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Petraeus Throws Obama Under the Bus
Weekly Standard ^ | 6:05 PM, OCT 26, 2012 | WILLIAM KRISTOL

Posted on 10/26/2012 3:20:35 PM PDT by Snuph

Breaking news on Benghazi: the CIA spokesman, presumably at the direction of CIA director David Petraeus, has put out this statement: "No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate. ”

So who in the government did tell “anybody” not to help those in need? Someone decided not to send in military assets to help those Agency operators. Would the secretary of defense make such a decision on his own? No.

It would have been a presidential decision. There was presumably a rationale for such a decision. What was it? When and why—and based on whose counsel obtained in what meetings or conversations—did President Obama decide against sending in military assets to help the Americans in need?

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazicia; benghazigate; benghazirescue; benghazistanddown; chrisstevens; cia; elections; justabumpintheroad; libya; obama; obamasfault; petraeus; waronterror
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To: Girlene

We have plenty of evidence that shows the entire area around the mission was quiet...silent...up until the attach began.


201 posted on 10/26/2012 6:28:52 PM PDT by IrishPennant (Dr Erkel and Mr. Jive...lurking the streets of DC)
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To: jjotto
Two days after the attack, CIA Director David Petraeus briefed the House Intelligence Committee. Petraeus told lawmakers the best intelligence showed it was a demonstration sparked by the video that got out of hand, according to Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.), the panel’s ranking Democrat...

If this democrat isn't BSing then the general flat out lied to congress which I would assume can carry a jail sentence or should.

And also if true it says the general is a boob to think the truth wouldn't come out
202 posted on 10/26/2012 6:29:00 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: uncbob
Petraeus told lawmakers the best intelligence showed it was a demonstration

We know now he lied...a military man LIED...breaks my freakin Jarhead heart. Where is my core country??????

203 posted on 10/26/2012 6:31:05 PM PDT by IrishPennant (Dr Erkel and Mr. Jive...lurking the streets of DC)
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To: Snuph

A CIA spokesman made the statement, not Petreus himself. Once again, expect “clarification.” What I see is that the CIA is calling those who gave the story to Foxnews liars. They are not throwing obama under the bus. They are covering their, and obama’s, asses.


204 posted on 10/26/2012 6:33:31 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Snuph

Biden old us there would be a time when this president would be tested. He was right. He forgot to add that he would fail the test miserably......


205 posted on 10/26/2012 6:34:21 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: petitfour
Nickarama ‏@Nickarama1 Rep Jason Chaffetz said WH sist rm saw in real time, Emails in real time. Military had capability, told him yes, were not asked. #StandDown Expand
206 posted on 10/26/2012 6:34:52 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: uncbob; All
From Jennifer's original article, EXCLUSIVE: CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack, sources say

........Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that an urgent request from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. consulate and subsequent attack several hours later on the annex itself was denied by the CIA chain of command -- who also told the CIA operators twice to "stand down" rather than help the ambassador's team when shots were heard at approximately 9:40 p.m. in Benghazi on Sept. 11. ..........

Petraeus says "No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate. ”

So is there "no one at any level in the CIA" in the "CIA chain of command"?

These two assertions do not make sense otherwise.
207 posted on 10/26/2012 6:37:02 PM PDT by Girlene
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To: mcmuffin

Thats a keeper.


208 posted on 10/26/2012 6:39:05 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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To: Travis McGee; Fred Nerks; ntnychik; devolve; FARS; onyx; jazusamo; smoothsailing; DoughtyOne; ...

"Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me."

209 posted on 10/26/2012 6:45:05 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Fakistan)
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To: Snuph

Nobody told the CIA folks not to go to the ambassador’s aid? Did anyone tell them to go to the ambassador’s aid?


210 posted on 10/26/2012 6:50:59 PM PDT by popdonnelly (The first priority is get Obama out of the White House.)
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To: Snuph

The Hussein regime is praying that hurricane is another Katrina, even if gets people killed, to get Libya out of the news. What happened in Benghazi was criminal. Hussein knew people were murdered and went calmly to bed in preperation for his Vegas fundraiser. He then blamed the video and even made one of his own apologizing to the freaking Pakistanis of all people! Get that man out of the Oval Office!!


211 posted on 10/26/2012 6:51:05 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Barack Hussein Obama, what American would elect a guy with that name less than 10 years after 9-11?)
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To: RummyChick

Wow.


212 posted on 10/26/2012 6:52:04 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: jazusamo

There’s still time for Petraeus to redeem his honor, if not by coming forward then by resigning.


213 posted on 10/26/2012 6:53:23 PM PDT by O6ret
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To: petitfour

Bob Woodward on Hannity: President’s statement that Benghazi is not what the election is about sets of alarms. #Obama


214 posted on 10/26/2012 6:56:47 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: IrishPennant

Somebody forgot to tell Petraeus.


215 posted on 10/26/2012 6:58:29 PM PDT by Girlene
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To: Catsrus
There isn’t time for impeachment. We need to get him and his ilk as far away from the WH as possible on Nov. 6th - then hold hearings and indict them for treason.

I agree 100%. Unfortunately I can see nobama handing out blanket pardons like Mickey Dee coupons.

The days between Nov 7 and Jan 21 will be treacherous indeed.

216 posted on 10/26/2012 6:59:01 PM PDT by upchuck (Barack Obama has become a joke. The only problem is that it's not funny. ~ William L. Gensert)
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To: petitfour; All
MANPAD missiles...

I've been looking for a good point to bring those back up. Now, I'm probably not very good at conspiracy theories. But I can't help but think that those thousands of missing MANPADs figure into this. I'm just not sure how.

What if the CIA knows that large numbers of the MANPADs are in AQ / terrorist hands, in Libya? Might not that make close-in air support highly risky? Is that what Petraeus and Panetta can't say? Maybe if they say, it is considered too politically explosive to admit? Or it might blow an ongoing CIA operation?

217 posted on 10/26/2012 7:02:17 PM PDT by Paul R. (We are in a break in an Ice Age. A brief break at that...)
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To: Girlene

You are right
Something is screwy
Hope the reporter knows who and what and has it straight


218 posted on 10/26/2012 7:05:28 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: hinckley buzzard

I agree with you, Hinck. Petraeus has been caught in a nasty spot for 6 weeks. We may well see him in the future testifying to Congress or some other finder-of-fact.


219 posted on 10/26/2012 7:06:44 PM PDT by irgbar-man (had to sell my good tagline for food)
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To: Paul R.

The ongoing operation was already blown.

There are a lot of posts on the subject on FReerepublic. Maybe some of the knowledgeable posters will elaborate.


220 posted on 10/26/2012 7:09:28 PM PDT by petitfour
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