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Old 05-09-2013, 02:04 PM
 
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Old 05-09-2013, 02:09 PM
 
Location: Virginia Beach
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Again: Anything to paint a controversy on Obama and make him look bad.

Yes, this is a tragedy. Yes, this could've been avoided. Is this nearly as bad as his detractors make it out to be? No. NOt even close.
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:11 PM
 
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I think this Benghazi episode will prove to ruin her chance of successfully running in 2016. I think she booted it, and used her injury to stall questioning. Since then, she has suggested that everyone should just move on, which only makes it worse.

Even if she is innocent of any wrong doing, her actions afterwards make her look guilty. The Republicans will be unmerciful in crucifying her.
I hope she runs because I intend to mercilessly refer to her supporters as racists like they were called back during the 2008 primaries. That's just too much comedy pleasure to pass up.
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:15 PM
 
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Where does Rep Issa, and the keyboard commandos here on CD get the idea that the US has squadrons of F-16s flying all over the place and special forces that can be dropped on any square inch of the planet within hours? Military logistics don't work like that.

People can (rightfully) hem and haw all they want to about the security screw-ups leading up to the attack and the glossing over the administration did afterwards, but the truth is this is nothing but political theater. If anything, these hearings are broadcasting our logistical weaknesses and area of operations for terrorist to use in future attacks. Did Al Qaeda know that the closest jets were with a carrier group in Italy, and that we had CIA operations in Benghazi? Well, they do now.
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:16 PM
 
Location: Martinsville, NJ
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There were a lot of screw ups identified. The problem is, there isn't evidence that cover up was among them.
Yup, there it is. I'm seeing this change in the rhetoric more & more in the past day or two. "They were just incompetent, not dishonest."
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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Senior White House and State Department officials played a much larger role than they acknowledged in drafting erroneous administration “talking points” about the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, according to congressional investigators preparing for a dramatic hearing Wednesday in the House.
Certainly, you can't expect me to take seriously anything that comes out of the Washington Times. It hardly requires additional mention that while "congressional investigators" seemed anxious to leak those claims last week, the hearings themselves did not fulfill them.
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:17 PM
 
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What happened to the last general to dare to speak ill of his highness Obama? Oh yeah, he was retired (read fired). McCrystal/Rolling Stone ragizine wasn't it?
Any General knows and so does any soldier that you do not go out into a public platform and bad mouth the POTUS. And i was never in the military. As Commander and Chief would you have put up for it?
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:17 PM
 
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Oh the desperation of trying find a fall person for your feigned outrage.
As is typical of libs in this investigation, you have no answers.

Gee, Bob, if the answers are so obvious, why don't you tell us-

1. Why the available military assets were told to "stand down" during the attack?
2. Who ordered these forces to "stand down"?
3. Why was the commander of Africom fired after this?
4. Why did Hillary tell Hicks she agreed the consulate should be evacuated, then denied the evacution?
5. Who over-ruled Hillary?
6. Why did the White House ignore the warnings of the Libyan government?
7. Why, despite the requests of Hicks, was the FBI investigation of the site delayed 18 days?
8. What communication did the State Department have with Obama?
9. Why did Rice perpetuate the "video" lie, even when it was clear this was incorrect?
10. Who told Rice to make the talk show rounds espousing the video lie?
11. Did Obama have any direct communication with Africom?
12. Did Panetta have any direct communication with Africom?
13. Why have those who wrote the 'official" White House version of Benghazi refused to testify?


Since you already know all the answers, just share them with us. You can save the tax payers the trouble of the congressional hearings.
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Again: Anything to paint a controversy on Obama and make him look bad.

Yes, this is a tragedy. Yes, this could've been avoided. Is this nearly as bad as his detractors make it out to be? No. NOt even close.
Ummm, the link I responded to was not trying to make 0bama look bad, it was offering him cover.

I'm not sure where you are going with that.
 
Old 05-09-2013, 02:18 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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What happened to the last general to dare to speak ill of his highness Obama? Oh yeah, he was retired (read fired). McCrystal/Rolling Stone ragizine wasn't it?
Exactly as he should have been.
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