Posted on 05/09/2013 3:02:03 PM PDT by shortstop
Benghazi is not like Watergate.
It’s worse.
But it won’t have the same end.
In Benghazi, American military specialists, hurrying to relieve other Americans under fire, were twice ordered not to.
In Benghazi itself, they ignored the order and saved dozens. In Tripoli, they had to obey, and two brave former SEALS died as a result.
Let me repeat. American men at arms, ready and eager to go to the aid of their countrymen, were, in two separate incidents, ordered to stand down.
Two separate conscious decisions were made to let Americans die. The fundamental ethic of the American armed forces – leave no man behind – was violated.
We didn’t scramble jets, we didn’t send over the special operators from Tripoli, we didn’t come in from our Mediterranean fleet or our Italian bases, we didn’t fire a missile or divert a drone.
We didn’t even ask the Israelis or the Egyptians for help.
We just wrote them off. It’s not surprising that two more Americans died as a result, it’s surprising that only two more Americans died as a result.
When our government decided to do nothing to relieve besieged Americans, the issue was not two former SEALS, it was the survival of dozens of our countrymen. The compound under attack was providing refuge to a great many Americans, and as terrorists and their munitions surrounded those Americans, our government decided to stand down.
That is incomprehensible.
For the first time in our history, the demonstrated attitude of our government is that Americans are expendable.
That’s the first big thing.
The second is that the American government willfully, repeatedly and purposely lied to the American people.
Contrary to what we now know was the government’s understanding at the time, the Obama Administration denied terrorist involvement, spun some complete lie about an anti-Muslim movie, and purposely and significantly distorted and misreported what had happened.
Pressed on it, the secretary of State yelled at Congress. Asked to explain, the White House spokesman complained of partisanship.
And yesterday, in front of the TV cameras, in an open meeting, the No. 2 diplomat in Libya demonstrated under oath the dishonesty and dishonor of the administration.
And it all means nothing.
The press and the Democrats have characterized the entire inquiry as Republican hate mongering, some species of semi-racism undergirding any opposition to or disagreement with Barack Obama.
In the end, this won’t move the needle of public approval or public policy.
Which is how this is different from Watergate. In that criminal attempt to influence an election, the president’s party turned against him. In this criminal attempt to influence an election, the president’s party will stick with him.
Nixon fell because Republicans of conscience refused to tolerate his immoral and illegal activity. Obama will stand because Democrats have no conscience.
In the case of Nixon, Democrats opposed him universally before Watergate. The only shift in public thinking – the shift that pushed him out – was among Republicans. In the case of Obama, Democrats supported him universally before Benghazi. There will be no shift in their thinking. He will not be pushed out.
In fact, it is likely that among his supporters, he will become more popular, as the narrative of victimhood is wrapped around the poor president being beaten up by the hateful Republicans.
There is no record of an administration sacrificing citizens’ lives and patently lying to the American people. Obama holds the record on that.
And he is going to hold his office, too.
Not because he did the right thing, but because he’s got the right supporters. Supporters to whom party is more important than propriety.
It’s not about America, it’s about partisanship.
And dying is part of life.
Get over it.
And hope there’s something left of America when this monster gets done with it.
Well-written article.
Specifically? Back that statement up.
There is only one party in Washington: The Re-Election Party. If Schumer had a more intimate relationship with McCain and Graham, someone would have to throwof a bucket cold water on them.
If only the sycophants on FR would see that. When we, the hardest of the right still have our own making excuses for the GOP, we can’t expect the average voter to see the light.
I have thought about this for months. Only one answer come to mind. Obama/Clinton made a political calculus....what is more potentially politically dangerous....To save the Americans, making obamas past statements that "al Quaeda is on the run" an obvious lie, or cut all 36 Americans loose to the terrorists, then have a ceremony, calling them all dedicated servants, heroic in all ways, placating their families with words, telling them lies, and then moving on.
