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EXPLOSIVE REPORT: FORCES WERE AVAILABLE TO HELP AMERICANS UNDER ATTACK IN BENGHAZI
The blaze ^ | 4-29-2013 | Jason Howerton

Posted on 04/29/2013 6:26:39 PM PDT by crosslink

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.


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To: Old Sarge
"I COMMAND THEE TO FORNICATE THYSELF, AND THINE EQUINE CONVEYANCE!"

Now THAT'S a caption

241 posted on 04/30/2013 8:11:54 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ( (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization))
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To: RetiredColonel; Arrowhead1952; Old Sarge; humblegunner; darkwing104; 50mm; LUV W; Eaker; ...

So long, "RetiredColonel" (Posting History - There is none)
Hat Tip to Arrowhead1952, Old Sarge, and awesome Admin Moderator
Trolling for O'BamaLama, phony baloney troublemaker trips over
Awesome Admin Mod and falls on a live wire -- crispyness ensues



You're so full of it, we're still shoveling



FReepmail TheOldLady to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.

242 posted on 04/30/2013 8:13:01 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Admin Moderator

OMG, and the quarterback is toast! (from Die Hard).


243 posted on 04/30/2013 8:15:41 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier who has survived 24 months of Combat deployment.)
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To: advertising guy

Great job AD Guy kick em’ in the arse when they need it.!


244 posted on 04/30/2013 8:16:59 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: Old Sarge

Is this similar to telling someone to go take an aeronautical intercourse at an oscillating donut?


245 posted on 04/30/2013 8:17:30 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier who has survived 24 months of Combat deployment.)
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To: GOPJ

All the regime needs is one retarded General or whatever to claim that no one could get there in time and the DBM have everything they need for plausible deniability not to run the story or even cover it.


246 posted on 04/30/2013 8:19:34 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: Norm Lenhart

That too.
They know we exist.
Heck we had a ‘teechur’ named casuist here.
Seems he was trolling the place as part of his college course for the kiddies.
So why not some political idgits as well?


247 posted on 04/30/2013 8:19:49 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Darksheare; Windflier

There was another ‘teacher’ who haunted the immigration threads. Didn’t like it when she slilipped up bragging one day about how she saved 5 grand on a roofing job by illegals (on an unrelated thread) and got hammered. She pops up whenever debate gets hot and heavy, reminded and vanishes for a couple months.

Her nic escapes me but I’ll post if it when I think of it. Windflier may remember as he and I hammered her relentlessly.

Windy?


248 posted on 04/30/2013 8:26:04 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: TheOldLady
Ahhhh....a tidbit for the kitties to bat around and then....

Fun!!

249 posted on 04/30/2013 8:30:43 AM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Been alot of stuff over the years.


250 posted on 04/30/2013 8:30:44 AM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: rodguy911

I promoted me to General.....why not...he did


251 posted on 04/30/2013 8:36:28 AM PDT by advertising guy (clearly, semi automatic high capacity pressure cookers should be banned)
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To: advertising guy

Why not? Plenty of ex seals out there today. And it’s even legal!

SIR! (Salute ;)


252 posted on 04/30/2013 8:40:08 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: null and void

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

In the mid 1960’s we had another left wing president, LBJ, who left our men out to dry with the Pueblo and Liberty.

Before those acts of treason, he or his A$$holes in charge of the military didn’t respond to urgent pleas for help from another USN ship due to a sudden, unprovoked hostile action from larger ship.

Fortunately, an Air Force commander in the area ordered a fly over of the situation and had his jet pilot break the sound barrier over the foreign ship trying putting the USN ship into harm’s way. The jet then stayed in the area with a hovering/close circle maneuver over the two ships.

That allowed the Navy CO to go from a dire defensive position to the offensive. No shots were fired, but the bridge of the offending ship probably needed to be sanitized after staring at a 5 inch mount and some snipers on the USN ship.

The American CO via loud speakers told the offending ship that they had 10 seconds to break away. If not the first shot would take out their bridge, then the next shots would run the length of the ship at their water line and their rudder would be taken out. The next pass would fire phosphorus shells into the previous shell holes. Any survivor on deck on their ship would be shot from the USN ship.

The offending ship abruptly stopped the challenge/harassment, did a rapid 180 and left the area.

The event is probably still classified.


253 posted on 04/30/2013 8:44:05 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I'm afraid to go visit any American college because of all the foreign students with bombs.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

I need me a jeep stat


254 posted on 04/30/2013 8:44:20 AM PDT by advertising guy (clearly, semi automatic high capacity pressure cookers should be banned)
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To: advertising guy

Stars do not ride in jeeps. They have armored limos. Gotta play the part fully!


255 posted on 04/30/2013 8:47:06 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: TheOldLady

Appears as though the Colonel’s eagle done crapped out.

Hope you’re well.


256 posted on 04/30/2013 9:20:24 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
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To: Jay Redhawk
...I am glad you are retired.

it's possible he/she is a colonel of the "Kentucky Fried" sort.

257 posted on 04/30/2013 9:21:59 AM PDT by BlueMondaySkipper (Involuntarily subsidizing the parasite class since 1981)
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

Don’t forget that the Clintons allowed many people to die to ensure their Presidency.


258 posted on 04/30/2013 9:23:04 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: crosslink

bookmark


259 posted on 04/30/2013 9:24:47 AM PDT by Earthdweller (Harvard won the election again...so what's the problem.......? Embrace a ruler today.)
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To: advertising guy

Do I have to call you general now?


260 posted on 04/30/2013 9:30:10 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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