POTUS on 9/11 and completely dodged the question. Lew was O's Chief of Staff at the time. This exchange is depressing...
http://www.weeklystandard.com/.....01199.html
"He didn’t pick up the phone to call any government officials in Libya until Sept. 12, after everyone was dead."
http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2.....ged-video/
vigilant| 2.15.13 @ 5:59PM
OP4 made a logical, probably informed, point. The rabbit hole goes far deeper than most people have any idea. Naivete makes useful idiots. Speaking of which, I thank vtwin for helping me zip through irrelevant comments more efficiently once I ascertained his/her consistency in posting group-think drivel without any apparent willingness to exercise objective, independent analysis. Love intelligent debate, but don't have respect for sophomoric superficiality .
Andrew, no, Obama didn't get away with anything. "Be sure your sins will find you out." Should be fun to watch.
Job| 2.15.13 @ 6:11PM
Lack of 411 on 911 due to 420?
Indy| 2.15.13 @ 6:54PM
Here's a pretty good timeline on Benghazi, I noticed it is missing the fact the POTUS did not attend his security briefings the week prior to the September 11th attacks.
http://directorblue.blogspot.c.....t-was.html
Dimitry_Aleksandrovich| 2.16.13 @ 2:32AM
The irony of the whole Benghazi debacle is that if our government hadn't "intervened" in Syria along with the other NATO members Colonel Ghaddafi would still be in power, the Wahhabists (Sunni Islamists) wouldn't have a foothold in the country and our ambassador Stevens would still be alive. Instead our government and yes the ambassador backed the "rebels" (many of whom were Islamists not unlike those who would later kill our ambassador), armed the rebels and acted as both the intelligence service and the air force for the rebels. As the old saying goes "when you lie down with dogs you get fleas". Who's responsible for Benghazi? Every U.S. government official (elected or not) who decided it was a good idea to back Islamist rebels and overthrow Ghaddafi. Basically our policies and the policies Stevens himself championed got him killed.
KennesawJack| 2.16.13 @ 8:40AM
Dimitry, Khorosho. You are EXACTLY right, in my opinion. (Except we intervened in Libya, not Syria). We should just sit back and let the Muzzies have a circular firing squad.
Dimitry_Aleksandrovich| 2.16.13 @ 7:16PM
Yes Libya, thank you for pointing out my mistake. Of course we are funding and arming Islamist rebels (FSA) in Syria as well. We are just hesitant to drop bombs on Syrian government forces at this point in time. That doesn't mean there are not covert ops going on in Syria or the possibility of US backed mercenaries fighting alongside the FSA against Assad.
I agree that we should stay out of Syria, but not so Muslims can kill themselves. Right now the Assad regime is protecting Syrian Christians and if the West stops backing the FSA the better it will be for Christians, Alawites and other non-Sunni minorities in Syria because the Syrian government will win and the war will end.
TLP| 2.16.13 @ 8:50AM
That was the Plan Dimitry.
What happened in Beghazi was just "A bump in the road".
These people were always Expendable. Khaddafi was taken out so that the Islamists could Take Over. Mubarek was abandoned, so that the Islamists could Take Over. He is sending the Islamist Government 200 Abrhams Tanks and F16 Fighter Jets. And, he's giving them to these Islamists FOR FREE.
He did Nothing when the Iranians were being Murdered in the Streets.
He's done Nothing as 70,000 (UN) Syrians have been Murdered in the Streets. Only now do we find out that he is Running Guns to the Islamists in Syria.
Of course His Policies got Stevens, and the others Killed. They're gonna get Millions Killed.
That's the Plan.
Dimitry_Aleksandrovich| 2.16.13 @ 7:21PM
I don't know if it was the plan, but the "Arab Spring" and our meddling in the Middle East is certainly panning out in the favor of Sunni Islamists (such as the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Syria). Morsi studied for his PHD at the University of Southern California.
florin| 2.16.13 @ 9:40AM
Feb. 16th: On talk shows I keep hearing the question: "What was Obama doing all that time?" Why is this question being asked when we know what he was doing - reports say he went to bed and when he woke up, he headed to Vegas to campaign...never checked to see how our Ambassador and other Americans were doing. How did he get reelected after this gross indifference to the lives and safety of Americans under attack? I heard he gave medals posthumously to those who lost their lives to protect others in the Newtown school shooting, and that is as it should be. Why isn't he giving medals, then, to those Navy Seals who died trying to protect their fellow Americans? When is Obama going to be held accountable for his actions and non-actions?
Cobalt| 2.17.13 @ 8:01AM
"But Don't Rule Out Malice"
By Ryan Scott Welch
http://www.americanthinker.com.....alice.html
Marc Jeric| 2.17.13 @ 10:36AM
Establishment of jihadist regimes under the Arab Spring program (done in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt; still to go in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan), and with help of the existing jihadist regimes in Turkey, Sudan, and Iran to proceed to the destruction of Israel and the associated mass murder of all Jews there under a close supervision provided by Kerry, Brennan, and Hagel. The Benghazi murder cover-up interrupted temporarily the transfer of arms to the Syrian jihadists; but it will continue after that interruption; Egyptian jihadists received 20 fighter jets and 200 tanks as Obama’s personal gift. This work will then inevitably earn Obama his second Nobel Piece Prize (his time for a real accomplishment – not like the first one given only on the basis of Hope & Change).
Dimitry_Aleksandrovich| 2.17.13 @ 4:04PM
No one's coming to slaughter the Jews Marc. The Jews have nuclear weapons (over 200 of them). All major Arab conflicts with the state of Israel have resulted in the loss of territory for those Arab states. For all its rhetoric Hezbollah most assuredly does not want an Israeli occupation of South Lebanon again and Egypt does not want to lose the Sinai. King Hussein in Jordan wants as little trouble with Israel as possible. Iran is in a high stakes power struggle with the Sunni Saudi Arabia for the Middle East and any Iranian attack on Israel would ensure that the Saudis would have the last laugh. The Arab states have traditionally been big on anti-Israeli rhetoric but small on action.
PetarK| 2.17.13 @ 1:33PM
And so we're supposed to be surprised that 'they got away with it'. No MSM inquiry into this criminal behavior. We even had Candy Crowley supporting the president during the final debate. Geez. Democrats circle the wagons, and the Republicans in Congress preen for TV cameras.
The people who voted for Obama should be ashamed, but they're not. Our country is so screwed.
Kevin Gutzman | 2.22.13 @ 10:12AM
I recall when President Reagan slept through a military engagement. So what?
President Obama ordered his chief military subordinate, Panetta, to do everything he could to save the American personnel in Benghazi. What else was he supposed to do, sit and stare at Panetta until the episode was over?
I lament the fiscal, monetary, economic, and social policies of the Obama administration. However, I also lament that many of the president's critics distract us with red herrings like "Obama should have sat around looking at his CIA director until the Benghazi mess was over."
Let's talk about the budget. Or about our military footprint. Anything but this foolishness.
TSIndiana| 2.23.13 @ 8:04AM
The haters of American Spectator are at it again, linking the act of Kennedy to Obama. Jews are so good at hate and war... from the time they killed Jesus.