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EXPLOSIVE REPORT: FORCES WERE AVAILABLE TO HELP AMERICANS UNDER ATTACK IN BENGHAZI
The blaze ^ | 4-29-2013 | Jason Howerton

Posted on 04/29/2013 6:26:39 PM PDT by crosslink

The U.S. government had the ability to “react and respond” to the Benghazi terrorist attack and could have had forces on the ground before the second wave of the assault began, a special operator with knowledge of the response told Fox News in an exclusive interview. Due to the explosive nature of his allegations, the special ops member asked to remain anonymous.

“I know for a fact that C 110 the UComm CIF was doing a training exercise, not in the region of northern Africa, but in Europe. And they had the ability to react and respond,” he told Fox News.

The C 110 is a 40-man Special Ops force capable of rapid response and deployment, a group trained specifically for an event like the Benghazi attack, Fox News reports. The unit was training in Croatia on Sept. 11, 2012, just 3.5 hours away from Benghazi.

“They would have been there before the second attack,” the anonymous special operator said. “They would have been there at a minimum to provide a quick reaction force that could facilitate their exfil out of the problem situation.”

He continued: “Nobody knew how it was going to develop, and you hear a whole bunch of people and a whole bunch of advisors say, ‘Hey, we wouldn’t have sent them there because the security was unknown situation.’ If it’s an unknown situation, at a minimum you send forces there to facilitate the exfil or medical injuries. We could have sent a C 130 to Benghazi to provide medical evacuation for the injured.”

The special operator said there are members of special ops and other officials who are still active and involved in the situation. “They would be decapitated if they came forward with information that could affect high-level commanders,” he added.

While he says he doesn’t “blame them for not coming forward,” the special operator said members of the community feel betrayed and believe the betrayal goes all the way to the top. Further, the Special Ops community feels like the Americans in Benghazi were left to fend for themselves.

The White House has said from the beginning that there were no forces available to assist Americans in Benghazi on Sept. 11.


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To: holden

petraeus to the stocks, then the stockade. Lying bastard.


21 posted on 04/29/2013 6:47:10 PM PDT by MestaMachine
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To: crosslink

WHO said that live feed only showed a bunch of people running around and a bunch of buildings?

The same guy said by the time the rapid response team activated and enroute, the “battle” had already ended.


22 posted on 04/29/2013 6:47:28 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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23 posted on 04/29/2013 6:50:36 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: crosslink

AFRICOM Leader General Carter Ham Was Never Ordered to Save US Men in Benghazi

Per Rep. Jason Chaffetz R-UT asking General Ham directly:

(close paraphrase)

Did we have assets in the area? The answer is “yes”.
Did we have proximity? The answer is “yes”.
Why we didn’t send in some of those assets? The general said he was not requested to do so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4W1LDSs5X4&feature=youtube_gdata_player


24 posted on 04/29/2013 6:51:11 PM PDT by haffast (Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. -Abe Lincoln)
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To: holden

Retired Army Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin—formerly commander of U.S. Special Forces Command and deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence—told CNSNews.com that, if it had been asked, the Defense Department could have sent a plane to Libya on Sept. 11, 2012, to transport a rescue team of U.S. security personnel that instead ended up taking a chartered private plane from Tripoli to Benghazi that night.

“There is no question that we could have moved an airplane in there and we could have also put boots on the ground at the embassy,” Gen. Boykin told CNSNews.com.

“State should have coordinated with DOD and said: We’ve got to have an airplane,” said Gen. Boykin. “The Department of Defense could have provided an airplane in there. All they had to do was ask.”


25 posted on 04/29/2013 6:51:11 PM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: crosslink
But, but but.. If they had responded and there was an accident, then 0bama might not get re-elected so, no response from The One.

0bama allowed Americans to DIE so he could get re-elected. This is FAR worse than Watergate and 0bama should be removed from office for 'Dereliction of Duty' and negligent homicide. Hillary too, on that last count. AND while you're at it, Hillary and Susan Rice get jail time for perjury and obstruction of justice.

26 posted on 04/29/2013 6:51:40 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: crosslink

This could be the ‘Drudge/Lewinsky’ moment for The Blaze, but.. Given the current PravdaMedia, I doubt it.


27 posted on 04/29/2013 6:51:44 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: crosslink

Weren’t a couple of Generals and 1 Admiral relieved of command because they were in the process of sending assistance and were told to stand down?


28 posted on 04/29/2013 6:51:56 PM PDT by NY Attitude (Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
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To: Toespi

Here’s that interview you wanted in thread form.


29 posted on 04/29/2013 6:52:23 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: crosslink

the media doesn’t care

they simply will not report bad news for The Him


30 posted on 04/29/2013 6:52:46 PM PDT by wardaddy (wanna know how my kin felt during Reconstruction in Mississippi, you fixin to find out firsthand)
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To: crosslink

I wonder if the whistleblowers coming out triggered this witness account as well.. Keep’em coming!


31 posted on 04/29/2013 6:53:08 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: NY Attitude

The Navy said Saturday it is replacing the admiral in command of an aircraft carrier strike group in the Middle East, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into undisclosed allegations of inappropriate judgment.
Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette is being sent back to the USS John C. Stennis’ home port at Bremerton, Wash., in what the Navy called a temporary reassignment. The Navy said he is not formally relieved of his command of the Stennis strike group but will be replaced by Rear Adm. Troy M. Shoemaker, who will assume command until the investigation is completed.

It is highly unusual for the Navy to replace a carrier strike group commander during its deployment.


32 posted on 04/29/2013 6:53:34 PM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: crosslink

Even a single fly over with an A-10 could have broken the attack without a single shot fired.


33 posted on 04/29/2013 6:53:36 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
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To: penelopesire; crosslink

These brave Patriots have to be protected.
Pray for them and God bless Trey Gowdy and are other patriots.


34 posted on 04/29/2013 6:54:32 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: crosslink; Marine_Uncle; justa-hairyape; NormsRevenge; SunkenCiv; blam; SierraWasp; Grampa Dave; ...

Foxnews and now the Blaze.....<P.Part 1 of (3) today. the Sprecial Report on Foxnews Special Report by Brett Baier ...( part 2 ) tommorow.


35 posted on 04/29/2013 6:56:11 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: crosslink

Even if he came forward and this was the truth it wouldn’t matter a bit to Obamazombies. They don’t care about the guys that died there and they could care less if you got droned tomorrow.


36 posted on 04/29/2013 6:56:39 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: onyx
“These brave Patriots have to be protected.
Pray for them and God bless Trey Gowdy and are other patriots.”

There are many people in many dept’s watching to see how these people are treated and protected. If they are successful in testifying and are able to cause change hundreds will come forward in other investigations, If they are sacrificed and destroyed this will be the end of this republic.

38 posted on 04/29/2013 7:00:16 PM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: DainBramage

There are more MANPADS per square mile in Libya than anywhere else in the World. Many of those have likely made their way into Syria. The MANPADS in question are likely the SA-18, SA-16, and SA-14. The SA-18 is the most modern but all 3 are good at killing helos. You can train a monkey to use these AA weapons. A highly skilled operator can kill fixed wing aircraft with either of these weapons.


39 posted on 04/29/2013 7:01:56 PM PDT by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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To: RetiredColonel
Anybody who thinks we could have responded with a sufficient force in time to stop this attack is a fool.

Zot
40 posted on 04/29/2013 7:02:31 PM PDT by joseph20 (...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
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