Posted on 09/12/2012 9:54:13 AM PDT by Hunton Peck
President Barack Obama took no questions at the White House Rose Garden press conference on the attacks in Libya, turning his back and walking away as a reporter asked, “Is this an act of war?”
“The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. We’re working with the government of Libya to secure our diplomats. I’ve also directed my administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world,” Obama said, flanked by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“And make no mistake – we will work with the Libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people,” he said.
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in attacks Tuesday in Benghazi.
“Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that accepts all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. But there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence – none,” the president said. “The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts.
“Many Libyans have joined us in doing so,” Obama said, adding that “this attack will not break the bonds between the United States and Libya.”
“Libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside Americans. Libyans helped some of our diplomats find safety, and they carried Ambassador Stevens’ body to the hospital, where we tragically learned that he had died,” he said.
“It’s especially tragic that Stevens died in Benghazi, because it is a city that he helped to save. At the height of the Libyan revolution, Chris led our diplomatic post in Benghazi. With characteristic skill, courage, and resolve, he built partnerships with Libyan revolutionaries and helped them as they planned to build a new Libya,” Obama said.
“Of course yesterday was already a painful day for our nation as we marked the solemn memory of the 9/11 attacks. We mourned with the families who were lost on that day,” the president added. “And then last night we learned the news of this attack in Benghazi.
“As Americans, let us never ever forget that our freedom is only sustained because of people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up for it, and in some cases, lay down their lives for it. The country is only as strong as the character of our people and the service of those both civilian and military who represent us around the globe,” he said.
“No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for,” the president said.
“Today we mourn four more American who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act, and make no mistake – justice will be done. But we also know that the lives these Americans led stand in stark contrast with those of their attackers,” he said.
“These four Americans stood up for freedom and human dignity. They should give every American great pride in the country that they served and the hope that the flag represents to people around the globe who also yearn to live in freedom and with dignity,” Obama added.
At the end of the press conference, Obama and Clinton turned to leave as reporters yelled out questions. “Is this an act of war?” one reporter asked.
Barry, Barry quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With American blood.....
Former deputy national security adviser: US response to embassy attack ‘bizarre and unacceptable’
We don't support Israeli attack, US tells Iran
Yesterday was a terrible day. Israel was rebuffed and there were signals being sent to the MB and Iran. 0bama is giving the "go ahead" signal to the Muslim world to take out Israel.
and I'm betting Bubba is geting po'd and will break the Obama speaking engagements.
Is this the same guy who single handedly took out Osama Bin laden with his 9 iron?
Turn up the heat on this.
Carter had his own murdered ambassador to worry about. Its like we’ve been put in a time machine. That last time a US Ambassador was murdered was, you guessed it, 1979.
In........Afghanistan.
By.....Afghan commandos, who were ‘resuing’ him
from....a guy in a police uniform.
Again, we disagree. I think Obama is worse.
Yes, and that problem was “solved” for Carter by the Soviet invasion, at which point Carter did nothing. Sound familiar?
It is time that this pathetic Muslim is voted out or thrown out..I just hope it is not to late..
None of this is because of a stupid film about their perverted god..We all know Mohamed is a child molester and murderer he can never compare with our God in Heaven..he is a made up bastard ..He is something like Jim Jones the American morons that had idiots following him to hell..
Why shouldn’t they commit an act of war? Maybe they were Kadafi’s clan. Maybe they’re just your garden variety anti-American Muslims.
But our foolish government blithely led our nation in committing acts of war against their government, deposing a man who was our son of a bitch near the end of his life, knowing perfectly well that what replaced him was going to be somewhere between anarchy and Islamism. But hey, we looked good at the time, supporting democracy.
This IS democracy is the dar-al-Islam - honor killing, lynching, riot and war, brother against brother, brothers against cousins, cousins against clan, clans against the outsider and the heretic and the kufar.
F*ck YES it’s an Act of War!
The two attacks were co-ordinated and had government support. Time to expel the ambassadors, cut all aid, pull all support for the so called Freedom Fighters. Barry O will not do that—so we will have to vote him out or urge his impeachment! The man should be shunned by all Americans!
actually europe, with our support, started the war against libya.
“....I need more duct tape for my exploding head.”
There is not nearly enough duct tape in the world to secure all the heads that are near to exploding.
Just who the H*ll elected this rectal orifice to office? Are we through with our little “social experiment” with putting an anti-Jewish Muslim-supporting pro-Marxist socialist in the Oval Office? He is no President, never has been, and is undeserving of the title. However much you may not have liked Herself, the Cold and Joyless, Herself had it right on one thing - whom do you trust to answer the phone at 3 AM?
The Muslim Brotherhood had sown seed that is coming to fruition. And those were the people who were supposed to bring “democracy” to the Middle East.
The Obama Appeasement Tour in 2009 has fulfilled it’s promise of “Peace in our Time”.
‘I just hope it is not to late..’
I was thinking last night we have to have an election and then must wait another 75 days before the new President would be sworn in. That is a long time in today’s terms.
Breaking News @BreakingNewsTunisian police fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protest over film near US embassy - @Reuters
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