Special ops halted from responding to Benghazi attacks, U.S. diplomat says (WashPost)

Washington Post ^ | May 6, 2013 updated | By Ernesto Londoño

[Brad from Tennessee]

As the weakly protected U.S. diplomatic compound in eastern Libya came under attack the night of Sept. 11, 2012, the deputy head of the embassy in Tripoli 600 miles away sought in vain to get the Pentagon to scramble fighter jets over Benghazi in a show of force that might have averted a second attack on a nearby CIA complex.

Hours later, according to excerpts of the account by the U.S. diplomat, Gregory Hicks, American officials in the Libyan capital sought permission to deploy four U.S. special operations troops to Benghazi aboard a Libyan military aircraft early the next morning. They were told to stand down.

Congressional investigators released a partial transcript of Hicks’s testimony Monday in advance of a hearing Wednesday at which he is scheduled to appear. His remarks are the first public account from a U.S. official who was in Libya at the time of the attacks about the options that were weighed as militants mobbed the American diplomatic outpost and CIA station in Benghazi, killing U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other government employees. . .

[Marine_Uncle]

I came back shortly to FR. IMHO. Not unless there literally is no option based on how much is brought forth. But like most here, I do hope they see no way out of the mess, and join Fox as CBS is partly doing over the past few days, in exposing this traitorous administration for what it really is.
With that Ernest. Do have a great upcoming day. Time to turn the lights out at this end.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Nite,....closing down here also.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Time for me to close down...and dream of the MSM doing their sacred duty!

Nite.

[immadashell]

The WAPO would be enciting calls for Bush’s impeachment if this had happened on his watch. They would have been out for blood.

The point is, this would never have happened on Bush's watch, but that possibility would never occur to WAPO.

[Triple]

Are you saying that we shouldn’t do what is right, because we might not prevail?

If so, thanks - but no thanks!

[Kenny Bunk]

It’s time to drag John Boehner out of the bar,

Rotsa Ruck wit dat. That boy is a party animal!

I must say in his defense, he is extremely affable and polite, very well mannered, and the best tailored-guy in DC. He's not into rough weird trade like Condit, or drugs, like Ted K. He does love the ladies, and apparently they him. He is also extremely wealthy, but doesn't wave it around.

Quite the astute power-broker politician, he has the savvy to keep his dirty work in the House handled by underlings in such a way that it hardly interferes with his hectic, ethanol-fueled social (and sex) life. He is the epitome of the safe-seat, big-bucks RINO and is well rewarded by his colleagues "across the aisle" when it comes to slicing up the swag.

O yeah. He's gotta go.

[Kenny Bunk]

20 minutes from Sigonella
20 minutes from Naples.
15 minutes from carriers
15 minutes from Tripoli
Instanter from Drones, which were PHOTOGRAPHING the encounter.
1/2-1 hour from SEAL Teams and Rangers

[Conserev1]

SAD!

[Conserev1]

Thanks for the time line very incriminating!
No matter the findings, I sorry I feel the faiway king will squeeze out of this one!