“he got a phone call from SOCAFRICA which said, you can’t go now, you don’t have authority to go now,”
Why would such an order be given? I mean really, if it was suspected American live could be in ANY danger why not err on the side of safety?
Because Obama had the whole thing STAGED.
Stevens was supposed to be taken hostage and swapped with the Blind Sheik.
These stories all follow a similar pattern:
People were in the process of doing exactly as they were trained and were stopped cold by someone from above.
Everyone was responding to a legitimate incident just as they were supposed to only to be hamstrung by some unknown superior.
Someone wanted to make certain that no US forces would arrive in Benghazi in time to ‘see anything.’
People like Clinton and Panetta say that weren’t sure what was happening.
But there was one thing that was made absolutely clear: Do nothing.
Why do you even ask such a question.
The order was given because Obama’s balls shrank into his belly as soon as he heard what was happening.
But one example - Desert One (1980) wasn't green lighted until after Carter's reelection started publically failing. A followup attempt was held because it would have no positive impact for the Carter reelection.
There are many others several of which are very contemporary.
I have the T-shirt with “Been There; Done That” dates going back to the late 1960s.
What is the name of the person who gave the order not to go. We need names!