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Panetta Testifies Obama Absent Night of Benghazi.....

And who is to blame for putting them into power?

Ummmmm...who did YOU vote for last election? (No...dont tell us...it's a 'secret')

The answer is ALL of the people that mindlessly and blindly vote party line and parrot party rhetoric.
 
With all of the other things that Obama has actually done wrong, I can't believe people are focusing on this. He let the people who are delegated with the responsibilities handle the situation. I have no doubts that he was receiving reports on how the situation was going, but what would you expect a man with NO military experience to do? Let's try and focus on real issues because they are out there.
 
With all of the other things that Obama has actually done wrong, I can't believe people are focusing on this. He let the people who are delegated with the responsibilities handle the situation. I have no doubts that he was receiving reports on how the situation was going, but what would you expect a man with NO military experience to do? Let's try and focus on real issues because they are out there.

You have "no doubts"?

If Obama was "receiving reports" then why didn't he DO SOMETHING? Panetta said specifically he was NOT in contact with Obama during the attack. A US Ambassador was under attack and Obama was AWOL. One of Clinton's ambassadors was under attack and she didn't contact Panetta either or request any assistance for the guy. But "What does it matter" to her anyway right? Oh we get it though. She gets snarky and yells at a Republican during testimony, so she gets a pass on Benghazi.

Hell Obama never once checked in to see how the situation was unfolding. Didn't ask if the ambassador was still alive. Nothing. Panetta has confirmed this under testimony. There is no doubt. This contradicts statements Obama has made about the situation in the past. It also contradicts statements Axlerod made during the campaign.

Obama:

As soon as we found out the Benghazi consulate was under attack, I was on the phone with national security team

This is a blatant lie. We know this isn't true. Panetta confirmed it.

Sources: Key task force not convened during Benghazi consulate attack - CBS News

The CSG is the one group that's supposed to know what resources every agency has. They know of multiple options and have the ability to coordinate counterterrorism assets across all the agencies," a high-ranking government official told CBS News. "They were not allowed to do their job. They were not called upon.

You don't need to have military experience to send in help when an Ambassador is under attack and begging for help. :roll:

The President is the only man who could have green lighted a cross border operation. If you have "no doubt" that he was "receiving reports" then explain to everyone why Obama did nothing. If he delegated responsibilities as you claim, ok Stevens and 3 other Americans are still DEAD. Part of being Commander in Chief and leader of this country is having competent people in place. The inability to appoint competent people is incompetence. So even if your paper thin premise was true, which relies upon some serious Obama worship, it still exposes Obama as an incompetent buffoon who isn't fit to lead our military.
 
Why is anyone surprised?

Obama's been pretty much absent since January, 2008......

But he has improved his back swing.......
 
The President is the only man who could have green lighted a cross border operation. If you have "no doubt" that he was "receiving reports" then explain to everyone why Obama did nothing. If he delegated responsibilities as you claim, ok Stevens and 3 other Americans are still DEAD. Part of being Commander in Chief and leader of this country is having competent people in place. The inability to appoint competent people is incompetence. So even if your paper thin premise was true, which relies upon some serious Obama worship, it still exposes Obama as an incompetent buffoon who isn't fit to lead our military.

Very well said! :applaud
 
With all of the other things that
Obama has actually done wrong,


I can't believe people are focusing on this. He let the people who are delegated with the responsibilities handle the situation. I have no doubts that he was receiving reports on how the situation was going, but what would you expect a man with NO military experience to do? Let's try and focus on real issues because they are out there.

3 Americans plus a Ambasador under attack for 9 hours and Obama's best effort was to remain apathetic.

A 10 day lie, a false narrative pushed prior to an election, Sec of State perjering her self in front of a Congressional comitee, the blatant disregard of the Ambassors security prior to the SEPTEMBER 11th ANIVERSERY ATTACK after multiple warnings.

After a hole was blown into the compound wall, after other Countries removed their Ambasadors.

Weve got drones that can take out individual 16 year old Americans but the Consulate was just out of luck.

The blatant ignoring of a mass dereliction of Duty of Obama and his top officials and advisors by a complicit media.

None of that is an issue ? Does a president have to be a Republican before he's held to even the modest standars and expectations ?

My Liberal Uncle still drones on about Nixon. For what ?
 
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Pssst that was Obama that had 23 Muslim Countries Rise Up

This is so ridiculously dishonest it kind of kills braincells.
 
3 Americans plus a Ambasador under attack for 9 hours and Obama's best effort was to remain apathetic.

A 10 day lie, a false narrative pushed prior to an election, Sec of State perjering her self in front of a Congressional comitee, the blatant disregard of the Ambassors security prior to the SEPTEMBER 11th ANIVERSERY ATTACK after multiple warnings.

After a hole was blown into the compound wall, after other Countries removed their Ambasadors.

Weve got drones that can take out individual 16 year old Americans but the Consulate was just out of luck.

The blatant ignoring of a mass dereliction of Duty of Obama and his top officials and advisors by a complicit media.

None of that is an issue ? Does a president have to be a Republican before he's held to even the modest standars and expectations ?

My Liberal Uncle still drones on about Nixon. For what ?

so you are blaming obama for not knowing exactly when and where the attack was going to happen. you also seem to ignore the fact that the attackers chose to attack the consulate at the same time as protests in Benghazi and Cairo were also going on. we were focused on the protests when the attack started.
 
This is so ridiculously dishonest it kind of kills braincells.

Really.....then why wasn't the Sunni cleric brought in for questioning. That would be the Cleric that leads the Sunni School of thought in Egypt and is the Figurehead? The One that never saw the Video but called on all Muslims to rise up and Protest the US. The Alleged Holy-man that incited his followers to go after our Embassy in Egypt.

See you forget we released the funds to Morsi and Egypt. Plus we know he never saw the video from his own supporters. Any reason why the FBI didn't investigate him or question him? You didn't question why they wouldn't bring one in they knew for certain that had used social media to also call on those who follow that doctrine?

Plus we have what those in Pakistan and Bangladesh had to say concerning the release of the video. Pretty much all the others too. Yet no word from the Sunni Cleric that started it all. Again you don't find that odd or strange like?

Course have any been brought to justice over Benghazi as well? Any reason to withhold the Autopsy on Stevens Body?
 
so you are blaming obama for not knowing exactly when and where the attack was going to happen. you also seem to ignore the fact that the attackers chose to attack the consulate at the same time as protests in Benghazi and Cairo were also going on. we were focused on the protests when the attack started.

What Protest in Benghazi? There was no Protest outside the Consulate. Which Susan Rice finally admitted to before she took herself out as a Nominee for SOS. Moreover we know Stevens was outside one hour before the attack with a Turk Envoy.

Then we have Panetta Admitting he spoke to Obama at 530pm. Then not until after it was over. Despite watching 7hrs of a live feed.

Then we have the Independent investigation that says Clinton and the State Dept ignored or failed to perceive the Warnings that were presented prior on the Consulate as well as what took place with the Brits Ambassador. Pretty much shows that incompetency.

To finalize we now have General Dempsey stating that it was the State Dept that never made any requests to them. That falls squarely on Hillary and crew. Which is also with them knowing exactly what was going on with Libya and the Ouster of Gadhafi.
 
What Protest in Benghazi? There was no Protest outside the Consulate. Which Susan Rice finally admitted to before she took herself out as a Nominee for SOS. Moreover we know Stevens was outside one hour before the attack with a Turk Envoy.

Then we have Panetta Admitting he spoke to Obama at 530pm. Then not until after it was over. Despite watching 7hrs of a live feed.

Then we have the Independent investigation that says Clinton and the State Dept ignored or failed to perceive the Warnings that were presented prior on the Consulate as well as what took place with the Brits Ambassador. Pretty much shows that incompetency.

To finalize we now have General Dempsey stating that it was the State Dept that never made any requests to them. That falls squarely on Hillary and crew. Which is also with them knowing exactly what was going on with Libya and the Ouster of Gadhafi.

But there were protest In Egypt, and who said the protests had to be outside the consulate?
 
But there were protest In Egypt, and who said the protests had to be outside the consulate?

Anything else in Libya was after the attack on the Consulate. The 7 hr live feed confirms that. Yes and if you read the Post above about the cleric in Egypt you would have some other answers. Which never took place. Also this changes nothing to what team Obama has already admitted to. Nor what the Independent Investigation discovered. Now we have Panetta and Dempsey selling out Clinton and Obama. Hoping to God this story get buried away.
 
First you guys start a conspiracy theory that Obama was there... sat and watched while doing nothing causing you to be completely outraged. Now you all have flopped completely and say that you are completely outraged because he wasn't there watching it.

All the phony outrage on Benghazi will not make it what you all want it to be.
 
Really.....then why wasn't the Sunni cleric brought in for questioning. That would be the Cleric that leads the Sunni School of thought in Egypt and is the Figurehead? The One that never saw the Video but called on all Muslims to rise up and Protest the US. The Alleged Holy-man that incited his followers to go after our Embassy in Egypt.

See you forget we released the funds to Morsi and Egypt. Plus we know he never saw the video from his own supporters. Any reason why the FBI didn't investigate him or question him? You didn't question why they wouldn't bring one in they knew for certain that had used social media to also call on those who follow that doctrine?

Plus we have what those in Pakistan and Bangladesh had to say concerning the release of the video. Pretty much all the others too. Yet no word from the Sunni Cleric that started it all. Again you don't find that odd or strange like?

Course have any been brought to justice over Benghazi as well? Any reason to withhold the Autopsy on Stevens Body?

