Posted on 05/17/2013 1:49:03 PM PDT by mnehring
Could President Obama have read this op-ed by Ron Paul before his joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron this morning? The president’s assessment of the Benghazi scandal was remarkably similar to that of the former congressman. Both men called the controversy a “sideshow.”
While Obama primarily went after Republicans for trying to politicize his administration’s response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya last September, Paul chose a more equal opportunity approach in his article, published this morning on the website of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.
“Congressional hearings, White House damage control, endless op-eds, accusations, and defensive denials. Controversy over the events in Benghazi last September took center stage in Washington and elsewhere last week. However, the whole discussion is again more of a sideshow. Each side seeks to score political points instead of asking the real questions about the attack on the US facility, which resulted in the death of US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.”
Paul accused Republicans of smelling “political opportunity over evidence that the Administration heavily edited initial intelligence community talking points about the attack to remove or soften anything that might reflect badly on the president or the State Department.”
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...
More like a freakshow.
The real story is why the US back Al qeada in Libya in the first place.
That is going to be another chapter in this sordid presidency.
Ron! You retired. Get off the soap box and go home to spend more time with your money. Americans are fighting a war for their country here. We already know your feelings about war. Sissy boy!
Hey ron... Rand doesn’t think that.
LLS
Sometimes rational Ron Paul shows up and sometimes kuckoo bird Ron Paul shows up.
And never forget that new “conservative” favorite Rand Paul
worked tirelessly to try and get code pink daddy Ron elected president.
Cut and Run agrees with Obama 98% of the time. This is nothing new.
You need to add a photo with Cut and Run saying “They deserved it.”
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