First, I think it’s interesting that the article says terrorists came in with cans full of diesel. The terrorists didn’t come in, do a search, see the locked gate and then go get cans of diesel. They came in with cans of diesel. Somebody should see if there were any diesel cars or equipment at the consulate.
Why would Obama decide to not send military aircraft to Benghazi? I think it goes to the Democrat frame of mind. To them, nothing is more important than winning elections. The Democrats think that Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 Presidential election because of the failed Iranian hostage rescue attempt. That gave us 12 years of Republican Presidents. Obama, Hillary and the Democrats could not risk another failed hostage attempt. They could not risk another 12 years of Republican Presidents, so they left those people without military support and started concocting lies to cover up a cowardly political decision.
“They could not risk another 12 years of Republican Presidents, so they left those people without military support and started concocting lies to cover up a cowardly political decision.”
Precisely. As I recall, Valerie Jarrett convinced Obama to call off missions to kill Bin Laden on three occasions before he finally allowed the Seals to do their job. Over Jarrett’s objection. Jarrett was worried that if the mission went wrong, it would hurt Obama’s chances for re-election. In Bengahzi, Jarrett decided that it was politically safer to just limit the damage to whomever was left in the consulate, than commit forces and weaponry to save them. Then, as was said above, start lying about it, and count on the mainstream media to provide full cover.
“Somebody should see if there were any diesel cars or equipment at the consulate.”
Fuel cans for the consulate’s generator. The terrorists didn’t bring it in.
“But now, watching from the dark, Ubben sees some of the attackers coming into the other, open side of the villa. They are carrying jerrycans full of diesel used to fuel the embassy’s electrical generators.”
But wouldn’t that mean these people knew just where to look? Or had been told?