NAS Sigonella on Sicily is 500 miles from Bengazi and the AC130 cruises at 300 mph —they could have made it in 1.5 hrs. There were also F18’s there that could have arrived in 20 minutes.
There was also a SF quick reaction force —a large one— all geared up with helicopter rotars turning there on the ground at Sigonella, awaiting orders.
They begged to launch but the orders never came and they just sat on the tarmac while our people died.
One day...a movie will be made over the whole episode. There will be three hundred people who were in some position to hear the requests and knew just how desperate the situation was. You can imagine that all of the three hundred really have negative feelings about this whole episode.
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For weeks now I have thought that the denial of requests for security were a dereliction of duty. I consider the lies and misdirection about the "video" after the attack to be fraud and malfeasance under the color of authority. I don't consider the inaction during the attack to be any of those.
Undoubtedly he was being given options and being urgently reminded that the decision to act was his sole authority. IMO the failure to act during the attack is the direct equivalent of desertion.
ONE MAN had the authority to act that night.
ONE MAN deserted his post!
There was also a SF quick reaction force —a large one— all geared up with helicopter rotars turning there on the ground at Sigonella, awaiting orders.
They begged to launch but the orders never came and they just sat on the tarmac while our people died.
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While our people were murdered is more like it...
Obama on Benghazi : - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE-aorbApBw&feature=plcp
Obama looking red:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=paP8K1j-OCU
Screaming for help: