Smeagol
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Obama ran for a second term largely on the story that Alquiada had been decimated on his watch. Then when terrorist linked to Alquiada attacked a US embassy and killed the Ambassador along with several other Americans Obama lied to the voters and said it was a spontaneous demonstration that got out of hand and was caused by a you tube video. Now that it has come out that he flat out lied and was told by the CIA it was indeed terrorism and now that it has come out that he told the CIA to delete all references to terrorism it seems he was elected for a second term largely based on a lie. It could be argued that if the voters knew from the beginning that terrorist did this it very well could have swung the election. Does this make him a president elected under false pretenses and therefor illegitimate? They took away Lance Armstrong's medals for breaking the rules and lying about it and erased all his records calling them illegitimate so what's the difference here?
As much as his opposition wanted him to lose, nearly all of the Benghazi confusion took place in the first days after the tragic event. By the time Election Day rolled around nearly a full month had past and by then it was clarified that the initial false assumption that the attack was motivated by an Egyptian produced you tube video critical of Islam was debunked. By November the administration and the American people were fully aware al Qaeda carried out the terrorist act at Benghazi yet voted to reelect Obama anyway. If it was thought that an Egyptian making YouTube videos inspired the killing of Americans in Libya; the White House, the CIA and the state department all knew it was untrue but conspired with each other to deceive the American public until after Election Day, you might have a point but the truth came out way before Election Day.
Do I think the Obama administration feels America needs to walk on eggshells not to offend Muslims? Yes. Do I think the president will lie through his teeth in order to make it seem like an Egyptian thought to be an American offending Muslims motivated an attack that killed Americans when he knew it was untrue just to win an election? No.
My honest opinion: an America dividing partisan witch hunt that I, a Republican will be forced to consider when voting in 2014 and 2016. I always thought tragedies such as these is what made republicans shine as we put aside our political team divisions and came together as a united American people. Oh well.