Yawn, I don't have time for your red herrings. Here's how simple it is: The Middle East, doesn't need a US president to rise up. /thread.
 
so you are blaming obama for not knowing exactly when and where the attack was going to happen. you also seem to ignore the fact that the attackers chose to attack the consulate at the same time as protests in Benghazi and Cairo were also going on. we were focused on the protests when the attack started.

We knew the consulate was under attack, we had drones there...by the Administrations own admission.
Help was only 1 to 2 hours away, as per the administrations own reports...why was help never sent?

Why, after the Administration said the site was secured did a CNN reporter walk into the consulate and find all kinds of classified documents laying all over the place?

Who made the several decisions denying help to the Americans in Benghazi who needed it?
Who, initially, told CIA to “stand down” in face of the attack? The CIA released a statement “no one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need [in Benghazi]; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate.”
Who decided that American defense forces an hour or two away in Southern Europe would not be deployed? And why was that decision made?
 
First you guys start a conspiracy theory that Obama was there... sat and watched while doing nothing causing you to be completely outraged. Now you all have flopped completely and say that you are completely outraged because he wasn't there watching it.

All the phony outrage on Benghazi will not make it what you all want it to be.

That's a Crock most have said Obama was Absent due to taking off to party in Vegas. Remember it was Election Time and he Obama went campaigning. Moreover No one has started a Conspiracy when the Two Separate Investigations have found the State Dept Led by Clinton to be incompetent. This means they were weighed and measured. Found to be Wanting and Lacking the Appropriate Standards to even be able to measure up to what is perceived as Normal.

Now you have Panetta saying he talked to him at 530pm to give him his Security Brief and then Not anytime until after it was all over.
 
Yawn, I don't have time for your red herrings. Here's how simple it is: The Middle East, doesn't need a US president to rise up. /thread.

<<<<< Blows on nails twice and brushes them on his chest.....I understand. Especially when one can't measure up to the task and doesn't know what they are talking about. Especially over Benghazi and Obama dropping the ball on the Anniversary of 911. It would require you to have facts. Which so far you have produced none.
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We knew the consulate was under attack, we had drones there...by the Administrations own admission.
Help was only 1 to 2 hours away, as per the administrations own reports...why was help never sent?

Why, after the Administration said the site was secured did a CNN reporter walk into the consulate and find all kinds of classified documents laying all over the place?

Who made the several decisions denying help to the Americans in Benghazi who needed it?
Who, initially, told CIA to “stand down” in face of the attack? The CIA released a statement “no one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need [in Benghazi]; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate.”
Who decided that American defense forces an hour or two away in Southern Europe would not be deployed? And why was that decision made?

Most don't know.....as their way to deal with the issue is to ignore it and hope it goes away. Moreover half of them cant put 2 and 2 together. Yet here it is how many months afterwards and this thorn still hasn't gone away. Now I wonder why that it or how the issue is still even afloat.

You would think that such would be a clue. As you can see some still can't figure it out. :shock:
 
Most don't know.....as their way to deal with the issue is to ignore it and hope it goes away. Moreover half of them cant put 2 and 2 together. Yet here it is how many months afterwards and this thorn still hasn't gone away. Now I wonder why that it or how the issue is still even afloat.

You would think that such would be a clue. As you can see some still can't figure it out. :shock:

Mahaps, the CLUE'' in this puzzle is"" people don't want to figure it out'' again you see the acceptance of, as you said, Ignore a story long enough and it will go away,.......... It is a Sad day in America, when ........Acceptance of 4 American lives...... that could have been saved, weren't.. due to lack of care or duty by the ones in charge, ............ by passing the buck and lies....... IF these people in Govt. & you know of whom I speak were average American citizens like us,
they would all be awaiting possible trial time for negligence of duty and Contempt of Court for lying under oath, but.. due to Who they are, they get a Pass,
What Does It Matter Now ??????? Words that will return to Haunt Clinton and the others Involved, Indeed, What does it Matter to You as An American Citizen,
to me it Matters that the State Dept. and the Elected president and those connected, dropped the ball, then lied about it.to Americans for Political self portrayal.
 
Mahaps, the CLUE'' in this puzzle is"" people don't want to figure it out'' again you see the acceptance of, as you said, Ignore a story long enough and it will go away,.......... It is a Sad day in America, when ........Acceptance of 4 American lives...... that could have been saved, weren't.. due to lack of care or duty by the ones in charge, ............ by passing the buck and lies....... IF these people in Govt. & you know of whom I speak were average American citizens like us,
they would all be awaiting possible trial time for negligence of duty and Contempt of Court for lying under oath, but.. due to Who they are, they get a Pass,
What Does It Matter Now ??????? Words that will return to Haunt Clinton and the others Involved, Indeed, What does it Matter to You as An American Citizen,
to me it Matters that the State Dept. and the Elected president and those connected, dropped the ball, then lied about it.to Americans for Political self portrayal.

