Posted on 11/04/2012 11:28:23 AM PST by null and void
I suspect a single low altitude supersonic flyover would have broken the back of the assault.
Perhaps it would have.
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And less than an hour later, a heavily armed Libyan military unit arrived and was able to take the U.S. personnel to the airport.
Translation to actual events: A second wave of ragtag militia, friendly at present to the almost non-existent Libyan Gov't, which was unable to provide any security to the "Consulate" at all, until after the fact, showed up. The pinned down force at the Annex plus the new arrivals were able to beat back the attackers enough that the escape to the airport was accomplished.
This gives a pretty good idea of what level of force the U.S., by far the greatest military force in the world, would have needed to apply, say, by 1 a.m., to win the day handily. This would not have saved Ambassador Stevens (a simple battery powered ventilation and fire supression system, not to mention more security in the 1st place, probably would have done that.) It also would not have saved Sean Smith. But it almost certainly would have saved Woods and Doherty, not to mention the Annex and most of whatever operation was going on there.
Nully, I’m barely limping along in my FR reading lately, many thanks to everyone for posting on this. You and everyone else.
Somewhere I read that Stevens had $64 million apparently at this Consultate or whatever it was. I didn’t read the article, just planned to, so I don’t know where the money came from.
I may even have a window open about it; or not.
I’m really frazzled or I’d have a link or something. Have you read this?
A good man defending the Benghazi mission was illuminating a jihadist mortar team with a laser sight.....and this is the best these a$$ hat officials can do?
Who refused or failed to act.All of those people should be in jail.
Or hanged.
"Evinces a wanton disregard of human life" fits the criteria for murder.
"The betrayal of one's own country by waging war against it or by consciously or purposely acting to aid its enemies." is treason.
IMHO, the attack was pre-arranged as a hostage taking kidnapping; if not originated in the Oval Office, at the very least accepted and blessed there.
What the White House naïvely bought into IN ADVANCE was a scheme to allow Amb. Stevens to be kidnapped and held for ransom.
Obama and Valerie Jarret desperately wanted to show Obama as the Master Negotiator, a mensch capable of doing what even the Great Jimmy Carter couldn't: successfully redeem hostages from muslims, and just in time for the election.
As an added bonus, it would provide the all the cover needed to release the Blind Sheik and all the "political" prisoners from Gitmo.
I believe Bronco and Val were astonished when the scorpion stung them in mid-river.
That they were so (dare I say it?) UNEXPECTEDLY betrayed caught them so utterly flat-footed that they still haven't come up with a good cover story!
Just one old, tired and cynical guy's opinion, of course.
Prove me wrong. Cite one demonstrable fact that says they didn't commit conspiracy to commit kidnapping at the least, murder and treason, both capital crimes, at the worst, if you can...
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