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WATCH: Benghazi Survivor Gives His Take on Trump's Response to Baghdad Attacks
townhall.com ^ | January 4, 2020 | Beth Bauman

Posted on 01/04/2020 4:38:35 PM PST by Kaslin

Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice made the media rounds on Friday to discuss the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. She repeatedly said the Trump administration "misrepresents the facts," something Benghazi annex team member Mark Geist takes issue with.

"She pretty much has zero integrity in my book, but it's typical tactics from the Democrats," Geist told Fox News' Pete Hegseth on "Fox and Friends: Weekend."

According to Geist, Democrats will have one person who will come out and say what they want people to hear, similar to what happened after the attack in Benghazi back in 2012.

"Mark, after that happened, and you're looking at the coverage and you you hear Susan – you've been through a gun fight to defend your mean. You've lost men, you've saved lives and you see the National Security Advisor say, 'It was just spontaneous and it's because of an internet video.' Your reaction in that moment and how it colors your frustration of the fact that she now charges the Trump administration with lying?" Hegseth asked.

"First off, when has a protest ever occurred at night? When do they typically – most protests they don't typically bring AK-47s, belt-fed machine guns and RPGs," Geist explained. "That's someone planning an attack and they knew it. They knew it when she went on the speaking circuit that Sunday but instead of telling the truth she just wanted to tell lies because she had to say what the administration at the time wanted."

Rice was never held accountable for making the media rounds following the attacks in Benghazi. According to Geist, people like CNN's Wolf Blitzer are giving her another pass when asking her about integrity "instead of asking her the questions they should."

"The whole Benghazi thing, I think there's a lot of people out there – Hillary Clinton included – that have skated on being held accountable, and truly being held accountable," Geist explained.

The former Marine said things would have been different in Benghazi if President Trump were in office at the time and "we wouldn't have lost for Americans."

"One, I know for a fact we'd have security at the consulate would have been a whole lot better. We also would have had a whole lot more support that would have gotten to us," he explained. "A good example is what he did here [in Baghdad]. Within an hour he had 100 Marines heading in that direction. They had 750 Marines coming up from Kuwait and then the 82nd Airborne put on alert and headed in that direction as well."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: baghdad; bengazi; libya; markgeist; obama; petehegseth; qasemsoleimani; soleimani; susanrice
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To: snippy_about_it

Not worth the time to look him up. I don’t think too many people here heard of him before.


21 posted on 01/04/2020 5:35:15 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: RWGinger
I wonder if all those haters really would be ok with Suliemani killing more Americans.

It might not matter at all to them.

To the average politician, human beings are just means to gaining and keeping power.

22 posted on 01/04/2020 5:40:28 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: Kaslin
Send out the professional liar!

Ambassador Rice

"I don’t know nuttin’ ‘bout lyin' 'bout no Youtoo videos!"

23 posted on 01/04/2020 5:45:45 PM PST by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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To: Kaslin

You know why the Soviet Embassy in Tehran was not sacked like the US Embassy? It’s because the Iranians knew that the Soviets would level half the city if they did that. They knew that the United States led by Jimmy the vagina Carter would do nothing.


24 posted on 01/04/2020 5:46:56 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: RummyChick

1. Nike headquarters is in Oregon
2. Nike is entwined with China
Nike executives hired e-coli because of his anti-American blabber.


26 posted on 01/04/2020 5:57:24 PM PST by Cold Heart (.)
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To: Kaslin

The left in America is the number one domestic enemy.


27 posted on 01/04/2020 6:10:22 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Cold Heart
If Kapernick wants to form a partnership with Nike, a company that buys footwear and sportswear made in Maylasia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China, for $1.35, and then imports the goods and sells the stuff for $300, I think they deserve each other.

Karma will come calling some day.

28 posted on 01/04/2020 6:14:55 PM PST by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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To: Da Coyote

And you insult all slime molds.

I just consider her to be a MAGGOT eating sh!t, that metamorphosed into a FLY eating sh!t.


29 posted on 01/04/2020 6:18:13 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Kaslin

Does Rice still hold a Security Clearance?

If so, Why?


30 posted on 01/04/2020 6:28:17 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: RWGinger

Speaking of not upsetting the Iranians...

Articles came out last summer that said Suleimani funded and directed the BENGHAZI attack.

If so, did Obama & Hillary know this at the time? Did they push the flimsy “video done it” narrative as a diversion to prevent a political backlash against Iran that would have made their Nuclear Deal impossible?

The video narrative was never credible, to the extent of being a laughable excuse. This would explain why they were desperate for a coverup. Did General Flynn have to be destroyed because he knew?


31 posted on 01/04/2020 6:33:04 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: DIRTYSECRET

He is VERY worth the time!.....a real Patriot!

Read ‘13 Hours’


32 posted on 01/04/2020 6:37:31 PM PST by Guenevere (Psalm 37)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

I think you’d be wrong about few FReepers knowing who Mark Geist is, and, he’s been speaking up for quite some time -— as you’ll find if you bother to do a search! Among other things he spoke at length at the Republican National Convention in 2016.

The guy was a primary defender @ Benghazi, and a real hero, IMO. His story is compelling to say the least.


33 posted on 01/04/2020 6:37:42 PM PST by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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To: Kaslin

Bump.


34 posted on 01/04/2020 6:37:44 PM PST by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Kaslin

With the events of recent days, Hillary has absolutely zero chance against Trump if she were to sneak in via brokered convention.


35 posted on 01/04/2020 6:43:07 PM PST by FranklinsTower
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To: EEGator

Yes.

Of note, the movie got pretty badly panned by the usual lib type media, but has a 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon (9,205 reviews).

There may be hope for this country yet!


36 posted on 01/04/2020 6:44:16 PM PST by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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To: Paul R.

I own the movie and have probably seen it around 8 or so times.


37 posted on 01/04/2020 6:46:20 PM PST by EEGator
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To: kaehurowing

I wonder what happened on that one.


38 posted on 01/04/2020 6:56:24 PM PST by wgmalabama (Mittens is the new Juan. Go away mittens)
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To: Kaslin

Even more crazy, Rice likely knows that Suleymani may have personally planned the attack on the Benghazi Consulate. She, and the entire administration are covering up that information. In one swift and deadly attack, Trump not only killed the man responsible for the failed Baghdad Embassy attack, numerous attacks on US bases throughout Iraq and Syria, avenged the deaths of hundreds of American and the maiming of thousands more, but he brought to justice the killer of Ambassador Stevens and the heroes of Benghazi.

A flashback to the story in 2014:

https://nypost.com/2014/06/20/how-irans-spy-chief-paid-for-the-benghazi-attack/


39 posted on 01/04/2020 7:12:01 PM PST by ETCM
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To: Kaslin

She is an Iranian liar.


40 posted on 01/04/2020 7:32:13 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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