Yeah, those people being Progressives and Liberals, Democrats. What they want and what they get are two very different things they have no control over.

It also matter that 2 Heroes.....defended the lives of others fighting off 2 waves of attacks while saving 20 peoples lives.. While taking down 50-60 of them. 2 guys that had no weapons but took what they could from Libyans and the weapons they gathered. 2 former Navy Seals that laid down a perimeter and drove off the first wave while fighting a retreat and all in 7hrs by themselves with no help coming. A Story that should have been told from the start and should be talked about. 2 Heroes that gave all and stayed. They didn't wait for any Orders. They did what had to be done!
 
First you guys start a conspiracy theory that Obama was there... sat and watched while doing nothing causing you to be completely outraged. Now you all have flopped completely and say that you are completely outraged because he wasn't there watching it.

Is either one good??
 
About 90 percent of this country has never heard of Benghazi and knows nothing about any of this.

There's the problem, right there.
 
Yeah, those people being Progressives and Liberals, Democrats. What they want and what they get are two very different things they have no control over.

It also matter that 2 Heroes.....defended the lives of others fighting off 2 waves of attacks while saving 20 peoples lives.. While taking down 50-60 of them. 2 guys that had no weapons but took what they could from Libyans and the weapons they gathered. 2 former Navy Seals that laid down a perimeter and drove off the first wave while fighting a retreat and all in 7hrs by themselves with no help coming. A Story that should have been told from the start and should be talked about. 2 Heroes that gave all and stayed. They didn't wait for any Orders. They did what had to be done!

That is so true............ , what matters also, is don't you think some of their thoughts in those 7 hours must have finally gone to ....... the military honor code, No man left behind, and wondered why they received..... NO.....Help. and were left behind by the Govt....... They gave their lives for, If you cain't Trust Who, you are Fighting for to have your Back, then who can you trust ?
 
You are going to have to point out to me where someone has said the President Obama PURPOSELY avoided doing anything that his SecDef or any other agency asked him to do during the incident. I haven't seen any of that yet. You can keep saying that he was absent, or off playing patty cake with Michelle, but you haven't shown me where he did anything incompetent. He left the situation in the hands of the people who job it is.

You have "no doubts"?

If Obama was "receiving reports" then why didn't he DO SOMETHING? Panetta said specifically he was NOT in contact with Obama during the attack. A US Ambassador was under attack and Obama was AWOL. One of Clinton's ambassadors was under attack and she didn't contact Panetta either or request any assistance for the guy. But "What does it matter" to her anyway right? Oh we get it though. She gets snarky and yells at a Republican during testimony, so she gets a pass on Benghazi.

Hell Obama never once checked in to see how the situation was unfolding. Didn't ask if the ambassador was still alive. Nothing. Panetta has confirmed this under testimony. There is no doubt. This contradicts statements Obama has made about the situation in the past. It also contradicts statements Axlerod made during the campaign.

Obama:



This is a blatant lie. We know this isn't true. Panetta confirmed it.

Sources: Key task force not convened during Benghazi consulate attack - CBS News



You don't need to have military experience to send in help when an Ambassador is under attack and begging for help. :roll:

The President is the only man who could have green lighted a cross border operation. If you have "no doubt" that he was "receiving reports" then explain to everyone why Obama did nothing. If he delegated responsibilities as you claim, ok Stevens and 3 other Americans are still DEAD. Part of being Commander in Chief and leader of this country is having competent people in place. The inability to appoint competent people is incompetence. So even if your paper thin premise was true, which relies upon some serious Obama worship, it still exposes Obama as an incompetent buffoon who isn't fit to lead our military.
 
If people were more focused on how to prevent this from happening again and less focused on pointing fingers, I might be inclined to care about their position more. I do believe mistakes were made, but not anything criminal. Mistakes happen, our government is humans. Let's try and focus on not letting anymore of our ambassadors/soldiers/citizens die at the hands of terrorists.

3 Americans plus a Ambasador under attack for 9 hours and Obama's best effort was to remain apathetic.

A 10 day lie, a false narrative pushed prior to an election, Sec of State perjering her self in front of a Congressional comitee, the blatant disregard of the Ambassors security prior to the SEPTEMBER 11th ANIVERSERY ATTACK after multiple warnings.

After a hole was blown into the compound wall, after other Countries removed their Ambasadors.

Weve got drones that can take out individual 16 year old Americans but the Consulate was just out of luck.

The blatant ignoring of a mass dereliction of Duty of Obama and his top officials and advisors by a complicit media.

None of that is an issue ? Does a president have to be a Republican before he's held to even the modest standars and expectations ?

My Liberal Uncle still drones on about Nixon. For what ?
 
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