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The Administration That Couldn’t Talk, Walk, Think or Shoot Straight
In his United Nations speech on Tuesday, President Obama talked about the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya and declared that “there should be no doubt that we will be relentless in tracking down the killers and bringing them to justice.” What he didn’t say is how relentless he’ll be in tracking down the security lapses and intelligence failures that contributed to the murders. Let’s say there’s some doubt about that.
None of the initial explanations offered by the White House and State Department since the assault on the Benghazi consulate has held up. First the Administration blamed protests provoked by an amateurish anti-Islam clip posted on YouTube. Cue Susan Rice, the U.N. Ambassador and leading candidate for Secretary of State in a second Obama term: “What happened initially was that it was a spontaneous reaction . . . as a consequence of the video, that people gathered outside the embassy and then it grew very violent.”
ABACAUSA.COMThe attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 12, 2012.
Administration officials also maintained that the diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt, the site of the first attacks this September 11, were properly defended and that the U.S. had no reason to prepare for any attack. “The office of the director of National Intelligence has said we have no actionable intelligence that an attack on our post in Benghazi was planned or imminent,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said last week, calling the security measures in place there “robust.”
Cell phone video footage and witness testimony from Benghazi soon undercut the Administration trope of an angry march “hijacked” by a few bad people. As it turned out, the assault was well-coordinated, with fighters armed with guns, RPGs and diesel canisters, which were used to set the buildings on fire. Ambassador Chris Stevens died of smoke inhalation. Briefing Congress, the Administration changed its story and said the attacks were pre-planned and linked to al Qaeda.
You’d think this admission would focus attention on why the compound was so vulnerable to begin with. But the Administration wants to avoid this conversation. The removal of all staff from Benghazi, including a large component of intelligence officers, would also seem to hinder their ability to investigate the attacks and bring the killers to justice.
Journalists have stayed on the case, however,
Jennifer Rubin at WAPO -
…the White House lied to the American people by insisting for over a week that this was a spontaneous attack. It is one thing for the president to be so benighted as to think a video sets off multiple attacks on Sept. 11. It is quite another to send out his advisers, including his own spokesman, to mislead voters.
dba_vagabond_trader
September 27th, 2012
Not much on conspiracy theories but given the nature and history of this regime the entire incident needs a thorough going over by an objective investigator. I reject the notion of incompetence being the predominant factor.
Maudie N Mandeville
September 27th, 2012
“It is one thing for the president to be so benighted… It is quite another to send out his advisers, including his own spokesman, to mislead voters.”
Hey, Clinton got away with it. So a couple of people died. Out of 6 billion people and you agonize over this? Get over it!
Obama 2012!
mcnorman
September 27th, 2012
No FBI on the ground yet. Obots creating reality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LKKiWUFBXx8
Gotta hand it to Barry et al…Orwellian mission accomplished.
RANDO
September 27th, 2012
Stay angry, my friends!
dba_vagabond_trader
September 27th, 2012
They can say or do pretty much anything.
Complicit media… check
A populace churned out of public schools…check
Those who still possess critical thinking skills immersed in survival mode…check
Moe Tom
September 27th, 2012
As Rush says, the referees (media) are on the demolib team.
GomeznSA
September 27th, 2012
Considering the ‘bent’ of this ‘administration’ – it is highly unlikely that they are capable of doing anything remotely ‘straight’.
Carlos The Jackal
September 27th, 2012
For all we know this administration is BEHIND the attacks , events that are certainly used to further their agenda.
There’s a group that to this day accuses the Bush admin. of being behind 9/11.
MaryfromMarin
September 27th, 2012
Nice building. About as safe as a screened-in porch, wouldn’t you say? No wonder it was overwhelmed easily.
Criminal negligence at the very least. But IMO, it’s far more than that.
MaryfromMarin
September 27th, 2012
@Maudie, is that really you, being sarcastic? Or is it the “underground” troll?
Moe Tom
September 27th, 2012
Mary from Marin. I agree. Cute little nib walls, should have flower boxes on top. And a welcome to USA matt. Heaven help us.
Maudie N Mandeville
September 27th, 2012
Mary: I was thinking as an Obama voter. No news is bad enough to change their mind. Nothing. As a matter of fact, if the US ambassador has liberal family, his death has changed nothing.
Obama 2012!
MaryfromMarin
September 27th, 2012
Well, okay, @Maudie, but a “sarc” now and then would help.
BigJacket
September 27th, 2012
Quote from Libyan demonstrator:
“I thought I was going to demonstrate against the American consulate over this anti-Muslim movie and the next thing you know, I found myself pulling out my rocket propelled grenade launcher and helping direct mortar fire on the compound. It was totally spontaneous, as the Obama administration had told everyone.”