I saw the first broadcast last night, too. My only criticism is of the compound piece that Jeff (Palcott?) walked us through. They went too fast through many movements and actions throughout their timeline. I’d have slowed that down a bit or found some other way to help people keep the details together. I’ll have to watch it a few times, because the actual defense of compound and murders timeline is an important understanding.
The bottom line is that it lasted long enough that one wonders if a readiness team from the military couldn’t have reached there if someone watching “real time” at a higher level had given the order to save those guys’ lives.
Charlene Lamb admits to watching real time, and if she had the authority to send immediate relief and didn’t do so immediately, since she already knew Stevens was begging for security, then she should be legally charged with gross dereliction or drummed out of service at a minimum. If she did pass it up the chain, and THEY didn’t send immediate aid, then they need to be tried for dereliction.
Greg Palcott.
Do you believe that Lamb was the ONLY one watching?
Do you believe that there weren't many more offices, including the WH situation room that were also watching at the same time?
Why Bret, and others here, do not push this point is laughable were it not so serious. The administration PANICKED when its little October Surprise took a bad turn. Just as J F'n Kerry sat speechless for 45 minutes on 9/11/01, the administration FROZE as it watched their little plan go down the tubes.
That has been my question, too. Were there any American 'assets' close enough to have arrived in time to do anything? I don't suppose there is any way to find out.
Cordially,