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Obama: ‘When four Americans get killed, it’s not optimal’
Examiner ^ | 10/18/12 | Staff

Posted on 10/18/2012 2:39:55 PM PDT by library user

President Obama, during the taping of The Daily Show, discussed the Benghazi terrorist attack that claimed the lives of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.

“Here’s what I’ll say. When four Americans get killed, it’s not optimal. We’re going to fix it,” Obama said per pool. “The government is a big operation and [at] any given time something screws up,” he also said, saying that he believes “you find out what’s broken and you fix it.”

Obama promised that his administration publicized information about the Benghazi attack as quickly as it came in, which contradicts previous reports.

“Within 24 hours of the 9-11 anniversary attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, U.S. intelligence agencies had strong indications al Qaeda–affiliated operatives were behind the attack, and had even pinpointed the location of one of those attackers,” according to The Daily Beast’s Eli Lake.

The National Counter Terrorism Center only told Congress that it was a terrorist attack nine days after the assault took place.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: benghazi; bumpsintheroad; christopherstevens; comedycentral; corpsemen; dailyshow; gaffe; glendoherty; libya; notoptimal; obama; obamagaffe; optimal; seansmith; susanrice; tyronewoods
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To: library user

Its the lead headline on Drudge.


41 posted on 10/18/2012 3:33:39 PM PDT by goodolemr
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To: library user

Not a Romney supporter, but if the third debate isn’t an absolute rout for him on foreign policy I’ll be absolutely stunned.


42 posted on 10/18/2012 3:38:16 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: library user

He’s going to bring them back to life don’t you know! He is the Messiah after all! He can fix everything!


43 posted on 10/18/2012 3:40:42 PM PDT by Pardon Me (January 2013 can't come soon enough!)
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To: library user

He’s going to bring them back to life don’t you know! He is the Messiah after all! He can fix everything!


44 posted on 10/18/2012 3:40:47 PM PDT by Pardon Me (January 2013 can't come soon enough!)
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To: library user

WTF kinda stupid comment is that, Mr. President??

Installing Windows 7 with 2 GB of RAM is “not optimal”. Driving around with a low air pressure in your tires is “not optimal”. Eating dessert before dinner is “not optimal”. A US Ambassador’s assassination at the hands of militant jihadists is nothing short of a national tragedy. It has nothing to do with “optimal” anything.

What an ASS! Is this guy TRYING to lose??


45 posted on 10/18/2012 3:41:04 PM PDT by bryan999
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To: library user

WTF kinda stupid comment is that, Mr. President??

Installing Windows 7 with 2 GB of RAM is “not optimal”. Driving around with low air pressure in your tires is “not optimal”. Eating dessert before dinner is “not optimal”. A US Ambassador’s assassination at the hands of militant jihadists is nothing short of a national tragedy. It has nothing to do with “optimal” anything.

What an ASS! Is this guy TRYING to lose??


46 posted on 10/18/2012 3:41:12 PM PDT by bryan999
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To: library user

WTF kinda stupid comment is that, Mr. President??

Installing Windows 7 with 2 GB of RAM is “not optimal”. Driving around with low air pressure in your tires is “not optimal”. Eating dessert before dinner is “not optimal”. A US Ambassador’s assassination at the hands of militant jihadists is nothing short of a national tragedy. It has nothing to do with “optimal” anything.

What an ASS! Is this guy TRYING to lose??


47 posted on 10/18/2012 3:41:37 PM PDT by bryan999
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To: library user
“Here’s what I’ll say. When four Americans get killed, it’s not optimal."

Since you don't know the meaning of the word, here's what's really optimal Bambi: You getting your sorry a$$ trounced on November 6th.

48 posted on 10/18/2012 3:42:14 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: bryan999

Oops, sorry for the thrice post. Slow internet connection - not optimal!


49 posted on 10/18/2012 3:42:31 PM PDT by bryan999
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To: library user

Awful thing to say. He just wrote the next Romney commercial.


50 posted on 10/18/2012 3:43:20 PM PDT by tellw
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To: jtal

ObaMA seems like he is on a book tour and not President. He does not look or act like a President. He does look and act like someone trying to sell a new book.


51 posted on 10/18/2012 3:43:49 PM PDT by FreedBird
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To: library user

What he means is ...

“when four Americans get killed as casualties of war in bringing about Islam [praise be to Allah] then it is not optimal timing for my reelection campaign”


52 posted on 10/18/2012 3:43:49 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: library user

“you find out what’s broken and you fix it.”

Showing up for intel briefings is a start. In the real world, this kind of screw up would result in someone serving jail time or being fired.

Or did someone ‘stupidly’?


53 posted on 10/18/2012 3:46:55 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: Col Frank Slade

Romney should send Bamby a thank you card for the added ammunition!


54 posted on 10/18/2012 3:48:45 PM PDT by JaguarXKE (If my Fluffy had a puppy, it would look like the puppy Obama ate!r)
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To: bryan999

Obama staring in the Nutty Professor President. He and his Nutty Buddy Biden, tour the country for four years, wasting tax money and giving hand outs in exchange for votes. They are worse than snake oil salesmen!


55 posted on 10/18/2012 3:49:03 PM PDT by FreedBird
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To: library user

“you find out what’s broken and you fix it.”

Showing up for intel briefings is a start. In the real world, this kind of screw up would result in someone serving jail time or being fired.

Or did someone ‘stupidly’?


56 posted on 10/18/2012 3:50:29 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: Psycho_Bunny

The government is a big operation and gets screwed up is exactly why we don’t need Obama care.


57 posted on 10/18/2012 3:53:11 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: tellw
“not optimal”

Reminds me of the Christmas movie with Opus the penguin and Santa Claus is adrift, stuck in the middle of the large lake and Christmas is doomed, and the seagulls rush in to Opus’ room:

“Calamity!!”

“Catastrophe!!!!!”

“A considerable setback.”

BTW, wasn't one of these Americans an AMBASSADOR!!!???

58 posted on 10/18/2012 3:53:48 PM PDT by 21twelve (So I [God] gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. Psalm 81:12)
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To: library user

19 days till this 4 year nightmare is over. Please God.


59 posted on 10/18/2012 4:00:48 PM PDT by adc
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To: jtal

No joke...he tied up traffic (again) all day.


60 posted on 10/18/2012 4:01:57 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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