Posted on 10/31/2012 10:56:01 AM PDT by PhxRising
The White House on Wednesday shot down rumors that President Obama nixed an operation to rescue U.S. diplomats under attack in Benghazi after former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made the claim on national television.
“Neither the President nor anyone in the White House denied any requests for assistance in Benghazi during the attack,” National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor told The Hill via email.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
“actually made the decision that this was a protest, and therefore did nothing.”
Yup! I always take my motor crew to protests!
CHECK MATE!.... Who did then?...
THIS has... and is going VIRAL.... Internet VIRAL...
Hannity KEEP IT UP.. O’Really’s goin Hammina HAmmina(Gleason) over this..
Sounds too similar to BO’s habit of voting “present” while in the senate. This is probably what happened here.
Source: Marc Thiessen, Washington Post
“What was Obama told at the September 10, 2012, NSC meeting on ‘9/11 threats’?”
Well did they ask for help? Who did they ask, who heard them and most importantly.........who denied them? If Obama has a tape that supports his position, then lets hear it. We the people meet the payroll, FBI, CIA, MILITARY, WH, STATE DEPARTMENT, DOD, and any tape that is generated by those agencies, we own. Give it to us.
THE HEAT IS ON!
No, no way all the arrows are not pointing toward Obama and he knows it. We all know how self-centered he is, he is not covering for anyone else because he is incapable of doing that.
the standing orders do not include crossing a recognized international border.
Obama himself had to make/approve that specific order. If he did not grant cross-border authority, he de facto denied help to the consulate in Benghazi.
That statement that they (the WH) did not deny a request for rescue is heavily parsed.
Thanks for posting the source.
You’re welcome! :-)
"Oaths and affirmations are appeals to God, by him who makes them, that what he has said, or what he shall say, is the truth. It is the most solemn form under which one can assert or pronounce anything, and its violation is a crime of the darkest hue; one which God has declared he will punish; one that is made infamous and punishable by fine and imprisonment, by the laws of the land. Thus Christian obligation is required of every officer of the general Government, who fills any position of trust, honor or emolument. Many reports are required in the form and shape of affidavits." - Rev. Benjamin W. Arnett, "Centennial Thanksgiving Sermon" - 1876
During that lengthy and remarkable Sermon, Rev. Arnett reviewed the history of nations and the history of America's founding, noting its Christian underpinnings, as reflected in the writings and speeches, constitutions and other documents, as well as the words of Supreme Court Justices to that date. The title of the Sermon was: "Righteousness Exalteth a Nation, but Sin is a Reproach to Any People."
Clearly, the current Administration places little value on its Oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
Obama has no respect for God or our Constitution or our country, for that matter.
LIARS!!!!
The most important question left out is: Did ZERO even attend the September 10, 2012 meeting????!!!
“Mr. President we are ready to go on your signal”
“OK, I’ll let you know when...................” 8 hours pass.....and nothing was denied.
Yep, truthful, but misleading (like the meaning of is) I believe he did not deny the requests - he probably just ignored them.
It is also true that assistance was given - from Tripoli. Also, He outsourced military assistance to the 17th....Brigade.
General Ham said request for assistance was never received. I believe that.
“The details of the standing orders were not presented. Crossing into a foreign country would seemingly be above what a regional General is authorized to do; this would also seemingly be above the authority of the SecDef.”
That was kind of my thinking. All the President has to do is nothing. And the rescue mission is impossible. So, if you parse it carefully, he did not “refuse” a request. That would take some action. He just did nothing. In a very narrow sense, that statement is true. And, he can order US troops to save lives (per his earlier claim). But without the cross-border authorization, the former order is meaningless.
That still doesn’t explain the “stand down” orders the Seals got.
A lot of this is still speculation.
Panetta could have authorized the “stand-down” order. As Panetta is not “in the White House”, the statement is correct...no one in the White House refused a request...but Panetta authorized an order for the Navy Seals to stand-down.
However, the POTUS didn’t authorize a rescue mission. He just let them die.
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