You don’t get to 4stars without being political enough to ride a fence into infinity. Don’t get your hopes up about some bomb shell..it ain’t gonna happen.
The fog of war covers it..and then we did everything we could with the resources at hand. The prisoners were taken in the action at the main building..etc.
P4 will make it seem the only big mistake was not enough security. End of story.
His risks are different now, however; he quit the service didn’t he?
I agree we shouldn’t get our hopes up on Petraeus and he shouldn’t be treated with kid gloves. The fact is that he is the head of the CIA and had his own personnel under attack in one of the most hot button areas of the world, on a day that has special significance for both America and his enemies. These questions are fundamental:
When did P find out about the attack?
If he was not advised during the attack, why not? What is the CIA’s protocol for advising the Director of critical situations involving Americans in foreign countries generally, and CIA personnel specifically?
How was he advised and by whom?
Who did he speak with in the Military, White House, and other government departments after the attack? What was discussed?
What did he do to obtain additional information about the attacks? Did he watch the audio and video feeds coming from Benghazi? Did you request access to the Situation Room and, if yes, were you given access? If you did not access these sources of real time information, why not?
What options did he consider in providing assistance to the CIA staff and other Americans in danger? Who did he discuss these options with in the White House, Military and other departments?
If he did not communicate with the President about an ongoing attack against CIA staff and other Americans, why not? Why is an attack against Americans on sovereign US soil not considered of sufficient urgency to involve the President?
Were any specific options discussed with State, the Military and /or the President? What were those options and what was the response of State, the Military and President?
Did you request any specific action or form or assistance from State, the Military, the President or any other department. Was that request fulfilled and if no, what explanation were you given?
What specific intelligence did you have access to that supported your contention that the Benghazi attacks had anything to do with the video? What meetings and/or discussions did you have with State, the Military, the President, other White House officials or any other department, about the video prior to making that statement?
When did you come to the conclusion that the Benghazi attacks had nothing to do with the video? Why didn’t you correct the record when you came to that conclusion?
Get the answers to these questions and you will be well on your way to unravelling the mystery of what happened.