Posted on 10/26/2012 4:20:01 AM PDT by maggief
The U.S. military did not get involved during the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, last month because officials did not have enough information about what was going on before the attack was over, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday.
At a Pentagon news briefing, Panetta said there was no "real-time information" to be able to act on, even though the U.S. military was prepared to do so.
"You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on," Panetta said. "(We) felt we could not put forces at risk in that situation."
A defense official provided more context on Panetta's comments about the decision-making involved in not sending U.S. troops to the consulate being attacked in Benghazi.
He said there was a drone aloft but not directly over the area at the time the attack began.
He said the drone was redirected and arrived in time to record some of the attack. But he described what the drone saw as "looking down, seeing a bunch of buildings and fires, a lot of chaos on the ground."
He said it was not enough to discern exactly what was happening.
"We didn't have good eyes on the situation. There were security forces there on the ground, but they're in the middle of a firefight - not sending a Sitrep (Situational Report).
(Excerpt) Read more at security.blogs.cnn.com ...
I am just reporting the facts..you decide. I agree that they have been dragging their heels but this is how the congress operates..they write official letters demanding answers. the WH has been stonewalling for over a month. The other thing I believe we are going to find when this all shakes out...is that there were republicans like McCain who thought it a good idea to arm AQ to go into Syria. They are going to be dodging and weaving too...but I could be wrong. I hope I am.
I am just reporting the facts..you decide
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Thank you for reporting then.
I have decided.
Did B threaten to cry?
Do you think there is a chance in Hades that Pelosi etal would wait around a month - They (between ‘all’ of them) had accused W of (kind of) orchestrating or at the very least being in on 9/11/01.
Not condoning their actions but at least they don’t sit around with their digits up their nether area playing switch.
Hmmm, Impeach 0bama and what do you have?
Biden is his impeachment deterrent - who would ever take anything seriously out of that jacka$$’ mouth!
Solution IS: vote the lot of them out! - Purge the .gov bureaucrats - Take back their credit cards and tighten the purse strings - If it ain’t directly addressed in the Constitution, Feds better stay clear of it!
Besides, just where is all the backbone in the GOP? OK, Issa and a couple others, but our front line is mighty slim... We gotta do much better than Boehner & McConnell.
The bleeding of readers and viewers as well as the decline in the the standing of the mainstream media with the populace is steady and sure.
Unfortunately that bleeding etc isn’t fast enough
If it wasn’t for the MSM the democrats would be done as a viable party
The country will collapse before the MSM does and then it won’t matter anymore
hey Panetta: Our military doesn’t mind saving Americans in danger. They kill 4 of ours, we kill 44 of theirs! Got it?
Danger? Danger? Wait a minute, how could there have been danger from a mild protest about a movie?
Covering both sides of untruths.
We were buying up thousands of MANPADs and other weapons. Presumably with cash. How long before al-Q operatives (and others) started thinking about just HOW MUCH cash was sitting in that consulate?
Seems to me, if it was initially perceived as a protest, it would have been prudent and safe to send in a few teams to disperse the peaceful protesters, if nothing more than to be cautious. This is such a lie and they just keep spewing the crap and are getting away with it by playing out the clock.
“This is such a lie and they just keep spewing the crap and are getting away with it by playing out the clock.”
And, there you have it! That’s the game plan. Throw it all against the wall and let MSM carry the water.
“Get the transcript, Candy!”
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