Benghazigate: Obama Chose Not to Save Ambassador Stevens’ LifeThere you go. Obama is sitting in the CinC chair within 90 minutes of the button being pushed. What did he do? Jet off to Vegas.In that article, Daniel Greenfield of Front Page Magazine says this:
"The hour is 5 p.m., Sept. 11, Washington time, and the scene is an Oval Office meeting among President Obama, the secretary of defense, the national security adviser and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi has been under assault for roughly 90 minutes. Some 30 U.S. citizens are at mortal risk. The whereabouts of Ambassador Stevens are unknown."
I have to assume Greenfield was wrong or else Articles of Impeachment would already be in the hopper.
On another thread I posted:
“In the debate Obama said, “As soon as I was notified of the attack in progress, I was on the phone with my National Security Team.””
This has never been mentioned before.”
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In the same thread I posted Obama’s schedule for the day:
NO ONE has asked Obama where he was when he was told of the attack. It would have been automatic standard operating procedure for Obama to have been told immediately of the attack. Immediately.
Below is Obama’s schedule for Sep 11, 2012. If this account is real time, he was at Walter Reed. The attack began at 3:30pm EST. Did Obama immediately go back to the WH? or did he finish his visit at Walter Reed?
Notice Obama already had a meeting scheduled with Panetta & Biden.
To my knowledge, NO ONE HAS ASKED Obama about his whereabouts or reported [after Benghazi] on his schedule for that day. I dug up this info myself, and as you can see, it was a routine press report dated Sept 11, 2012.
Did Obama ever go into the Situation Room? The attack lasted 6 hrs. My guess is probably not, but I have no doubt that many others did.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2012/09/president_obama_official_sched_1000.html
11, 2012. 9-11 Observance
By Lynn Sweet on September 11, 2012 8:52 AM | No Comments
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2012
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
In the morning, the President, the First Lady and White House staff will
gather on the South Lawn of the White House to observe a moment of
silence to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The moment of
silence is pooled press.
Later in the morning, the President and First Lady will travel to the
Pentagon Memorial to attend the September 11th Observance Ceremony.
There will be in-town travel pool coverage.
In the afternoon, the President will travel to Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center and visit with Wounded Warriors who are being
treated at the hospital and their families. This visit is closed press.
Later in the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet
with Secretary of Defense Panetta in the Oval Office. This meeting is
closed press.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Washington Post
Radio: VOA
EDT
7:30AM In-Town Pool Call Time
8:45AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY observe a moment of silence to
mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
South Lawn
Pooled Press (Pre-set 8:00AM - Gather Time 8:30AM - North Doors of the
Palm Room)
9:10AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart from the White House to
the Pentagon Memorial
In-Town Travel Pool Coverage (In-Town Travel Pool Gather Time 9:00AM -
North Doors of the Palm Room)
9:30AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY attend September 11th Observance
Ceremony
The Pentagon Memorial
In-Town Travel Pool Coverage
11:30AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY return to the White House
In-Town Travel Pool Coverage
1:45PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Bethesda, Maryland
South Lawn
Open Press (Final Gather 1:25PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
1:55PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Bethesda, Maryland
In-Town Travel Pool Coverage (In-Town Travel Pool Gather 12:10PM - North
Doors of the Palm Room)
2:15PM THE PRESIDENT visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
Closed Press
4:40PM THE PRESIDENT departs Bethesda, Maryland en route the White House
In-Town Travel Pool Coverage
4:50PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Final Gather 4:30PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
5:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of
Defense Panetta
Oval Office
Closed Press