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Panetta: Obama Absent Night of Benghazi
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Posted on 02/07/2013 9:53:27 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Panetta: Obama Absent Night of Benghazi Daniel Halper February 7, 2013 12:05 PM

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified this morning on Capitol Hill that President Barack Obama was absent the night four Americans were murdered in Benghazi on September 11, 2012:

Panetta said that Obama left operational details, including knowledge of what resources were available to help the Americans under siege, "up to us."

In fact, Panetta says that the night of 9/11, he did not communicate with a single person at the White House. The attack resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

Panetta said that, save their 5 o'clock prescheduled meeting with the president the day of September 11, Obama did not call or communicate in anyway with the defense secretary that day. There were no calls about what was going on in Benghazi. He never called to check-in.


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Panetta: Obama Absent Night of Benghazi

Ping. TM, too.

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21 posted on 02/07/2013 10:08:19 AM PST by LucyT (In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Insanity, incompetence, or worse—indifference. Where are the adults?


22 posted on 02/07/2013 10:08:27 AM PST by convocation
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To: Sub-Driver

Hillary’s ‘08 campaign ad “it’s 3 am and the White House phone is ringing” comes true. President AWOL


23 posted on 02/07/2013 10:08:36 AM PST by DTogo (High time to bring back The Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Out “CHOOMIN” with the boys again?


24 posted on 02/07/2013 10:10:28 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Sub-Driver

You silly people. You seem to expect something different? We’ve seen this for four years. And the Obama media will cover this faster than a cat covers a turd.

Now lets get back to what’s important. Let’s form a 3rd party that way we can be sure that we’ll get more of this! (Thank goodness Romney didn’t get in, he’d be just as bad, right?)


25 posted on 02/07/2013 10:11:35 AM PST by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: Gaffer
"Out “CHOOMIN” with the boys again?"

More likely drunk but you're on the right track.

26 posted on 02/07/2013 10:14:55 AM PST by circlecity
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To: Sub-Driver

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot????????\\

My thought to, however, seems I remembe reports of Obama beein present and watching the live stream video from Bengazi on 911, anybody knows better? the secdef has told a few whoppers before so I don’t think another one bother him, he lied for Clinton and he lies for Obama and he probably can’t tell the differance anyway, after all he is a lawyer


27 posted on 02/07/2013 10:16:24 AM PST by munin
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To: Sub-Driver; Condor51

Why so confused, America? That’s how it done in Chicago!

If the boss isn’t told about it or never hears of it, there is no culpability or accountability.

“Under the bus for thee but not for me!”


28 posted on 02/07/2013 10:16:53 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (*Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Sub-Driver
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot????????"

My precise question.

So, when did he find out about Benghazi and why has it taken this long for anyone to say BO wasn't there?

30 posted on 02/07/2013 10:18:32 AM PST by hummingbird
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To: Sub-Driver

Only the President has the authority to authorize the crossing of International borders with a military force. But by being “absent” He did not have to give the order or not give the order. A seemingly perfect crime if this was a setup.

Proof of premeditated murder if proven.

A president cannot be “absent”. His location is known 24/7. In case of a real absence, a Vice President would be called. But if he gave the order that he was unavailable, then he could be called absent, and his decision was made NOT to give the order.

No two ways about it, Obama is legaly quite present in the decision to allow the embassy to burn. In the least felonious malfeasance, in the greatest, Treason in High Office.


31 posted on 02/07/2013 10:18:32 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: USS Alaska

“He is taking nicorette to he’p stop his legal smoking habit, and he is using heroin to he’p stop his coke addiction.

He was somewhere between “puff the magic dragon” and the “yellow submarine”. “

LOL!


32 posted on 02/07/2013 10:18:56 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Then who gave the order to stand down???

Does Panettta have that authority?


33 posted on 02/07/2013 10:19:30 AM PST by kidd
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To: MissMagnolia

Like Pontius Pilate he washed his hands and walked aay.

What a great leader we have in the White House.

The only man who could order us to cross the border and he walked out and left it to his subordinates.


34 posted on 02/07/2013 10:19:55 AM PST by Venturer
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To: austinaero

Obama delegated it to some staffer. Panetta and Dempsey said that they had no further personal contact with Obama and none with Hillary. Everything appeared to be handled by staffers in the WH, NSC, and DOD.


35 posted on 02/07/2013 10:20:49 AM PST by kabar
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To: Sub-Driver
Maybe Hitlary was right all along.


36 posted on 02/07/2013 10:20:55 AM PST by McGruff (You are either with us or you are with the RINOs.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Not at all surprising.After all,there was fundraising to do.The only thing that *is* surprising is that any of Osama Obama's true believers would reveal this fact.

THERE'S NOT A SINGLE FILTHY,DESPICABLE ACT OR LIE THAT I WOULD PUT BEYOND OSAMA OBAMA...OR HIS INNER CIRCLE!


37 posted on 02/07/2013 10:21:14 AM PST by Gay State Conservative ("Progressives" toss the word "racist" around like chimps toss their feces)
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To: goodnesswins

Nowhere does it say he wasn’t available. It simply says he wasn’t involved in the details. I’m sure they knew where he was. This is Panata covering for him.

AND WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

Man, I’ll be Clinton wishes he’d have thought of that. “Mr. President, did you have sexual relations with Monica Lewinksy?”

“A miliion sperm are dead and we need to find out how that happened. So, WTF difference does it make?”


38 posted on 02/07/2013 10:22:17 AM PST by Terry Mross (Who long before America is no more?)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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39 posted on 02/07/2013 10:22:17 AM PST by Dick Bachert ("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." T. Jefferson)
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To: SatinDoll
Where was the President but more importantly, why wasn’t he available?

Must have had a Politburo meeting.

You don't think he's doing all this on his own, do you?

40 posted on 02/07/2013 10:22:38 AM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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