Posted on 05/10/2013 3:30:27 PM PDT by EXCH54FE
Congresswoman and former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg Ann Wagner (R-MO) appeared on The Dana Loesch show and placed the blame, of the stand down order to those that could have offered assistance to Americans under attack, on none other than Barack Obama.
Loesch asked Wagner, “Because you have been an ambassador, you have been overseas with similar responsibilities and similar missions – who gives such an order to stand down? Where does that come from?”
“The President of the United States,” the Missouri congresswoman affirmed.
As top diplomat in Libya Gregory Hicks testified to on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, “The Libyans that I talked to, and the Libyans and other Americans who were involved in the war have told me also, that Libyan revolutionaries were very cognizant of the impact that American and NATO airpower had with respect to their victory.”
“They are under no illusions that American and NATO airpower won that war for them,” Hicks continued. “And so, in my personal opinion, a fast mover flying over Benghazi at some point, you know, as soon as possible might very well have prevented some of the bad things that happened that night.”
He went on to add, “if we had been able to scramble a fighter or aircraft or two over Benghazi as quickly as possible after the attack commenced” — around 9:30 that night — “I believe there would not have been a mortar attack on the annex in the morning because I believe the Libyans would have split. They would have been scared to death that we would have gotten a laser on them and killed them.”
In fact, Hicks suggested that the Libyans would have granted the US permission to fly their planes directly over their airspace. “If we had been able to scramble a fighter or aircraft or two over Benghazi as quickly as possible after the attack commenced. I believe there would not have been a mortar attack on the annex in the morning because I believe the Libyans would have split. They would have been scared to death that we would have gotten a laser on them and killed them.”
Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) said that personnel “may not have arrived in time to save lives, but at the time the decision was made, the decision was wrong.”
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), a member of the committee also said that “military personnel were ready willing and able, and within proximity, but the Pentagon told them they had no authority and to stand down.”
I wrote back at the end of October of the reports coming out that there were calls for “military support and help because they were taking fire at the CIA safe house, or annex. The request was denied. There were no communications problems at the annex, according those present at the compound. The team was in constant radio contact with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the team was on the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when mortars were fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a Spectre gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground involved in intense firefights.”
We know from testimony this week that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s statement that “The U.S. military did not get involved during the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, last month because officials did not have enough information about what was going on before the attack was over” was not true. They did know. They knew in real time. There was no way they would not have known, but Panetta testified that Obama was simply absent on the night of the Benghazi attacks. In fact, the White House received several emails indicating what was going on and yet Obama would not authorize any help.
While Chris Stevens was appointed as a diplomat to Libya in 2007 under President George W. Bush, he was named ambassador under Barack Obama. Now stop and think about that for a moment. If Obama will just let one of his appointees, a U.S. ambassador, die at the hands of Islamists, how much do you think he cares about American citizens? I’m guessing not too much.
So where was the CIC later when all the junk was taking place?
I hope Congress will be hard after him for his schedule for that day.
I don't know why he could claim the schedule is classified and can't be released to the public...he should have simply been meeting/talking to advisors, etc. There should be nothing secret there...or is there?
It’s not true.
Locals found the ambassador and honestly tried to save him by taking him to the hospital.
Everyone in Benghazi is not a whacked out jihadi. Most appreciated the US efforts to get rid of Qaddafi.
Imagine.......Fighting over cowardess and abandonment credentials.
Democrats deserve so much better.
Who else had the authority to order the senior military officer in Tripoli to stand down, and then order the two former Navy SEALS who were already in Benghazi to stand down as well?
He froze, he knew what was going on, he couldn’t make a decision.
I hope this comes out and this is pinned down to a reasonable doubt for someone that isn’t a wing nut.
This is the same man that took months to make other similar decisions.
Obama living up to his reputation.
“It would have been Valerie Jarrett who would have given the order.”
I agree, because Barry is just the White House Mascot.
(maybe it’s time to change my tagline from soros to valerie jarrette.)
O’LENIN DID NOT HAVE TO GIVE A STAND DOWN ORDER.Because reaction would be across a national border he had to give the order to go. B not giving the order , he just went t o bed, our assets could not be used. Any commander who started to act must be told to stand down by his commander if no go order has come from the president. That does not, however explain why the men in Tripoli were called back. It was two already in Lybia who defied the “stand down” to hustle to Benghazi ans, at the cost of their own lives, rescued 30 people.
What if a tape exists showing the truth? The White House seems in panic mode. They held an off the record press conference with their Democratic Media Drones.
What if a tape exists showing the truth? The White House seems in panic mode. They held an off the record press conference with their Democratic Media Drones.
Wasn’t that a union thing?
Yeppers. Chickens will come home to roost
To summarize what Rush Limbaugh has been saying for days:
At about 5pm eastern time in Washington, we’re told that Obama met separately with Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta telling each they needed to handle the attack in Benghazi.
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Panetta had the authority to order the military into action. And, conversely, neither could legally order the military to “stand down” during an attack on sovereign territory.
Obama’s whereabouts after 5 pm (Washington time) are undocumented. We are to believe Obama was having fish tacos and watching TV...while a terrorist attack was occurring on the 10 year anniversary of 9-11? Really?
Can Obama be impeached over the lies? It seems as if the White House is overly concerned the mainstream media is asking too many questions. The Carney circus keeps the lies coming.
So where was the CIC later when all the junk was taking place?
5:35 pm May 10, 2013 - Interview Podcast: Victoria Toensing, attorney for Gregory Hicks with (host) Melody Burnes on Talk 1300.
Queue the podcast below at 37:15 minutes:
http://www.talk1300.com/CMT/podcast/may102013part3mb.mp3
Zero was toked out on joints for the duration.
“Democrats deserve so much better.”
No they got exactly what they deserve.
The terrorist took Stevens to a hospital that was run/headquarters for a terrorist group. Hicks and others wouldn’t go to that hospital for that reason, they thought it a trap. I can get old articles that support what Hicks testified to Wed. Terrorist controlled the hospital that Stevens was taken to. It was their headquarters.
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