ONLY ONE THING RINGS TRUE. OBAMA/CLINTON WANTED ALL OF THE AMERICANS TO DIE. DEAD PEOPLE DO NOT TALK. DEAD PEOPLE DO NOT BECOME WHISTLE-BLOWERS. DEAD PEOPLE CAN BE DESCRIBED ANY WAY OBAMA WANTS TO DESCRIBE THEM WITHOUT BEING CONTRADICTED.
OBAMA/CLINTON WANTED ALL OF THE AMERICANS IN BENGHAZI TO DIE. Nothing else makes sense.
It's gotten to the point were this is the only response I have, as well.
It’s worse.
But it won’t have the same end.
Not necessarily. Keep the information flowing. No to defeatism.
SoldierDad `:” Nixon fell because Republicans of conscience refused to tolerate his immoral and illegal activity.”
True ! Nixon fell because his own party, the then Republican party refused to tolerate his immoral behavior.
SoldierDad~:”Obama will stand because Democrats have no conscience.”
No , Demorats have no sense of morality ; the agenda and partisanship superceeds righteousness.
Do you recall the three separate votes the convention had to hold about adhering to Christian principles. And even after three votes the chair had to override the floor vote.
No sense of morality:
The same executive who sent weapons to Mexico drug cartels criticizes his own country for promoting violence and weapons.
The same executive officer who spends money with wild abandon hasn’t submitted a budget in 4 years
The same executive officer who sends money to international terrorists but ignores unemployment in his own country
The same executive who calls for religious tolerance here for muslims ignores the slaughter of Christians on two continents
The same executive who swore to support the Constitution, selectively ignores enforcement of immigration law
The same executive officer who is suppose to protect religious freedom is forcing people to violate their conscience on abortion
Ad infinitum , Ad nauseam .., etc.
“I wasn’t involved in the talking points process.... As I understand it, as I’ve been told, it was a typical interagency process where staff, including from the State Department, all participated, to try to come up with whatever was going to be made publicly available, and it was an intelligence product.”
“With all due respect,the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided to go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make?”—Hillary Clinton
Texas Songwriter~:” OBAMA/CLINTON WANTED ALL OF THE AMERICANS IN BENGHAZI TO DIE. Nothing else makes sense.”
Or ,.. State Dept. employees taken prisoner in exchange for “the Blind Sheik”
The electorate has never abandoned the chief Executive in times of crisis.
But you are right : History is written by the survivors ,
and history rarely is written by the deceased
In that final debate, I kept yelling into the TV set for Romney to bring up Benghazi, but he said not a word.
Ping
Another smoking gun is WHY did the FBI wait almost 8 MONTHS to issue photos of the suspects? Why the excessive delay in announcing this, other than to appease the Benghazi hearing players that they were doing everything possible to apprehend the terrorists? Were these suspects supposed to kidnap Christopher Stevens and went beyond the scope of the plan?
If obama had ordered every asset in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East.....all of it, and they all arrived too late....Obama would have, and could have, held his head high, the American people would have stood with him and his attempt to save our countrymen....even I would not have criticied him for doing that.....but his instinct was to let them die for his personal aggrandizement...and he not doubt felt his personal advancement warranted the death of the 36 Americans who he ordered to be turned over to terrorists. After all, he is the first black President. He is beyond narcissitic. He has a God complex.
The second is that the American government willfully, repeatedly and purposely lied to the American people.
And part 2A of that is that the STATE RUN media fully aided and abetted this repeated and purposeful LIE ... all in order to manipulate the re-election of this lying fraud disgracing our WH and treating the American people (inside and outside the womb) as "expendable". He nor Hillary could care less.
"What difference does it make?" indeed. To them ... absolutely nothing.
Aside from the many obvious questions that still need to be answered, my burning question is:
How did the terrorists know the ambassador was going to be there...that night? The Syrian consulate; as I understand it, is in Tripoli....Stevens’ normal place of business.
Stevens was only there for a meeting.
I’m confused.
BUMP that!
If you are right, then we indeed are now living under a
genuinely fascist presidency, with the distinct possibility of being ever fascist in the future.
WE MUST reject them.
Good read:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html
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