This article is all a load of malarkey. The QRF was relocated to Sigonella in plenty of time to get to Benghazi and make a difference. I don’t believe that there was no air support available either.
I can’t vouch for any of the information in the article. However, it does seem plausible that our defenses in the entire area are as anemic as they are in Benghazi (neglected and requests for more ignored). This reality would explain Obama’s statement, “Number one, beef up our security and procedures, not just in Libya, but in every embassy and consulate in the region...” [trying to close the barn door after the fact, and in the face of 4 dead Americans]. And his and his administrations need for a cooling off period — thus the concocted lie about an Internet video.
I am sure I read that 2 C-130’s were actually assigned to Libya.
I agree, there was TONS of support available, this was a decision to not go in for political reasons. From what I’ve been hearing it was because there were Al Qaeda ambush teams waiting for the rescue response to cause another Blackhawk down situation and POTUS probably decided it wasn’t worth the risk to his re-election hopes. That makes the most sense and explains Panetta’s moronic “we don’t go in unless we have more intel” statement.
The timing of this leak is suspicious, and the info impossible to verify.
Freepers recognize that even if true, this in no way exonerates Obama, but voters who follow this story in a cursory way or via headlines and soundbites might see it as a mitigating factor in regard to Obama's lack of response.