There was no surprise about the attack. There was no 'failure of intel.' The attack was predicted in precise detail a month before it occurred. The draw down of security had to be intentional.
CIA Sources: Obama ordered military not to help Ambassador Stevens
The failure to approve a rescue had to be intentional.
Sources: Key task force not convened during Benghazi consulate attack
Keeping the Counterterrorism Security Group (CSG) in the dark about the attack had to be intentional.
Tweeting apologies for the 'anti-Muhammed video' beginning early that morning, repeatedly blaming all the violence at all of our embassies on the 'video' and making an apology video to air in Pakistan had to be intentional.
Stevens presence in Benghazi on 9-11 had to be intentional.
Good! You beat me to it and saved me time.
Hillary and Mena airport ?
But the truth is coming out, and an accounting is coming. For the character, competence and credibility of
Wire service journalism and esp. Licensed broadcast journalism as institutions
have been called into question.
The truth isn’t coming out fast enough with Nov. 6 approaching!
Ya gotta know when to hold em
Know when to fold em.
The Benghazi consulate(listening post)(arems supply) should have been closed, as our operations in Afghanistan should be closed.
Getting people killed for no reason just doesn’t make sense.
So we have Obama implicated in two illegal gun-running operations (Fast and Furious and Benghazi) and the MSM is turning its usual blind eye to these travesties. Had the media done its job of rooting out the truth in these failed illegalities involving the deaths of Americans, this President would have been run out of town on a rail long ago. How many more innocent Americans have to die before the MSM stops being complicit in these crimes?
MEMRI.org - Spech Dispatch No. 5034: "ARAB TV REPORT EXPOSES LAX SECURITY AT U.S. CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI PRIOR TO AMBASSADOR STEVEN'S ARRIVAL AND SECURITY BREACH PRIOR TO ATTACK -- REVEALED BY DOCUMENTS GATHERED AT CONSULATE FOLLOWING ATTACK" (November 1, 2012) (Read More…)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip no. 3629 Broadcast: November 1, 2012: "TV CHANNEL EXPOSES SECURITY BREACH AT U.S. BENGHAZI CONSULATE IN DOCUMENTS GATHERED FOLLOWING ATTACK" (November 1, 2012) (Watch Here)
Ping.
It appears that "everyone" knew the consulates situation - of course we know Obama and his former CIA now head Sec Def was with him (exactly the same room togetherness that killed Osama Bin Laden...).
The US can dispatch immediately within seconds the appropriate response for any situation. Let me repeat that. We have a tactical operations center to do this, but all Emergency Operations Centers/Command Centers are tied together For example, if a grid coordinate needs watched we have an assortment of sat's, drones, aircraft, electronic signal intercepts, on the ground assets, as well as other countries Information all pour into a command center. There are computers to make split second decisions on what response options are available, and then a final judgment made by an officer to dispatch what the computers identify. We can dispatch many types of assets, a few which come to mind are cruise missiles, artillery, quick response teams, aircraft, drones, etc.
Still remember this - the emergency ops centers knew the situation and Obama was present. There is only one commander in chief of the armed forces and only one head of the civilian government. The president appoints every Sec State, CIA, Sec Def (Sec Nav, Sec Army, Sec AF, etc.) so if incompetence ruled the day it was all because of his due diligence or lack thereof. It was no more Hillary’s fault than the man in the moon.
What we learned from Obama's personal touch being on the kill button for Osama Bin Laden is he took full credit - he was president or present if you will again so what is different this time with the exception that our Nation failed to act. We also have reports Obama went to bed 45-minutes after leaving the briefing/command center so the decision was made early on. Now we have a one-star general and the commander of the Stennis carrier group relieved. Obama made that call just like with Bin Laden.
Got this picture of Obama and his staff burned in your heads yet from the OBL raid because nothing changed and president and DNC along with the media has made sure you see Obama as the Strong Leader of the Military and foreign policy, executing policy to protect America. The media and DNC is so sure they can tell their party faithful that OBL was personally dispatched by Obama, and we do know Obama was president as president do we not....
It would have been normal for an IT guy to be one of the final few with the chief of mission (in this case the Ambassador) remaining until the end - due to communications requirements and being located in a safe haven area of the mission) as was the case for Amb Stevens.
State would have not had to make any request for security in this situation, nor would they be an approval authority, rather they would just meekly accept the judgment of higher ups (the president in this case) or professionals like the military and Intel agencies. They are not a security or combat outfit. When making the point they are responsible for their own security, so is a bank, a shopping mall, etc., and each has a limited capability. State has as some missions abroad Marine Security Guards, Local National Guard Forces, Regional Security Officer (actually diplomatic security specialists), possibly contractors who used to be US vendors like the evil Blackwater (no US Dept of State personnel ever died under Blackwater’s security).
Some countries I am familiar had a Special Forces team located nearby for several purposes, like security of important things and keeping watchful eyes on, for the most part the arrogant State Department mission (our diplomatic security specialist/agent actually told the SF Team she didn't need their help for the mission as she could handle it - a first tour DS specialist no less). I am sure our Nation had operatives roaming around who never set foot nor have any contact with anyone stationed in that country who were totally independent.
Hllary and O made sure that trans-formative social engineering is the primary mission at State and diplomacy second. Liberals ruined the workplace with group-think. To dissent is to be unsupportative at State.
Liberals have failed to understand that diplomacy, national security, or even GM and banks need to be run by the professionals and not some CRAZ or appointee. Of course, they can be forgiven for this failed judgment as all the nice Embassies get political campaign supports appointed as the Ambassador (Europe or any place you would want to visit) and the career diplomats go to the hell holes.
Smoking gun? It’s a bonfire.