Posted on 10/12/2012 7:31:39 PM PDT by Starman417
The Good News: Valerie Jarrett made it back from Martha's Vineyard alive, thanks in large part to her security detail of highly trained professionals. The Bad News: Ambassador Stevens and three other Americans were killed by Islamic Fundamentalists in Benghazi, primarily because the Obama State Department denied their requests for security.
These are some of the most important facts to emerge from the Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden is like a weird relative; a relative you don't want to leave alone with children, and that he and President Obama received no requests for security from the diplomatic delegation in Libya, despite the sworn testimony of two former security professionals who requested the security.
Some of us who know the president only attended less than half of his intel-briefings wonder if someone might have mentioned the multiple attacks on the diplomatic teams in Benghazi during one of the no show briefings.
During the debate, Biden assured the country and the world, he only speaks for himself and the president, and that they received no such requests.
"We weren't told they wanted more security. We did not know they wanted more security there."
Unfortunately, the State Department has acknowledged the receipt of multiple requests for increased security. The State Department officials who have testified before the House Oversight Committee's panel have not said they relayed the requests to the president; however, Eric Nordstrom top regional security officer in Libya last summer said,
"In those conversations, I was specifically told [by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Charlene Lamb] ‘You cannot request an SST [Site Security Team] extension.' I determined I was told that because there would be too much political cost. We went ahead and requested it anyway."
"Too much political cost", but the death of an ambassador and three employees are only "bumps in the road." Do you think Charlene Lamb and the Obama Administration wanted to use the Libya War, Obama's War, as an icon or poster subject for the success of the Obama Foreign Policy and that having armed security would be offensive to Libyans, al-Qaeda, and Leftists in general.
(excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
“We weren’t told they wanted more security. We did not know they wanted more security there.”
Every single one of us here, I’d wager, has heard this from an ex-colleague at work who missed the critical info and data because of being a no-show at a meeting.
Great Campaign Ad visuals for that one. Had been fantasizing about ways for Americans to show their outrage and disgust; if only by keeping headlights on or somesuch - when I read about the 'Muppet Million Man March' planned. (Will THAT happen?)
Having 'Big Bird' and Kermit win the day carries it own ominous message for America - when in fact a 'stop the madness'; disable the 'treasonous agenda' - or just Day of Disgust' (against Obama Cabal; and all enabling Media; should be the call to action.
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