The GRS team that was present at the CIA annex provided security for the CIA station, as they do around the world. They are highly trained in countersurveillance, close target reconnaissance and in depth reconnaissance. Enemy fighters have learned in Afghanistan and Iraq to use their cell phones to follow or intercept these “passive” lasers without having night vision or NODS.
The Annex team also had Ground Laser Designators, or GLD. This kind of laser equipment emits code and signal when there is overhead air support, unmanned aerial surveillance, drones or Spectre gunships, for instance.
A source present the night of the attack says that the GRS team that was defending the annex asked where the air support was at midnight. Former SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed 5 hours and 15 minutes later.
Nada.
Too busy commending them for their wonderful service to our country. How do these people sleep at night?
If the GRS team was asking about the air support at midnight, that was about 6pm Washington DC. Was everyone out eating dinner?
Unlike Nelson’s characterization, which Panetta swore to,this was an ongoing firefight. We had live video and a drone overhead.
We had assets and rapid response teams(other than the one from Tripoli)begging to go, and told to stand down.
WHO SAID THAT? WHEN DID THEY SAY IT? WHY DID THEY SAY IT?
What is so hard about these questions?
Dempsey tells Graham not one soldier nor plane was deployed until AFTER the attack. Then he says we were moving forces as soon as word of the attack came in. Which is it?
Dempsey also praised Gen. Ham on his weekly reports. Well, why was the General relieved of his command that night?
What a nest of vipers. One lies, and the other swears to it. Deflection, dissembling, obfuscation,lies.
The President disappears and doesn’t even ask for a status report.And no one thinks to bother to tell him? The Commander in Chief?
Clinton loses a high profile ambassador and doesn’t talk at all with Panetta or Dempsey. Really?
Petraeus has a CIA facility under attack and what, keeps it to himself.
And don’t even ask what Biden was doing!
Obviously no one gave a crap about the 37 Americans that were rescued.
You don’t even run a Burger King like this.