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.
You tell me:
Read this:
http://watergate.info/impeachment/articles-of-impeachment
I would say yes....not just the lies...but abuse of power and dereliction of duty.
Do you have any source for this, or is this your personal opinion?
What was done to Stevens before these nice people found him?
Exactly.
My thought that Obama was busy that night finding comfort in some of his old habits: “Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though..”
What is more important? Being a partisan Democrat or saving our Country?
Couldn’t make a decision?
No way. The whole thing was known and basically orchestrated beforehand. A hit, in other words.
Sounds like something from "Rules of Engagement".
That tape disappeared, too...........
Heard a rumor Ambassador Stevens was gay. Don’t know whether that had anything to do with his murder or not.
Trick question. There are no partisan dems that would save the country...lol
Please consider that pic well and truly swiped .. it’s GrrrrrREAT !
Just another instance of obama voting “present”.
He might be able to spout an agenda but his decision making skills are nil.
What a sad excuse for a president.
There are some good Democrats. The problem is the Democrats who work in the Media are afraid to risk their fat paychecks to report the truth. Even Woodward backed down and is afraid of Obama! They will play it safe.
They watch Obama and Hillary and others play the Game of Thrones.
I haven't heard Strong evidence yet that a "Stand Down Order " was issued.
We do know From Acting Ambassador Hicks,...that there was no request for us to enter Libya Air Space Except for an unarmed drone
I don’t believe he froze. I think he expected 41 dead Americans when he woke up.
Gadaffi (sp) was sodomized with an 8” stiletto knife while he was still alive!!
I have never fought in combat but I have absolutely no second thoughts that I could easily kill a pig scum muzzie if the time comes. A rabid dog has more sympathy from me.
GOOD!
You are correct... They didn't just leave them there typo die, they watched them die as well.
"According to Benghazi whistleblower Gregory Hicks, the deputy chief of mission in Libya, special forces were “furious” when they were told to stand down during the Benghazi attack. “I will quote Lieutenant Colonel Gibson,” Hicks told the House Oversight Committee in hearings today, “He said, ‘This is the first time in my career that a diplomat has more balls than somebody in the military.’”"
Agreed
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