Why did Obama choose to “stand down” in Benghazi? (Best explanation of motive I've read.)

PowerLine ^ | October 27, 2012 | Paul Mirengoff

[morphing libertarian]

Here’s what I think his motivation is (besides CYA).

While the bad guys in the WH are scrambling to deny their cover up and misdirection, I believe there is another long-standing related issue with this.

IMO Obama has as one of his main goals: improving the image of Islam around the world and helping its expansion.

Of course the Taliban, Al Qaeda and other fanatics keep getting in the way by killing ambassadors and shooting 14 year old girls.

Look at the apology tour, the support of the muslim brotherhood, moslems in the top of the state department advisors and the WH. Add his comments about the film for 14 days, even after he knew is was a terrorist attack..

The calling of the Ft. Hood terrorist attack, workplace violence, is just another outlandish example.

Stevie Wonder can see the pattern. Any decent reporter could make this into a headline story if they had the balls.

[hummingbird]

"Words fail me to describe the utter revulsion and lack of respect I have for this sorry excuse for a Commander in Chief of US armed forces. No other president in US history would have failed those 4 brave American heroes the way this self-serving CinC did."

Ditto.

I like your profile page, too. Fits in rather well now and then...

[hummingbird]

"Maybe Valerie Jarrett told him not to send help."

From what I've understood in the past and am reading now in Edward Klein's "The Amateur," I have little doubt. She has her fingerprints on this.

[hummingbird]

"My explanation is better: ZerO didn’t want Arab blood on his hands; preferred to let our guys die. He’s on Brotherhood’s side. Wake up America!"

BTTT.

[Cvengr]

Who had the authority to direct AFRICOM second in command to relieve his senior?

[hummingbird]

"The author misses the most important key actor... Valerie Jarrett. I think her role in this has been totally hidden from public view."

Agree.

Just why is she getting such secret service detail?

Because she is pretty much co-president and makes major decisions?

Because Obama can't do without her? Can't make decisions without her?

Why does she get such protection?!

[hummingbird]

"The author misses the most important key actor... Valerie Jarrett. I think her role in this has been totally hidden from public view."

Agree.

Just why is she getting such secret service detail?

Because she is pretty much co-president and makes major decisions?

Because Obama can't do without her? Can't make decisions without her?

Why does she get such protection?!

[hummingbird]

"That would be General Carter Ham of Africom who was relieved of his duties 30 seconds after ignoring his order to stand down on the afternoon of 9/11. Good story today in American Thinker showing the chain of command."

BTTT.

[JediJones]

Good article. The other thing to add is that sending in forces would conflict with Obama’s campaign message of “ending wars” and withdrawing troops from around the world. To “win” on this issue, he needed to avoid deploying troops to Libya on the ground AND he needed to make it sound like terrorists were weak enough that deploying troops would no longer be necessary around the world. Hence, that leads to the White House trying to spin later that this was a “spontaneous” riot which could not have been predicted and has no connection to organized terrorism.

Thanks to the mainstream media’s complicity with Obama’s message in that regard, they were certainly getting away with that strategy for at least a good, solid month.

[Vermont Lt]

It would be a rare occasion, outside of Pakistan, where someone other than the President would be able to order military force used in another country without a state of war.

While your plan sounds good, it is not practical.

[peridot]

Thank the good Lord for stupidity. I wish he’d gotten those guys out but it would have been sickening to see them spiking the ball all the way to Nov. 6. This is driving me nuts. I’m excited and depressed at the same time.

[hummingbird]

"There's also the theory that he was meant to be taken hostage, so that Obama could look presidential negotiating a deal to get them released, but it all went sideways when the contingent from Tripoli launched that rescue attempt against orders."

Maybethe hostage scenario went south when the two SEALs from the annex went to aid the consulate personnel. I don't think that was counted on either.

It seemed odd to me that the people who brought Stevens out of the consulate were yelling Allah Akbar and yelling that he was alive.

Maybe they were saying this because they hoped the kidnap scenario could still be enacted. Maybe they were still hoping to get the Blind Sheik back in the trade-off.

Just seemed odd that the people who were attacking with RPGs would be giving the Allah Akbar upon finding the ambassador alive - assuming the people bringing his body out were the same attacking the consulate.

[hummingbird]

"Ultimately, too many people were involved in the events of September 11, 2012 for the betrayal of Ambassador Stevens to stay hidden, as Obama intended. First, the two Navy Seals defied orders and went to protect the Ambassador. In addition, the senior Navy person sought permission to intervene. In addition, the attack was being broadcast in many locations (I saw that it could have been as many as 15), and many people were outraged that nothing more was done."

It got too complicated and the whole scenario fell apart...

BTTT.

[hummingbird]

"Considering that Obama does drugs—I mean, really, he was seriously mis-medicated in the first debate and if you can’t wrap your mind around that, watch him here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNu9xjUwPEk"

Absolutely ODD!

Rush said once that Obama took 4 hours once to play a round of golf. Rush said no one takes 4 hours to play a round of golf. He joked, IIRC, that maybe Obama was smoking cigarettes behind Michelle's back.

Maybe he was smoking something else - he is ODD on that video.

BTTT.

[KamperKen]

"He didn’t want to leave any witnesses alive."

My theory as well. Possible coordination with the Islamists?

[hummingbird]

"Well, O isn’t dumb. He’s playing the islamist hand, and he knows AQ. Since he *is* AQ."

W-O-A-H!

Interesting post....BTTT.

[hummingbird]

"But more importantly, he did NOT want the Ambassador’s gun-running operation to Syria via Turkey"

Who is the Turkish official the ambassador met with the evening of 9/11?

The attack started some time after the Turkish official left the compound.

[hummingbird]

" #1. Was Stevens set up, or purposely left to die, and why, if so? #2. Were American ammunitions/weaponry in use and Obama knew it? Wanted to let the scavengers get all the stuff picked up before they were found and cited in the investigation?"

That's one clever way of getting people to do your dirty work. Wonder if Valerie Jarrett thought of it, or at least, sanctioned it. Obama is believed to not do anything without her approval.

[hummingbird]

"IMO Obama has as one of his main goals: improving the image of Islam around the world and helping its expansion. Of course the Taliban, Al Qaeda and other fanatics keep getting in the way by killing ambassadors and shooting 14 year old girls. Look at the apology tour, the support of the muslim brotherhood, moslems in the top of the state department advisors and the WH. Add his comments about the film for 14 days, even after he knew is was a terrorist attack.. The calling of the Ft. Hood terrorist attack, workplace violence, is just another outlandish example." Also, he wants muslims to be trained - by NASA no less - in math and science.

[hummingbird]

What is OFX?

TIA!