Michael Weaver posted this on Facebook:
Posted on 10/27/2012 5:59:20 AM PDT by Aria
If you don’t get torches-and-pitchforks irate about this, you are not an American:
The security officer had a laser on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a Specter gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground involved in intense firefights. The fighting at the CIA annex went on for more than four hours — enough time for any planes based in Sigonella Air base, just 480 miles away, to arrive. Fox News has also learned that two separate Tier One Special operations forces were told to wait, among them Delta Force operators.
There were two AC-130Us deployed to Libya in March as part of Operation Unified Protector.
The AC-130U is a very effective third-generation fire-support aircraft, capable of continuous and extremely accurate fire onto multiple targets. It has been used numerous times in Iraq and Afghanistan to save pinned-down allied forces, and has even been credited with the surrender of the Taliban city of Kunduz
It was purpose-built for a select number of specific mission types, including point-defense against enemy attack. It was literally built for the kind of mission it could have engaged in over Benghazi, if the administration had let it fire. As the excerpt above clearly shows, we had assets on the ground “painting” the targets with the laser.
An AC-130U flies in a counter-clockwise “pivot turn” around the target, with the weapons all aimed out the left side of the aircraft.
There are two state-of-the-art fire-control systems (FCSs) in a AC-130U, using television sensors,infrared sensors, and synthetic aperture strike radar. These fire control systems can see through the dark of night, clouds, and smoke.
The two FCSs on the AC-130U control a 25mm Gatling gun for area suppression, a precision 40mm cannon, and a 105mm cannon which can engage hard targets.
What this means is that we have the forces in the air and on the ground to have stopped the attack at any point, eliminating the terrorists and saving American lives.
See video of AC-130 engaging in a live fire exercise on next page.
Update (Bryan): Here is an AC-130 engaging in a live fire exercise. The crackling sound you hear is its extreme rate of fire.
Update: BlackFive confirmed with a retired Delta operator: The fact that ground personnel were painting the target says there was a Spectre on station.
From the comments: Having spent a good bit of time nursing a GLD (ground Laser Designator) in several garden spots around the world, something from the report jumped out at me. One of the former SEALs was actively painting the target. That means that Specter WAS ON STATION! Probably an AC130U. A ground laser designator is not a briefing pointer laser. You do not “paint” a target until the weapons system/designator is synched; which means that the AC130 was on station. Only two places could have called off the attack at that point; the WH situation command (based on POTUS direction) or AFRICOM commander based on information directly from the target area. If the AC130 never left Sigonella (as Penetta [sic] says) that means that the Predator that was filming the whole thing was armed. If that SEAL was actively “painting” a target; something was on station to engage! And the decision to stand down goes directly to POTUS!
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. RR
We are there.
guess life isnt worth much to this president
Michael Weaver posted this on Facebook:
Thanks Aria.
Muslim lives are worth more to him.
When surrounded, there is no better feeling than to know PUFF the Magic Dragon is lining up.
Obama must be held to account for his cowardice and gross incompetence.
That is exactly what is at the bottom of this - appeasing loyalty to the muslim world. He is a traitor.
There were two AC-130Us deployed to Libya in March as part of Operation Unified Protector.
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I believe that statement is true.
But were they deployed to Benghazi on 9/11/2012? At this point we don’t know. The article provides a strong basis for assuming one or both were but an assumption is not proof.
A grain or two of salt is advised.
The media is working hard to bury this story. They simply aren’t covering it.
I’ll be darned if I forget it. Drudge has it up every single day, Fox isn’t stopping either (although the storm will take attention). It is up to those of us who are aware to keep pounding on it. Thank heavens for the new media, who won’t let the MSM get away with journalistic malpractice anymore.
The gunships were asked for, I am pretty sure about that, but I have not seen good evidence that one was on the scene.
I agree. We're getting a little out in front of the facts that are in evidence.
It may well turn out to be the case that such assets were in the air over Benghazi on 9/11. Nothing in this piece comes out and definitively asserts it to be so.
This whole thing happened because this administrationw was arming the Al Quida affiliate rebels in Syria, using Al Quida in Libya to get them there.
It went bad somehow and he simply was willing to let the Ambassador and others involved die...people who were carrying out his commands.
By being a traitor and committing treachory against these brave Americans who were fighting for their lives,..he is trying to cover up his larger treachery against the entire nation.
Walking Al Quida in Benghazi
http://www.jeffhead.com/walkingalquida.htm
Thanks. I was looking for this.
Obama figures dead Americans can’t talk.
Or, is it true that it can be used presumably in advance of the arrival of the AC-130u (in this situation) to record the location (by gps coordinates, maybe?) of targets like buildings or other locations where bgs could be setting up shop?
Or is this maybe something that just ain't supposed to be talked about... you know what I mean.
Seems to me that this issue could be quite incriminating, depending...
Thanks.
Um. That is what he said. Either a 130 or an armed drone had to have been lurking above...
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