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Kerry to Rep. Duncan: Don’t Bring Up Benghazi
CNS News ^ | 9/5/2013 | Barbara Hollingsworth

Posted on 09/08/2013 6:14:36 AM PDT by IbJensen

CNSNews.com) -- Secretary of State John Kerry got into a heated exchange with Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) while appearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday urging members to approve President Obama’s request to use military force in Syria.

After Kerry made the administration’s case for military action in response to the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, Duncan responded: “I can’t discuss the possibility of U.S. involvement in Syria’s civil war without also talking about Benghazi. The administration has a serious credibility issue with the American people due to the unanswered questions surrounding the terrorist attack in Benghazi almost a year ago. “When you factor in the IRS targeting of conservative groups, the AP and James Rosen issues, Fast and Furious and NSA spying programs, the bottom line is that there is a need for accountability and trust-building from the administration,” Duncan said.

“Section four of your testimony today says this is about accountability. Sure it is. The American people deserve answers about Benghazi before we move forward with military involvement in Syria's civil war. Holding up a photo of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, who was killed in the Benghazi attack along with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and two other Americans, Duncan added, “The same administration that was singlely so quick to involve the U.S. in Syria now was reluctant to use the same resources at its disposal to attempt a rescue of four brave Americans that fought for their lives in Benghazi.”

Duncan also asked the secretary of state if there had been "any transfers of weapons from Libya to Syria."

A clearly irritated Kerry responded: “We talking about people being killed by gas and you want to go talk about Benghazi and Fast and Furious.” “This is not about getting into Syria’s civil war.” Kerry responded. “This is about enforcing the principle that people shouldn’t be allowed to gas their citizens with impunity. And if we don’t vote to do this, Assad will interpret from you that he’s free to go and do this any day he wants to. That’s what this is about, not getting involved in Syria’s civil war. “So let’s draw the proper distinction here, congressman.

We don’t deserve to drag this into another Benghazi discussion when the real issue here is whether or not Congress is going to stand up for international norms with respect to dictators that have only been broken twice until Assad: Hitler and Saddam Hussein.” -


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; US: South Carolina; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; christopherstevens; evilobamaregime; fastandfurious; impeachnow; irs; jeffduncan; ketchupkerry; liars; libya; southcarolina; syria; tyronewoods
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To: IbJensen

So Duncan says, “Because you haven’t told us the truth about A, B, and C, we tend to not believe you about D.”

Kerry replies, “This isn’t about A, B, and C. This is only about D.”

So, Kerry didn’t understand at all why we don’t believe him about D.

Maybe it’s related to why his face is all blowed up.


21 posted on 09/08/2013 7:17:57 AM PDT by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: Hardraade

If you clandestinely can please show us the files. They need to be disseminated to the world!


22 posted on 09/08/2013 7:19:39 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: IbJensen

AMEN!


23 posted on 09/08/2013 7:24:00 AM PDT by mardi59 (IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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To: IbJensen
That's right Kerry, send our "DUMB" military to war with Syria...
I can't wait to have you tell us how our soldiers are raping and murdering innocent civilians..
Will you resign as SOS and throw your papers over the WH fence?...
24 posted on 09/08/2013 7:25:00 AM PDT by just me (We are taking our first steps into a thousand years of darkness)
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To: IbJensen

there is no reason whatsoever to enforce a “norm”

a law, a treaty is different

a “norm” is not

what next

enforcing on Russia the “norm” that sodomy is cool?

no thanks John Liar Kerry


25 posted on 09/08/2013 7:30:41 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: 4everontheRight

I have zero doubts the Zippo adm. is being blackmailed by the muslim brotherhood.

I believe if they don’t do the MB’s bidding the MB will release info on how it was Hillary and Zippo that orchestrated the attack in Benghazi.


26 posted on 09/08/2013 7:38:49 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: IbJensen

They already are, and here on FR as well.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102880/posts

The copies of all the files are available at the paperless archives, but the Kerry stuff is not free - I think you have to pay 5 or 10 bucks for the CD. Military, FBI and CIA.


27 posted on 09/08/2013 7:40:13 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama: the bearded lady of the Muslim Brotherhood))
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To: IbJensen

Bears Repeating:

I can’t discuss the possibility of U.S. involvement in Syria’s civil war without also talking about Benghazi. The administration has a serious credibility issue with the American people due to the unanswered questions surrounding the terrorist attack in Benghazi almost a year ago. “When you factor in the IRS targeting of conservative groups, the AP and James Rosen issues, Fast and Furious and NSA spying programs, the bottom line is that there is a need for accountability and trust-building from the administration,”

Few truly understand the “Obama Administration’s” place in history.

By every test of History, Obama is a National Socialist, a fascist. And what we are witnessing is the Obama fascist regime attempting to centralize its war power and to circumvent Congress, and to reduce the war power of Congress for the future.

Obama fascism? This is a seriously good read:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html


28 posted on 09/08/2013 7:44:37 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: IMR 4350

They don’t need any blackmail. They ARE the Muslim Brotherhood.


29 posted on 09/08/2013 7:45:13 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama: the bearded lady of the Muslim Brotherhood))
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To: IbJensen

Video of Jeff Duncan’s statement to Kerry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2jHP6LH6I


30 posted on 09/08/2013 7:48:58 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: yldstrk

They have to call it a “norm” because Syria was not a party to the chemical weapons treaty. Or so I’ve heard.


31 posted on 09/08/2013 7:49:54 AM PDT by ez (Muslims do not play well with others.)
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To: ez

well then al queerda hasn’t done anything wrong then


32 posted on 09/08/2013 7:51:07 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: rockrr
Good on Jeff Duncan! He’s clearly struck a nerve - one that should be hammered until they cry uncle....and then hammered some more.

He pretty much hit a nerve that validates the thought that Benghazi was an illegal gun-running shop to assist al-queda.

33 posted on 09/08/2013 8:03:18 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: yldstrk

I believe the rebels released the gas and I believe another attack is imminent since the first try did not work. What saying is that while the administration is trying to pin the attack on the Syrian government, they cannot claim they broke international law, since Syria is not party to the treaty. They are using “norm” and betting that lo-fos will not notice the difference like we do.


34 posted on 09/08/2013 8:05:25 AM PDT by ez (Muslims do not play well with others.)
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To: John 3_19-21

Me too.

At the Clemson game yesterday where Graham was given some sort of plaque honoring his support of the University. He was there to accept it and when they said his name he was booed. He’s in trouble in the upstate for sure.

People are slowly waking up.


35 posted on 09/08/2013 8:16:51 AM PDT by lula (Shine the light of truth Lord, confound the deceiver I pray...AMEN!)
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To: IbJensen

Kerry’s argument applies much more clearly to Benghazi, where the lack of ANY response to the murder of U.S. citizens including an ambassador on U.S. Soil, a full year after it happened, clearly tells our enemies that they are free to kill our citizens anywhere they want.

And frankly, that is a lot more serious than a country killing it’s own people. The people in that country can rise up against their oppressors. Our first duty is to protect our own citizens, and this administration fails that test time and again.


36 posted on 09/08/2013 8:28:46 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: IbJensen

So John Lurch Kerry - who by the way served in Vietnam - got his widdle feelings hurt. Oh boy, what an idiot.


37 posted on 09/08/2013 12:04:57 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Candor7

Ketchup Kid is no match for Jeff Duncan!

Kerry is a contemptible smart ass who continues to talk about his disgraceful service in Vietnam. To hell with his purple hearts.


38 posted on 09/08/2013 7:24:02 PM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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