EXPLOSIVE REPORT: FORCES WERE AVAILABLE TO HELP AMERICANS UNDER ATTACK IN BENGHAZI

The blaze ^ | 4-29-2013 | Jason Howerton

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The U.S. government had the ability to “react and respond” to the Benghazi terrorist attack and could have had forces on the ground before the second wave of the assault began, a special operator with knowledge of the response told Fox News in an exclusive interview. Due to the explosive nature of his allegations, the special ops member asked to remain anonymous.

“I know for a fact that C 110 the UComm CIF was doing a training exercise, not in the region of northern Africa, but in Europe. And they had the ability to react and respond,” he told Fox News.

The C 110 is a 40-man Special Ops force capable of rapid response and deployment, a group trained specifically for an event like the Benghazi attack, Fox News reports. The unit was training in Croatia on Sept. 11, 2012, just 3.5 hours away from Benghazi.

“They would have been there before the second attack,” the anonymous special operator said. “They would have been there at a minimum to provide a quick reaction force that could facilitate their exfil out of the problem situation.”

He continued: “Nobody knew how it was going to develop, and you hear a whole bunch of people and a whole bunch of advisors say, ‘Hey, we wouldn’t have sent them there because the security was unknown situation.’ If it’s an unknown situation, at a minimum you send forces there to facilitate the exfil or medical injuries. We could have sent a C 130 to Benghazi to provide medical evacuation for the injured.”

The special operator said there are members of special ops and other officials who are still active and involved in the situation. “They would be decapitated if they came forward with information that could affect high-level commanders,” he added.

While he says he doesn’t “blame them for not coming forward,” the special operator said members of the community feel betrayed and believe the betrayal goes all the way to the top. Further, the Special Ops community feels like the Americans in Benghazi were left to fend for themselves.

The White House has said from the beginning that there were no forces available to assist Americans in Benghazi on Sept. 11.

[JennysCool]

Gee. If only everyone was as “strategic” and “tactical” as you ... we might have lost every conflict we were ever involved in.

[JennysCool]

It may turn out he is as much a conservative patriot as any of us.

EXTREMELY doubtful. We certainly know that "bold" isn't exactly in this "Colonel's" vocabulary.

[Marine_Uncle]

I’ll respect your opinion as well as his until we have a bit of dialog from him over time. Fair enough?

[JennysCool]

Sorry. Can’t buy disinformation from someone who signed up two weeks ago, probably in anticipation of this report coming out.

We used to make fun of such disinformation moles when it was the Soviet Union doing it.

[petitfour]

The problem is that no one is being held accountable. No one fired. No one reprimanded. There was no plan. And the actions of the administration resulted in people getting dead uselessly.

[TexasTransplant]

**** “Even a single fly over with an A-10 could have broken the attack without a single shot fired.” *****

True

Problem is an A-10 doesn’t have the legs unsupported... doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen but the planning and coordination makes it unlikely, besides there were other assets nearby that could have worked just as well or much better, AC-130 Gunship that “was” there and could have ended it within minutes with a simple fly-over or cut loose with a flip of a switch and really ended it ... if only authorized to do so.

TT

[Marine_Uncle]

Colonel. Welcome aboard. Sorry you had to earn the wrath of one hell of a lot of wonderful patriots at this site.
It goes along with the territory. In the days to come perhaps you will consider sticking around. You should if you are as advertised.
As I write it is surely obvious to me as well as you that you ticked a few folks off considerably. But then I ticked a few off many years back more then once.
If you are a patriot, conservative would help, soldier in good standing, then stick around for a while or for years.
I want to see Hildabeast and the Kenyan usurper in particular literally FRY, and if General, later CIA Director Petreous was in on a cover up that let our men down, fry, so be it as well.
I would hope you feel the same way. Perhaps you joined this site realizing there are one hell of a lot of good folks here, and many do consider facts being presented in a careful format.
As your aware, the Benghazi issue is dear to quite a few of our hearts.
So many of us God loving American patriots felt like we lost family.
I'll leave it go at that.

[Marine_Uncle]

I respect your opinion, and sentiments. I feel the same way.
Believe me. You take care.

[Marine_Uncle]

Believe me Freeper. I hold the same feelings, and facts.
All I had asked for is the new member have a reason to stay around and be cleared over time. If he is not a troll, then over time he will make known to some he is worthy of dialog.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I guess Barack thought his malfeasance would get lost in the “fog of war.” In a way it’s reminiscent of the dirty trick that the early King David pulled on Uriah. It was easier to get treasonous than it was to confess to monkey business. Of course Barack wouldn’t have been fit to shine David’s shoes even then....

[HiTech RedNeck]

Simply MEETING the attack would have been infinitely superior to what Barack Obama did. You smell like troll, do you live under bridges?

[HiTech RedNeck]

buck-aw buck-aw “kernel”

[Gene Eric]

>> The armchair generals on here need to get a grip

“Stand down”, noob.

[TigersEye]

Not that it matters much now but, FWIW, I think Ernest_at_the_Beach’s post about a “purge” was in reference to 0bama purging patriotic senior military personnel.

[Marine_Uncle]

I was not double talking. All I ask for is a chance if this person is really a patriotic Colonel in one of the military branches to have a chance to speak further. If he is a patriot and hopefully conservative, his agenda shall be shown in the days, weeks, months, to come.
If he sticks around and produces honest dialog that can be backed up, then so be it.
That's my take on the issue. I respectively consider everyone else's opinions. Take care.

[Marine_Uncle]

TE. I took it that way. But as you long ago posted. The good General Ham was not purged. He was scheduled to be replaced.

[advertising guy]

I read every post....worked back to re read your bullshit....you called me a fool...go to hell

[TigersEye]

True, but his post was in response to a post about Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette. My point however was that he wasn’t talking about “purging” a FReeper.

[nutmeg]

Lots of breaking news on Benghazi today:

Benghazi: Breaking News - 4/29/13

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And that is on Obama's Head with his light Foot Print Plan.....So how is he Gonna do anything meaningful in Syria with all of his Bluster.!!!!

He is a meddling Politician always looking for the PRESENT vote.

He has no clue as to what an effective BOLD plan is.