Posted on 05/17/2013 4:46:47 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike
This is a very interesting article by Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News. It’s very long and covers different topics surrounding Benghazi, from the decision not to deploy FEST to how the talking points came about.
The quote below talks about how certain anonymous White House officials say that the missteps in Benghazi was less about malice and more about incompetence. For instance, they claim that the reasoning behind not deploying the counterterrorism unit known as FEST stemmed from a misunderstanding of FEST’s role and ability. One official does pin the decision not to send in FEST on Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy, though the State Dept. would not admit to it.
If all of this is true in the report, the bottom line is whether it was incompetence or malice, it’s completely and utterly unacceptable and the truth should be made known to the American people.
(Excerpt) Read more at therightscoop.com ...
(Thanks for posting this thread)
“If all of this is true in the report, the bottom line is whether it was incompetence or malice, “
OR MAYBE it was malice achieved by the appointment of incompetent and inexperienced people to top government positions. They are they because they can be depended upon to fail.
The author sets you up trying to prove it was incompetence, and then gives you a A OR B choice.
I say the answer is that it is both.
Great find. Pin the tale on the Kennedy.
The underside of the Bus is getting crowded.
Thank you, and no, that sounded anything BUT selfish.
Payback time!
“During the U.S. Presidential election, 2008 Patrick F. Kennedy ordered State Department employees in Europe be barred from attending Sen. Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin on July 24, 2008 to ensure they displayed political neutrality. Kennedy labeled Obama’s visit as a partisan political activity and he forbade employees from attending.[2]”
Thank goodness they’re not blaming some political hack like Obama- who had the authority to decide...
Interesting, thanks for the flashback.
The underside of the Bus is getting crowded.
The question is, who in their right mind is willing to take the fall for any of these Obama scandals, some of which are felonies under current law?
” For instance, they claim that the reasoning behind not deploying the counterterrorism unit known as FEST stemmed from a misunderstanding of FEST’s role and ability. “
Considering the scope of personnel that FEST was comprised of (FBI, CIA, Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, etc) and the involvement each of those agencies had to have, it is COMPLTETELY IMPOSSIBLE that those in the White House making the decisions did not ‘know’ about FEST’s ‘role and ability’.
In order to give a GO or NOGO order, the individual doing it has to have the info on their ‘role’, otherwise there would be no point in him/her making A DECISION AT ALL.
Who is in charge of the White House when Obama is asleep ?
Thank you, may God bless you and your great work.
A goopd amount of information, but I didn’t see anything about the handful of rescuers who were told to stand down in Tripoli.
One group mentioned in the article (FEST) was based in the US and the other (In-extremis force) was in Croatia on an exercise.
The game is easy to play when you get to make up the rules. Who is going to prosecute whoever they throw under the bus? The people who threw them under the bus.
Hey there Mr. Kennedy we are throwing you under the bus. You make some noise and say how it is unfair and we will make sure your Christmas Stocking is always full of goodies for being a good little patsy...
Oh and if you don't play along we will drag you through the courts till your legal bills put you so far in debt you won't be able to afford to pay attention!
All the anti terrorist machinery was left out in the rain to rust.
Arrogance and the actual belief that terrorism was over left them defenseless and panic ensued and still prevails
Bottom line........ arrogant incompetent chickenshits
Look we know this guy, we know how he operates, so where was he? He had to have known Benghazi was happening and he made himself scarce that night. I do not buy the “Al Qaeda is on the run theory,” it doesn’t make sense. He could have had a live BinLaden sequel weeks before the election. Orchestrating a rescue from the sit room, seals, guns blazing, cameras rolling. Instead, he was no where to be found, passing on maybe the greatest political opportunity in American history. Nah, he knew the outcome.
What was Hillary doing? She can’t hide behind subordinates.
Obama didn't need to even consider CBA.
There was a UAV with HELLFIRE MISSILES flying overhead in Libya already. At the White House, they were watching video feeds from it.
One of the Dead Soldiers 'painted' the mortar attack position with a laser. You don't do that if you don't know that a military craft (UAV) is nearby and ARMED. AND THESE GUYS WOULD KNOW.
How many 'terrorists' have we killed in the Middle East with Hellfire armed UAV's ?
How many ARMED UAV's did we sent after Ghadaffi and his convoys?
Why would anyone think that the ONE UAV near enough to the 'consulate'(misdirection) in Benghazi.... would not be armed ?
Not only did the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION give rescue troops the STAND DOWN order, but they also REFUSED TO USE THE ARMED UAV that was ON SITE, to help.
This is one of the things they do not want you to know.
No, but they can be depended upon to do the wrong thing (for the nation. They will commit immoral acts to keep power. A 'president' could misuse that kind of talent, if he was malicious.
The CBA issue is a misdirection, a distraction from the truth.
Hillary was going to run for President.
The Chicago Machine doesn’t want Hillary as their candidate.
They have someone else in mind, and they’ve been successful with the current idiot, so they are going with what works (for them anyway).
Hillary was off doing stupid Liberal Sh*t in Benghazi, hoping to cement an accomplishment to ride to the election.
Likely due to her naive wishful thinking, her little game of buying weapons BACK from one side to give to the other went belly up.
In order to ensure a complete embarrassment, the Obama CAMPAIGN/IMAGE PRESERVATION crew decided that they would withhold ANY and ALL ASSISTANCE to ensure a MAX KILL that would dominate the headlines and be blamed on Hillary.
Everything was going good, up until those two Soldiers decided that they were going to defend the civilians and ambassador regardless to what their ‘chain of command’ was saying.
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