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Topic: State Dept. Confirms: Marines
on 9/11/12 Were Protecting
U.S. Embassy--in Barbados |
State Dept. Confirms: Marines
on 9/11/12 Were Protecting
U.S. Embassy--in Barbados
Cybercast News Service, by Patrick Burke
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Original Article
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 10/12/2012 6:44:15 PM
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| When terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 of this year and killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, there were no U.S. Marines deployed in Libya to defend U.S. diplomats, diplomatic facilities and classified information and equipment. However, says the State Department, a Marine Security Detachment was deployed on that day to carry out those duties at the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados. “U.S. Marine Security Guards serve at the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, and at other diplomatic missions around the world, to protect and safeguard American diplomacy,” Rebecca Ross, the
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Comments:
This just takes my breath away. Imagine how you would feel if you were one of those families who lost their loved one in this attack. The gross negligence and incompetence from these political hacks in the regime is just disgusting and appalling.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
schnapps, 10/12/2012 6:46:24 PM (No. 8929104)
They're a bunch of crazies down there in Barbados. They play cricket and drink tea. /S
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Stlouislaxbros dad, 10/12/2012 6:56:48 PM (No. 8929113)
Do some research.
Go to OSAC... the United States Department of State Bureau of diplomatic Security report..."Barbados 2012 Crime And Safety Report" which I found on Google.
It says "...on most islands of the region, no terror-related crime has been reported."
The Obama administration failed our men in Libya. Period.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
BaseballFan, 10/12/2012 6:58:38 PM (No. 8929120)
So now the Obama regime is blaming the Marines?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Fledrmaus, 10/12/2012 6:59:44 PM (No. 8929123)
Obama might as well have swung a machete at those 4 men's throats. He killed them as surely as if he'd hacked them to death himself.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Judith, 10/12/2012 7:06:49 PM (No. 8929129)
So, to understand the world's greatest genius, he plopped our people down in a territory where the people physically, literally, tore their leader apart with their hands.....and our government saw no need to give our people MORE protection but as the attacks on our people progressed, our government removed more and more security.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
MtGardenerview, 10/12/2012 7:26:29 PM (No. 8929166)
The state Dept security contract to protect the consulate specifically barred the use of firearms or bullets of any kind. The only company that would agree to the terms of the contract was a British company, they hired locals to protect the consulate. This came out in the news right after the attacks.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/09/17/British-Firm-Provided-Benghazi-Security-Under-No-Bullets-Rules-of-Engagement
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
sgtfox of the jarhead clan, 10/12/2012 7:37:07 PM (No. 8929186)
If there had been Marines defending the Consulate we would just have more dead Marines. The howling mob was too big and too well armed. Maybe we should just keep our Marines in civilized countries that respect laws and diplomats. For the backward America hating Islamic countries we could just mail in our billions in aid.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
fiddle ed, 10/12/2012 7:42:47 PM (No. 8929194)
Why is it necessary to hire anyone other than the U.S. military to defend our embassies and personnel? Not ready because of training issues? What kind of excuse is that? This country should have trained military at all times available to protect our embassies. How many Marines does it take? Squad, section,company, battalion? There should be no U.S. assets in any country without first having the means to protect it. Period.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
BadgerBill, 10/12/2012 7:44:17 PM (No. 8929200)
Hillary (and Bill)---git gone!
And don't ever darken America's doorstep again.
In, fact, why not make yourselves useful (for the first time evah) and help boy and Michelle and the in-law pack up and move into the Beverly Hillbillies' mansion in Hawaii.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
oriton, 10/12/2012 8:46:07 PM (No. 8929309)
If my memory serves me correctly, and it does, the Marines don't decide where their SD tours take them. They go where they are told to go. Can't blame them.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
reddfroge, 10/12/2012 9:24:30 PM (No. 8929363)
I have worked in Barbados...it is a wonderful, safe and friendly place, ever...
I would love to work at the consulate in Barbados.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
bob913, 10/12/2012 10:40:24 PM (No. 8929470)
If there were ARMED Marines there would a whole lot of dead terrorists.
That is what obama and clinton did not want. They support the terrorists. clinton employs a daughter of a Muslim brotherhood terrorist.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
danu, 10/13/2012 4:35:07 AM (No. 8929674)
#6--IIRC , HRC signed off on that Herself.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 10/13/2012 8:36:18 AM (No. 8929897)
OMG, the details get worse every day. Barry, Plugs & the Hildebeast need to be tried for high treason.
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