I clicked on link at the WH, and got the WRONG statement. Obama did IMPLY it was an “act of terror.” Romney might have gone overboard with that exchange.
~snip~ That is what we saw play out in the last two weeks, as a crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world. Now, I have made it clear that the United States government had nothing to do with this video, and I believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity.
It is an insult not only to Muslims, but to America as well -- for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that has welcomed people of every race and every faith. We are home to Muslims who worship across our country. We not only respect the freedom of religion, we have laws that protect individuals from being harmed because of how they look or what they believe. We understand why people take offense to this video because millions of our citizens are among them.
I know there are some who ask why we don’t just ban such a video. And the answer is enshrined in our laws: Our Constitution protects the right to practice free speech.
Only problem is that it wasn’t an act of terror, but a coordinated infantry attack on foreign sovereign national soil by a covert military force on the anniversary of 9/11.
This Administration’s response of apologizing to other mass adversaries, at a time of defeat, simply encourages and strengthens the resolve of our adversaries, and promotes future acts of terror against Americans.
There is one remarkable similarity between the Twin Towers and Benghazi. Both could be interpreted as adversarial military attacks upon CIA covert operational bases by forces previously trained by the same.
One problem with covert warfare is that it must remain hidden to succeed. If covert operational campaigns continue to destroy national establishments, they no longer have the security afforded them by national governance.
Just as fragile are these newly formed national governments by covert support, they also may be intercepted by other national covert adversaries.
From what we know, Benghazi may have been instigated by Obama and Hillary, (which would ironically explain their rush to claim responsibility, a month after the fact) just as plausibly as it may have been an in-your-face Al Quada attack, or maybe Russian backed, or anybody else.
IMHO, Romney could point out that the Obama Administration’s handling of Benghazi has perhaps done more harm to the diplomatic community and undermined the mission of the UN than any other Administration in US history.