Posted on 09/20/2012 8:05:57 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
President Barack Obama said Thursday that extremists used an anti-Islam video as an excuse to assault U.S. interests overseas, including an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
The president's comments came as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faced questions from members of the House and Senate about the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate in Benghazi in a series of closed-door classified briefings on Capitol Hill.
Republicans have accused the Obama administration of misreading the assault as the outgrowth of widespread demonstrations in the Middle East over the video. They insisted it was a terrorist attack, a term White House spokesman Jay Carney used on Thursday. Obama did not use the phrase.
"What we do know is that the natural protests that arose because of the outrage over the video were used as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm U.S. interests," the president said at a candidate forum on the Spanish-language network Univision.
Asked if that meant al-Qaida, Obama said, "We don't know yet."
"We will focus narrowly and forcefully on groups like al-Qaida, the ones that carried out the 9/11 attacks. Those forces have not gone away," the president said.
Clinton also announced that, in line with federal law, she will appoint an independent panel to look at circumstances of the attack in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and there other employees. The so-called Accountability Review Board will be chaired by retired diplomat Thomas Pickering, she said.
Democrats and Republicans emerging from the briefings provided some details about what the administration is still piecing together - who was responsible, how much of it was planned and what was the security.
Joining Clinton at the back-to-back briefings were Director of National Intelligence...
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Thanks for the update, Mr. President.
More like OUR GOVERNMENT used the video to attack. Think about it.
Haha. Classic. I will have to use that sometime.
The whole video thing is smelling like a story in which the terrorists and the U.S. preisdential administration were complicit.
Does Obama really know what’s happening in that part of the world?
Can’t be bothered with unimportant stuff like that. He wants another interview with the Pimp With A Limp.
If anything, the protests over the video were only used as a diversion.
Now you see. We now had a reason to move in. You need a reason during a campaign that holds a liberal base.
Now you see. We now had a reason to move in. You need a reason during a campaign that holds a liberal base.
Now you see. We now had a reason to move in. You need a reason during a campaign that holds a liberal base.
Hillary has no intention of US interests. These jokers in charge of our Republic are driving us to hell.
Can’t you just visualize it
O calls up the Terrorists:
O: Hey, this is Barry Hussein
T: Hey Bro, what up?
O: Can you guys say you are rioting because of this video called Innocence of Muslims?
T: What the hell is that?
O: Some stupid movie - you should see it - it’s so stupid it’s funny.
T: We’ll check it out (shouts to someone in the room) Hey Ish’ go on YouTube and look for this movie called....OK Boss)
T: OK, we’re looking for it
O: So how’s it going?
T: You Know, just redistributing the common goods
O: know that *chuckles*
(In the background men are laughing)
O: What’s going on?
T: Bwa,ha,ha - we’re watching that video, you can’t be serious...you want us to say this movie is why we are getting the plebes to riot?
O: Yup, can you do that?
T: It’s stupid, but OK, you’re the boss...Have a good night, kiss Michelle for me
O: Do I have to?*chuckles* Have a good one
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Obama: Osama bin Laden Dead - Full Video 9:46
I agree!
Thank the French cartoon guy for bringing this to the top. The folks that follow Islam need to know this world is free.
Satan disagrees
American Professors Gather in Tehran for Occupy Wall Street Conference: News at 11 O’clock.
Looked him up and called him. He thought I was nuts.
Probably didn’t go down like that. lol. With Osama dead, Obama needed an excuse to go over or else he would lose his base.
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