What the heck is going on in Benghazi?

[Thomason]

By the way, I carry a traditional premium stockman every day, not as a figure of speech.

Outstanding ! There may be some hope for you after all......despite your conservative leanings.

[Codger_64]

I am a liberal in wolf's clothing. I occasionally carry an A. Kastor & Bros. mop utility knife made in Nixdorf, Bohemia when the world was younger.

[Thomason]

If Bush had bailed out Schrade back in 2004 I might be a Republican today.

[Codger_64]

A single issue voter?

[eyeeatingfish]

The man skips his daily security briefings.

Source?

Conspiracy? Motive? No, it was uncaring incompetence. Nothing more, nothing less.

I sure hope not. I also hope that the deceased americans at least managed to take a bunch of the attackers with them!

[Codger_64]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...4e1_story.html

Washington Post on September 10th. Picked up by many right biased media after the attacks on the 11th. The White house explained the discrepancy by stating that he reads a written version on his I-pad.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...nce-briefings/

[ttoney83]

Statements made about a topic based on limited information had at the time.

The information was apparently detailed enough that it should have warranted deploying of extra security forces. This is why the White House is blocking release of the communications......It's pretty obvious what is going on here eyeatingfish. This is a MAJOR, how do I put this nicely, SCREW UP, which could see the CP impeached.

I think Gov. Huckabee put it in appropriate perspective when he chastised Clinton, pointing out that Clinton got impeached for NOThing, so how could he support this guy who has gone over the top with extra judicial assassinations of American Citizens, and now appears to be covering up a MAJOR disaster which has resulted in the deaths of an Ambassador and other personell and the capture of valuable intelligence on the region......

This is no mere tide turn.

[ttoney83]

You don't need a motive. All you need is pure incompetence, and a stubborn refusal to give a damn about anything other than winning this election and holding on to power.

The man skips his daily security briefings. And when all the bad things went down, when our embassies were attacked, our ambassador raped and killed, Obama went to bed then got up the next day and flew to Vegas for a fund raiser. That, right there, tells you everything you need to know about what really happened here.

Conspiracy? Motive? No, it was uncaring incompetence. Nothing more, nothing less.

No, no conspiracy is needed and if this can provide the grounds to get him impeached, for incompetence and a coverup, that's fine with me. There is a provision for his removal by another means as well, without impeachment; 25th Amendment, article 4. This demonstration of incompetence is, IMO, grounds for finding him unable to perform his duties.

IMO, everyone who is opposed to a second term for this president should be ringing the phones off the hook of their Representatives and Senators DAILY, HOURLY even.

With this guy in the White House we've seen more radical islamist regimes take over in several nations and we were responsible for facilitating the take over of Ansar al-Sharia in Libya. We are now pushing for the same thing in Syria. Anyone who thinks that removing Assad will result in a more democratic regime taking over is fooling themselves. Assad MIGHT be a bad guy, but he is definitely preferable to another Al-Qaeda affiliated radical regime taking over. It really looks like the deck is being stacked against Israel in preparation for setting off a major regional conflict, at least.

[parbajtor]

No. The FBI wants to be at the crime scene instead of hundreds of kilometers away.

Whilst the Embassy is De Jure American Soil, I wonder by what "authority" the FBI has to investigate on foreign soil? While they obviously have an interest and were probably "invited" to attend, I suspect that they may be acting in an "advisory capacity" rather than "leading the investigation".

[parbajtor]

No, no conspiracy is needed and if this can provide the grounds to get him impeached, for incompetence and a coverup, that's fine with me. There is a provision for his removal by another means as well, without impeachment; 25th Amendment, article 4. This demonstration of incompetence is, IMO, grounds for finding him unable to perform his duties.

Cough cough, New Orleans, cough,cough

[ttoney83]

Cough cough, New Orleans, cough,cough

??? I don't get it.

[Thomason]

??? I don't get it.

Bush and Katrina, I'm guessing.

[timcsaw]

Bush and Katrina, I'm guessing.

Oh, that's right... I'd forgotten that Bush caused hurricane Katrina. My bad.

[Codger_64]

Oh, that's right... I'd forgotten that Bush caused hurricane Katrina. My bad.

No, he was one of the shooters on the bridge. Or was that Cheney?

[ttoney83]

Bush and Katrina, I'm guessing.

Okay...That's what I thought too, but couldn't figure out how Bush could have stopped Katrina.....

[ttoney83]

No, he was one of the shooters on the bridge. Or was that Cheney?

Pretty sure that was Cheney.

[timcsaw]

Of course it was Cheney... what with his previous experience shooting people and all...

But seriously... the more I read about this, the more obvious it becomes that the President and his administration used the movie story as a ruse to keep people from seeing that everything said at the Dem. Convention - the self congratulations at killing al Qaeda etc. - and Obama's apology tour didn't create the world peace and harmony that he said it would... and to preempt and distract any attacks on his failed foreign policy was the main goal behind all the stories.

[Codger_64]

That ruse pretty well fell thru when the Libyans themselves refused to play the game accepting the blame that rightly belonged to Al Queda affiliates. It did take a while before the misdirection caused enough backpeddling for the admin to recant earlier press releases. And the earlier press releases, regardless of the original intent, did give cover to Al Queda for promoting actual riots throughout the region under the guise of the stupid film. Best laid plans of mice and Presidents...

[ttoney83]

That ruse pretty well fell thru when the Libyans themselves refused to play the game accepting the blame that rightly belonged to Al Queda affiliates. It did take a while before the misdirection caused enough backpeddling for the admin to recant earlier press releases. And the earlier press releases, regardless of the original intent, did give cover to Al Queda for promoting actual riots throughout the region under the guise of the stupid film. Best laid plans of mice and Presidents...

Indeed! Have you noticed that the regimes which have taken over from the Arab spring are all much more radical than those they took over from? And we contributed to the overthrow of Kadaffy. And now we're trying to do it in Syria by supporting the "Rebels." Who will take over if Assad is overthrown? It really looks to me like Israel is being deliberately surrounded by regimes much more hostile to it than there were before. What do you think?

[powernoodle]

When Obama is re-elected, the mean people won't hate us anymore and everything will be ok.