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BREAKING: Obama made no phone calls on night of Benghazi attack, White House says
Washington Times ^ | February 14, 2013 | Stephan Dinan

Posted on 02/14/2013 1:19:27 PM PST by gwgn02

President Obama didn’t make any phone calls the night of the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the White House said in a letter to Congress released Thursday.

“During the entire attack, the president of the United States never picked up the phone to put the weight of his office in the mix,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, who had held up Mr. Obama’s defense secretary nominee to force the information to be released.

Mr. Graham said that if Mr. Obama had picked up the phone, at least two of the Americans killed in the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi might still be alive because he might have been able to push U.S. aid to get to the scene faster.

The White House has said Mr. Obama was kept up to date on the attack by his staff, though after being alerted to the attack in a pre-scheduled afternoon meeting he never spoke again with the defense secretary or the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 20120911; abandonerinchief; awol; benghazi; chrisstevens; libya; nationalsecurityfail; obama; obamasfault; obamaswars; terrorism
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To: MestaMachine; onyx
Generalissimo Ubama tries to reason with the Rouge Israeli Prime Minister whos foolish propaganda efforts cause Americans to be attacked in Libya and Cairo!

Just look at the rising Anti-Semtic opinions in the world and our own country. Do you think Ubama's People likes us Jews in anyway?

Hell the F*****g Greek Nazi Party is partying in Athens and the Egyptian Nazi Party was put into power with Ubama's blessing.

Do you think he really fears Impeachment?

41 posted on 02/14/2013 2:03:25 PM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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To: gwgn02

Epic Failure of leadership


42 posted on 02/14/2013 2:03:27 PM PST by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: gwgn02

This is their way of relieving him of the responsibility of giving the “stand down” order.
If he didn’t give it, who did?
Paging HRC!


43 posted on 02/14/2013 2:04:46 PM PST by Fireone (Impeach and imprison, NOW! Treason and murder are still crimes.)
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To: TigersEye
WHY WAS THE STRIKE FORCE IN SICILY ORDERED TO STAND DOWN!?!?!

Did anyone in that Kangaroo court of a senate ask that question?

44 posted on 02/14/2013 2:05:35 PM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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To: gwgn02

Important to note:

He chose his inaction. There were emails coming in to his blackberry from his state/intelligence/military emergency response personnel.

His blackberry must have been buzzing like crazy.


45 posted on 02/14/2013 2:06:49 PM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: gwgn02

Important to note:

He chose his inaction. There were emails coming in to his blackberry from his state/intelligence/military emergency response personnel.

His blackberry must have been buzzing like crazy.


46 posted on 02/14/2013 2:06:56 PM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: gwgn02

Important to note:

He chose his inaction. There were emails coming in to his blackberry from his state/intelligence/military emergency response personnel.

His blackberry must have been buzzing like crazy.


47 posted on 02/14/2013 2:06:56 PM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: gwgn02
3pm president las vegas benghazi buffoon obama
48 posted on 02/14/2013 2:07:19 PM PST by Bon mots (Abu Ghraib: 47 Times on the front page of the NY Times | Benghazi: 2 Times)
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To: gwgn02
From this FR thread: Obama's September 11 Phone Call (during Benghazi attack)

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During the second debate, he said:

This was just prior to the exchange 'get the transcript Candy'.
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[Emphasis added]
49 posted on 02/14/2013 2:08:06 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: KC_Lion

It wasn’t ordered to stand down per se. 0bamugabe simply did not authorize a CBA. His silence caused some DoD subordinate to tell them to stand down because they lacked authority to move. Nothing more or less than that. 0bamugabe turned his back and that was that.


50 posted on 02/14/2013 2:13:42 PM PST by TigersEye (The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
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To: gwgn02

President Abortion’s heart is cold as stone.


51 posted on 02/14/2013 2:14:55 PM PST by mlizzy (If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
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To: gwgn02

An unattended phone resting atop an empty chair...


52 posted on 02/14/2013 2:27:11 PM PST by Road Glide
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To: Clyde5445

I wish!


53 posted on 02/14/2013 2:29:11 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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54 posted on 02/14/2013 2:30:21 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: Jim Robinson

Don’t hold your breath until our spineless congresscretins would even begin to consider taking action.


55 posted on 02/14/2013 2:33:33 PM PST by 353FMG ( I refuse to specify whether I am serious or sarcastic -- I respect FReepers too much.)
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To: gwgn02

Why call, when you know it all?


56 posted on 02/14/2013 2:34:08 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: USS Alaska; Diana in Wisconsin; KC_Lion; MestaMachine

Yep, we’re on the same wave length.
Over and out!


57 posted on 02/14/2013 2:41:07 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: amom

Note to self post 40.


58 posted on 02/14/2013 2:42:09 PM PST by amom
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To: gwgn02

NOT taking responsibility is as culpable as ordering their deaths. Obama MUST be held accountable and YES I mean impeach his sorry carcass!


59 posted on 02/14/2013 2:48:03 PM PST by Missouri gal
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To: onyx

So do I.


60 posted on 02/14/2013 2:54:02 PM PST by Clyde5445
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