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GOP Must Play Hardball In Benghazi-Gate
Townhall.com ^ | November 21, 2012 | Bob Barr

Posted on 11/21/2012 1:04:18 PM PST by Kaslin

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To: Kaslin

First, you need to have BALLS to play hardball.

The GOP-e is a ball-less bunch of castratos.


21 posted on 11/21/2012 2:38:06 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Kaslin

Let’s be brutally honest here. The Republicans have lost all abililty to play Hard Ball. Until we get another Lee Atwater on the scene, there really is no hope of defeating the takers.


22 posted on 11/21/2012 2:47:05 PM PST by AdaGray
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Who gave the order to the military to “stand down” and NOT execute the plan to rescue our Ambassador and our other three brave men?

When did they give the order?

Why


23 posted on 11/21/2012 4:01:21 PM PST by John Galt's cousin (Constitutional Conservatism NOW! * * * * * * * * * * Repeal the 17th Amendment!)
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To: Gator113

I am with you. The rest of this is importnat, but not as urgent

Who gave the order to our military to “stand down” and NOT execute the plan to rescue our Ambassador and our men in Benghazi on 9-11-12?

When did they give the order?

Why?


24 posted on 11/21/2012 4:07:56 PM PST by John Galt's cousin (Constitutional Conservatism NOW! * * * * * * * * * * Repeal the 17th Amendment!)
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Who gave the order to our military to “stand down” and NOT execute the plan to rescue our Ambassador and our men in Benghazi on 9-11-12

This is the wrong question. Only the President can give the go-ahead to cross an international border without permission from the entered country. If, and it seems likely, Obama never gave this order(once and maybe still called Cross Border Authority), then all the American troops lined up in Sicily, on ships in the Med or even in the air, could not go to the aid of our men.

Obama will continue saying that we did everything possible to help, meaning with what we had in Libya already. Why doesn't anyone in the media ask Obama where he was for the entire 7+ hours of the attacks. He was probably in his private quarters getting ready for his trip to Vegas.

25 posted on 11/21/2012 6:14:45 PM PST by Freee-dame
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To: Freee-dame
We are seek answers to the same questions:

Who gave the order to our military to “stand down” and NOT execute the plans to rescue our Ambassador and our men in Benghazi on 9-11-12?

<\b> We must know what the residents of the WH did, when, and why.

Someone is stonewalling and trying,desperately, to avoid answering those questions

26 posted on 11/21/2012 9:04:58 PM PST by John Galt's cousin (Constitutional Conservatism NOW! * * * * * * * * * * Repeal the 17th Amendment!)
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To: onyx; All

Good one onyx, just too good!
Remember Freepers a dollar day helps JimRob keep the commies away.Now more that ever we need to come together.


27 posted on 11/22/2012 4:47:46 AM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: Kaslin
Unfortunately we can forget truth ever seeing the light of day in the DBM.If truth be known it will be here that gets the job done. If truth be known the entire operation was probably an obama pipe dream about enhancing his election hopes that went south. The terror types got tired of being used by him and did what they do best. After that the regime got off their game plan and desperately tried the video BS to keep running out the election clock.This is the entire story of their soon to be eight years. Run out the clock while destroying everything they can in the background. Its a look here not there type of situation.
28 posted on 11/22/2012 4:54:16 AM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: John Galt's cousin
When you start thinking about Benghazi the run up to it its history of other embassies closing down due to terror acts in the region,the ambassador, others,all asking for additional help that never comes. I think its naive not to think that the regime was behind this all the time.I believe it was always their op.The big question is was Petraeus in on it as well,was he being blackmailed about the affair?

How stupid can you get not to know the eventual wind-up of the Benghazi story.

I don't think they are that stupid. I think they planned it all and were ready for everything that happened except when the terror types turned on them and started taking out every infidel they could.

That ruined the regimes day and they didn't know how to react which was obvious.Enter Axelrod creating the video BS and a sweet young impossible to counter black woman who just oozed believe ablity and if you counter her you are a racist. It was super slick.And, all designed to simply to buy time to run out the election clock.

The more complicated this thing appears the simpler it really is.

29 posted on 11/22/2012 5:05:25 AM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: Kaslin

In the second debate Obama reminded everyone he had called it an “act of terror” on the second day. Petraeus called it “terror.” Yet Obama’s teleprompter kept saying “It’s the video,” and Rice along with Hillary kept saying “It’s the video.” Someones lying!! And most important, who ordered the military to stand down?


30 posted on 11/22/2012 5:30:31 AM PST by jacob allen
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To: rodguy911

You are right.

As many Freepers have noted, there are at least three scandals involved:

BEFORE: the failure to have adequate security before the attack;

DURING: the failure to immediately respond to the attack and rescue our people;

AFTER: the lies and cover-up.


31 posted on 11/22/2012 8:46:38 AM PST by John Galt's cousin (Constitutional Conservatism NOW! * * * * * * * * * * Repeal the 17th Amendment!)
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To: John Galt's cousin

I thought I knew a little bit about Benghazi until I read this.
Now I just shake my head in wonder.
The allegations in this link suggest that Benghazi happened because we basically pissed the Russians off by supplying too many arms to not only Libya but Syria through turkey and we overplayed our hand with Turkey.Benghazi was the arms depot and the center for distribution to many places evidently.
The Turks got pissed that they were put in the middle between us and the Ruskies and took the Russians side. The rest as they say is here:

http://adinakutnicki.com/2012/11/08/benghazigates-underpinnings-bubbling-to-the-surface-impeachment-in-our-sights-addendum-to-northeast-intelligence-network-posits-a-direct-nexus-commentary-by-adina-kutnicki/


32 posted on 11/22/2012 11:31:05 AM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: Freee-dame

From what I read and am now wondering about is that with Benghazi being used as a weapons depot and basically a distribution center for Syria and formerly for Libya help was not sent since everyone would find out what the regime was doing there and it would be over for zero.
this thing never ends,there is no end.


33 posted on 11/22/2012 11:34:05 AM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: John Galt's cousin

I thought I knew more answers that before I read some recent links.This thing is like a mirage. First its there then it isn’t.


34 posted on 11/22/2012 11:37:00 AM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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To: rodguy911

I am sending an email to my R Congressman and asking him to tell us:

Who gave the order to our military to “stand down” and NOT execute plans to rescue our men in Benghazi on 9-11-12?

When did he give the order?

Why?


35 posted on 11/22/2012 4:30:41 PM PST by John Galt's cousin (WTF?)
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To: John Galt's cousin

Outstadning,if enough people do that we will get their attention.
I am lucky I have Marco for a Senator and am sure he will do all he can and used to have Ileana ros who never neglects anything important.Both are great Americans.


36 posted on 11/23/2012 5:58:01 AM PST by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin our secret weapon)
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