Posted on 10/12/2012 12:14:33 PM PDT by yoe
Vice President Joseph Biden speaks only for himself and President Barack Obama, and neither man was aware that U.S. officials in Libya had asked the State Department for more security before the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, a top White House official told The Cable.
The Cable asked Deputy National Security Advisor for Communications Ben Rhodes whether Biden was speaking for the entire Obama administration, including the State Department, which acknowledged receiving multiple requests for more Libya security in the months before the attacks. Rhodes said that Biden speaks only for himself and the president and neither of them knew about the requests at the time.
The State Department security officials who testified before House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa's panel Wednesday never said they had made their requests to the president, Rhodes pointed out. That would be natural because the State Department is responsible for diplomatic security, not the White House, he said. Rhodes also pointed out that the officials were requesting more security in Tripoli, not Benghazi.
"All of us at post were in sync that we wanted these resources," the top regional security officer in Libya over the summer, Eric Nordstrom, testified. "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."
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What did Hillary know, when did she know it, and why didn’t she inform Bambi?
Another example of leading from behind, otherwise known as no leadership at the Helm....
The administration LIED and people DIED. Just like Fast and Furious. Impeach and imprison.
Sorry...when your the boss, you’re the boss.
zero is responsible and accountable for his subordinates’ actions....
Incompetent boobs — or worse.
I thought for sure one of their top advisors-Joy Behar, David Letterman or Jay-Z-would have told them during one of their security briefings.
And we’re to believe Hillary never once briefed Obama on these requests for additional security for the diplomatic mission in Libya. Really, now?
Since Hillary has now effectively been tossed to the curb, I wonder how she’ll react to this.... her ego is no smaller than Obama’s.
They’re hoping that “lazy and incompetent” is a less damaging line than “negligent and culpable”.
I believe it. That’s their entire problem, they are not aware of anything. They don’t get security briefings, they “invest” taxpayer money in tilting windmills and they think jihadists can be converted to upright citizens. They’re freaking incompetent morons.
If we assume that Biden is telling the truth.....and that is a stretch.....then both he and Obama are incompetent and derelict in their sworn duties. If we assume that “Joe is just Joe”, a clueless lying SOB, than they should be held accountable and be cited for deception at the highest level.
DIDN’T KNOW, didn’t know, we pay him to know. He is out of touch with America and his own departments.
But but... Carney told Jake Trapper that Bambi called it a terrorist attach within 24 hours of the event. Having it both ways isn’t going to work.
THAT’S why Obama hasn’t attended any intelligence briefings lately so he and Joe can claim plausible denyability.
dah, perhaps they should start attending the Daily Security Briefings. IDIOTS!
Why inform him?
And interupt his watching Sports Center?
Yeah the two clowns in charge were as usual clueless. Maybe if Zero could take time off golf or fund raising he could attend a security briefing....
Plausible denialbility tactic - the last line of defense - Hussein and Idiot Joe trying to cut their losses and save their hides! Gross negligence, malfeasance and dereliction of duty demonstrated in the whole matter resulting in loss of life, our consulate and classified materials. If they were in the military, they'd be bound over for Court Martial.
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