embassy security in Libya at the President's Daily Breifing because they knew Obama and Joe never bothered to attend.
Posted on 10/13/2012 8:18:52 AM PDT by xzins
While it is probable that Obama had information that the murder of our ambassador in Libya was not the result of an obscure video trailer, he has claimed that he did not know. He has said he had no idea that on the anniversary of 9/11 there was an orchestrated terrorist attack on our American mission in Benghazi, Libya. Americans should stand amazed at this Obama defense.
For the sake of argument, let us take them at their word. That leads to the conclusion that the entire intelligence community, if we believe Joe Biden, did not inform the President of the United States of the exact nature of an attack on American soil that resulted in the death of a US ambassador and three other highly skilled, highly trained US citizens.
If we believe Stephanie Cutter, Obama Campaign Spokeswoman, the entire US State Department -- although they knew better -- permitted The President of the United States to believe a lie about a video.
Assuming these things to be true, do they somehow exonerate President Obama?
Hardly, for this amounts to the president arguing that he has no control, no relationship, no emergency information sharing protocol with the major foreign information arms of his OWN administration. Is he not easily reached, at war with his own people, surrounded by incompetent unprofessionals? What in the world has transpired that such a terrible system is in place in the first place?
Lack of leadership, poor leadership climate, can be the only answer. After all, the president is the Chief Executive and the Commander in Chief of the United States of America. Truman might be too often quoted, but in this case it really does apply. When it comes to the president, "The buck stops here!"
So, my fellow citizens, our president is calling on us to recognize that the nation is rudderless. He defends himself by claiming to be out of the loop. Have you ever heard of such a thing, a president arguing he should get a pass due to negligent leadership?
In the meantime, Benghazi burns. And Egypt. And Syria. And Iran. And...furiously...Mexico.
...willful neglect of duty...
for which he should be impeached and the rest of the administration investigated on similar charges.
If Romney/Ryan wins, 0bama-Biden should not be permitted to remain in office until the inaugeration. Boehner would be better than them as at least a seat warmer.
It was publicly know back in August al qaeda had taken control and was a serious threat. The whole “they didn’t tell o’bidens” is a bullshit smokescreen. In fact, the consulate takeover is a smokescreen for the much more disastrous larger picture. By focusing only on the consulate takeover, o’bidens are keeping attention away from the growth of al qaeda since our “victory” over there. That is what Romney needs to jump on.
“I HAVE LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY ADMINISTRATION AND IT’S ALL BUSH’S... WAIT NO IT’S RYAN’S... NO IT’S ROMNEY’S FAULT. I AM ABOVE FAULT AND CRITICISM”.
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Here's a different perception: as a micro-manager, he has sufficient control to prevent underlings from telling him stuff he does not want to hear. Having decided that the Libya attack was solely due to a crappy video, and having taken that position publicly, he did not want to be told anything different. Hence, he was not told and could deny, truthfully, that he was -- and thereby place the blame on those who "should" have told him but did not because they knew that they were not permitted to do so.
Both, because even if he is lying, which I think he is, he still ran his foreign policy worse than an abject amateur.
If he wasn't told the facts by his administration, then he's been lying to the public for years now by presenting himself as a leader when he knows he isn't.
Either way, you get a lying incompetent.
You don't mean it!
The sock monkey isn't in controll!!!
As long as we gets our 0bmaph0ne we don't care.
Un-flippin-real how panties on the head of prisoners at Abu Grahib was used to denounce Bush's leadership and Idi Obama gets a free pass from the same oh-so-concerned-MSM when 4 people are killed.
Wonder how long it took for them to find a YouTube video to blame?
"Quick! someone type in 'anti-Muslim' in the search function on You Tube, we need something to blame!"
And what of our Chairman of the JCS, who of his own initiative (yeah, right) that felt he had to call an obscure anti-Muslim pastor in Florida and demand that he tone down his rhetoric lest HE inflame passions in the Middle East.
They should have, right after the drone give away program.
Agreed, I’ve been thinking this all along. I don’t know why the pubs aren’t calling him on this.
It is his responsibility to know. If he claims he didn’t know, that is his failure.
Not knowing may be an excuse, or even a reason (doubt it). But, regardless, he failed to perform.
The president has the responsibility, the authority and the resources to lead. Obama simply isn’t doing his job.
Why would you say that?
I see nothing that obama mirco manages anything at all
The only thing he can micro-manage is his winkie.
Now that we know it was a direct attack, that State and CIA knew, and that no video had any connection to this, so pastor Jones certainly didn't, I can only conclude that General Dempsey has dishonored his office and himself. Military Intelligence is immediately updated by Central Intelligence in these instances, assuming they didn't already know from their own sources. Dempsey has no excuse. None. His was a purely partisan political act.
His fellow flag officers should be encouraging him to resign before the next Commander in Chief fires him.
FYI Ping,
You have to remember who THE OBAMA REGIME is playing to. The democratic drones believe OBAMA’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE is real. They believe he is doing a good job in running the country. These MORONS believe ANYTHING THE FOREIGNER SAYS. If he says he didn’t know anything about the BENGHAZI ATTACK. He knows his LAPDOG followers including the MSM will believe him.
Yep.
And notice how low of a profile Hillary! is keeping these days. Ubama is essentially blaming Hillary! (ie., the State Department) for keeping him out of the loop. And we already know Hillary! is a "sociopathic liar" (William Safire), so I strongly suspect this Benghazi situation is a classic case where a couple of conspiring liars failed to "get their stories straight". I really don't think Hillary! and Bill are going to take the fall for the bumbling Ubama and his Chicago thuggery. This story can only keep getting worse.
Ping.
He lost control? Clearly, he’s not “leader” material.
Not likely with voting so close but....
Well, at the very least he should be tried for Crimes and High Treason.
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