Originally Posted by AzMike

Looks like the two sides are gearing up for a battle. This could get real ugly in a hurry. Libya Fallout Gives Rise to Obama-Clinton Feud

Originally Posted by saltwn

please read for comprehension:

WASHINGTON — In the weeks leading up to the attack last month on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, diplomats on the ground sounded increasingly urgent alarms. In a stream of diplomatic cables, embassy security officers warned their superiors at the State Department of a worsening threat from Islamic extremists, and requested that the teams of military personnel and State Department security guards who were already on duty be kept in service.

The requests were denied, but they were largely focused on extending the tours of security guards at the American Embassy in Tripoli — not at the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, 400 miles away. And State Department officials testified this week during a hearing by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that extending the tour of additional guards — a 16-member military security team — through mid-September would not have changed the bloody outcome because they were based in Tripoli, not Benghazi.
Focus Was on Tripoli in Requests for Security in Libya

it's a short article.

Originally Posted by AZRWinger

So the proposition is that because the embassy officials requested more security in Tripoli, Benghazi was safe. Never mind that our consulate had been attacked 2 or 3 times before and the red cross and other consulates had closed down. It was safe because the Libyans had to be our friends thanks to splendid leading from behind policy.

According to the OP midlevel state department officials refused requests for more security thereby absolving Clinton and Obama of responsibility for the decision made by their subordinates. It is a curious formulation where responsibility is meaningless.

The OP throws the Marines under the bus by denigrating their combat capability against untrained militia fighters. It ignores the possibility the attack might not have occured if more defenders had been at the consulate.

Originally Posted by 40yearfan

This thing is really getting nasty for the OA. Could they have really been this inept?



EXCLUSIVE: CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack, sources say | Fox News

Originally Posted by larryr

Inept? Inept was how your guy handled 9-11 attacks. After months of warning about impending attacks. How many died in the 9-11 cheney/bush fiasco? Nobody fired. No heads rolled. Benghazi is small potatoes in comparison and you guys are screaming for blood?

Originally Posted by Infidel Dog

Originally Posted by Mikeyy

Geeeez how dumb is this? I know you want this to be true but you should learn the facts.