Posted on 01/19/2013 4:02:40 PM PST by kristinn
President Barack Obama offered on Saturday to provide any assistance the Algerian government needs after a deadly hostage siege at a desert gas plant and said the United States was seeking a "fuller understanding" from Algerian authorities of what took place there.
"The thoughts and prayers of the American people are with the families of all those who were killed and injured in the terrorist attack in Algeria," Obama said in his first comments on the hostage crisis.
Obama's written statement was issued by the White House after the Algerian army carried out a dramatic final assault to end a siege by Islamist militants in which 23 hostages were killed, many of them believed to be foreigners.
The statement made no mention of Americans who were caught up in the hostage crisis.
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He understands full well what happened in Benghazi, and will do all he can to make sure nobody else does.
The guy couldn’t understand it if they drew him a cartoon...
Yes Nabber, and that is the sad thing.
0 was probably too busy celebrating to ever see this - these are the people who seek understanding.
http://www.khou.com/community/Houston-area-family-mourns-hostage-killed-in-Algeria—187806061.html
We know the family well of one of the Texans killed, I grew up with his nephews - it’s such a complete tragedy. Everyone knows them well in our hometown, it is small, and all of our hearts hurt.
Wonderful tribute by Congressman Poe on the floor today too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoFm7_Q2so
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