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Thanks for your posts. It was appropriate for the pres. and sec. of state to be there and they are who they are, they have those jobs for now. Their words were appropriate and from other interviews I've seen/heard, Hillary was a friend of the ambassador and I saw her on the verge of tears right after we knew he was killed. She is a human being just like we are. If our friend had been killed, we would have reacted the same way.

The deaths of these fine people were the center of the service today as they came back to this country. It saddens me some Freepers had to politicize this service as it definitely was not.

I also see names of Freepers here I've never seen before and they certainly don't know me to make a judgment. Then, there is one that is a newbie today and another one new from a couple of days ago. They don't know how to act on this board and/or they may be retreads. As to what happened in Egypt and especially Libya, we don't know the answers yet and there are many rumors out there about this and that. I'll wait until more definite facts are known before I throw rocks. Many on this thread and others are knee jerking before they know the facts. That's the way I work - research, find out the facts, then make a plan and execute the plan. I don't know the facts yet.

Why are you willfully ignoring the facts?

Another freeper explained the logistic situation up thread. The President was too busy to go to Dover AFB for the photo op so he had the flight diverted to Andrews AFB. This required an additional flight to the Dover AFB mortuary. How considerate of him.

This is disgraceful. Why are you defending Obama?

Marcella, I’m no fan of obama or hillary and do believe they, primarily obama, have much to answer for in what is happening in the ME. This was a ceremony to receive the four killed in Libya.....a very sad/solemn occasion. You seemed to think it was dignified and would comfort the families, and I was glad to hear it. They deserve to be comforted.

Besides, I’m not a flamethrower on FR (at least I try not to be).

Sorry you had to endure being flamed. Everyone is on edge. I know I am.

I commented earlier on another thread, I thought The Post-Turtle and Shrillery were vacuous and played to the camera...each to their own opinion on this.

News of the *Tweet* is out now, and makes Obama the fool.

While the President and Secretary of State may (and have) attended memorial services to show their respect, this was not the same. I think this was a staged event designed to give him a bump in the polls, create a photo op and provide fuel for the Sunday morning talk shows.

While Hillary may have had true feelings for Ambassador Stevens, the false sincerity of this event was so thick it could be cut with a knife. If the display today is to be taken as something serious I would expect an admission from Obama or Hillary that this was an act of war. Until they speak from their hearts about our country a staged event doesn't move me.

By the way - why the audience and where'd they get those people so fast? AND...the TV setup with the four hearses was just plain creepy!