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New Benghazi Witness: We Could Have Saved Lives That Day
Fox News ^ | May 11, 2016 | Special Report with Bret Baier

Posted on 06/10/2016 2:04:11 PM PDT by yoe

An Air Force squadron member who was stationed in Italy during the 2012 Benghazi attacks spoke out on Special Report, saying that more could have done to help the four Americans who died that night.

"I definitely believe that our aircraft could have taken off and got there in a timely manner, maybe three hours at the most, in order to...at least stop that second mortar attack and have those guys running for the hills, and basically save lives that day," he said, choosing not to reveal his identity.

The man said the military's excuse that that a refueling tanker wasn't available is invalid because American jets routinely refuel using a "hot pit maneuver," which allows jets to land and get fueled without shutting off the engines.

He says multiple occasions were available the night of the attack.

"As far as I'm concerned, we're the world's greatest air force. When we need something done and we need to save some American lives, we're gonna get it done. They just kept telling me 'We're waiting on a call, we're waiting on the call.'"

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 13hours; 20120911; benghazi; benghazicoverup; benghaziwitness; benghaziwitnesses
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No real American would vote for this mendacious woman...


1 posted on 06/10/2016 2:04:11 PM PDT by yoe
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I heard a fairly amazing rumor about Benghazi recently:

everyone knows about the four deaths but I heard that the little-known fact is that a total of **18** of our guys died that night.

has anyone else heard this..?


2 posted on 06/10/2016 2:08:54 PM PDT by gaijin
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oh...and NOBODY would have lazed a target without being certain the C-130 was overhead.


3 posted on 06/10/2016 2:11:11 PM PDT by G Larry (Avoiding the Truth-Hillary's only expertise)
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She has over 4 decades of lies, deceit, malfeasance in office, and criminality to explain.


4 posted on 06/10/2016 2:11:47 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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The Kenyanesian Usurper made himself unavailable so he could not give cross border authority, so the call was never going to come to Italy.
At around 5 p.m. he met briefly with SecDef, was briefed of the attack and disappeared.


5 posted on 06/10/2016 2:20:27 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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I haven’t heard this.


6 posted on 06/10/2016 2:20:37 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: yoe; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; TWhiteBear; Salvation; WildHighlander57; ...

New Benghazi Witness: We Could Have Saved Lives That Day

An Air Force squadron member who was stationed in Italy during the 2012 Benghazi attacks spoke out on Special Report, saying that more could have done to help the four Americans who died that night.

"I definitely believe that our aircraft could have taken off and got there in a timely manner, maybe three hours at the most, in order to...at least stop that second mortar attack and have those guys running for the hills, and basically save lives that day,"

7 posted on 06/10/2016 2:31:17 PM PDT by LucyT
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Of course, but that would have exposed the administration’s weapons trafficking to Syrian rebels through Benghazi.


8 posted on 06/10/2016 2:32:24 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: gaijin
I heard a fairly amazing rumor about Benghazi recently:

everyone knows about the four deaths but I heard that the little-known fact is that a total of **18** of our guys died that night.

has anyone else heard this..?

Yes, I read it somewhere about a week ago, don't recall where.

9 posted on 06/10/2016 2:34:50 PM PDT by LucyT
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Yes


10 posted on 06/10/2016 2:36:50 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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You might find this interesting: (Was the American ambassador in Libya raped before being killed?) I know of two other service men killed, thought I had filed their names and stories...my filing system is a mystery even to me.
11 posted on 06/10/2016 2:39:51 PM PDT by yoe (First female predator as POTUS....NO WAY can this killer become POTUS!)
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The problem is we have a bunch of not really Americans voting.


12 posted on 06/10/2016 2:44:24 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: G Larry
oh...and NOBODY would have lazed a target without being certain the C-130 was overhead.

According to reports there was an UNARMED (so they say) Reaper flying around.

13 posted on 06/10/2016 2:46:36 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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She has over 4 decades of lies, deceit, malfeasance in office, and criminality to explain.

Practice makes Perfect.

14 posted on 06/10/2016 2:48:42 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: gaijin

I saw a reference one time but don’t recall if it was cia guys from the other depot or others that were trying to reinforce.I will try and find it.I don’t recall the specific number.


15 posted on 06/10/2016 2:49:22 PM PDT by rodguy911 (The U.S.A.: home of the Free because of the brave--Go Palin/Donald)
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gaijin and all: (in which Hillary Clinton lies, lies, lies,, & lies.) a very interesting video.
16 posted on 06/10/2016 2:52:43 PM PDT by yoe (First female predator as POTUS....NO WAY can this killer become POTUS!)
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‘mendacious’

I usually call her a, ‘Fabian Socialist Harridan’ but I’m going to revise that to, ‘Mendacious Fabian Socialist Harridan.’

THANKS! :)


17 posted on 06/10/2016 2:57:21 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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My other question is: HOW can our Government keep WITNESSES to a CRIME so silent for so long?

Oh, that’s right...corrupt from the top on down these days...


18 posted on 06/10/2016 2:58:55 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: LucyT

I can’t recall if it was locals guarding the compound or others.


19 posted on 06/10/2016 3:00:56 PM PDT by rodguy911 (The U.S.A.: home of the Free because of the brave--Go Palin/Donald)
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To: gaijin

There were a whole bunch injured. But do you think 18 people could have died without one family member turning it into the gravy train?


20 posted on 06/10/2016 3:02:11 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
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