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On Their Own
Weekly Standard, by William Kristol
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Posted By:StormCnter, 2/7/2013 3:27:12 PM
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| The White House left Ambassador Chris Stevens, Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, and Sean Smith on their own on September 11 in Benghazi. That is the upshot of today’s Capitol Hill hearing featuring Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey. After a pre-scheduled afternoon meeting, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified that he never heard from President Obama the night of September 11. In fact, Panetta said, he had no further communication from the White House that night—even as the attack turned deadly. This is truly extraordinary—and appalling. And both Panetta and Dempsey admitted
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Peach1, 2/7/2013 3:31:53 PM (No. 9164213)
So when do the impeachment hearings begin?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Stlouislaxbros dad, 2/7/2013 3:34:48 PM (No. 9164220)
Obama and the Democrats do not believe in the words of the U.S. Soldiers Creed:
"I will never leave a fallen comrade."
Obama and the Democrats do not have our people´s backs. That is a fact.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bg38, 2/7/2013 3:37:32 PM (No. 9164228)
Unbelievable and so is cover provided for this schlep. He probably had already taken his nightly meds.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Ida Lil, 2/7/2013 3:39:46 PM (No. 9164235)
And yet Panetta and the joint chief betrayed the nation by letting Barack Obama be reelected. Shame on them all the incompetent slugs. The Admiral and general who tried to rescue were removed and silenced. Where are the people the two real men died to save? Are they fiction too and merely a phantom to cover the murders of of all 4 of Obama´s victims?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MEMcL, 2/7/2013 3:40:10 PM (No. 9164238)
This is abject criminal neglect! Four Americans died but it could easily have been the entire staff of the Embassy, raising the total to close to 40. I am enraged that our citizens were crying out for help, and nobody could be bothered to coordinate an effective effort to aid them. What a total disgrace, and Panetta´s analogy of a 9-1-1 call is insulting beyond words.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
VAPMAN, 2/7/2013 3:48:18 PM (No. 9164255)
What utter incompetence by this administration. This should have all come out before the election. This guy was never ready to be president and still after 4 years has not the slightest idea of what he should be doing. I´m almost ready for a military coup just to keep our country safe for the next 4 years.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
enuf8, 2/7/2013 3:49:10 PM (No. 9164257)
What was the comment........"just bumps in the road"?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Stlouislaxbros dad, 2/7/2013 3:57:13 PM (No. 9164270)
Our president... went to bed. He told Panetta to take care of it.
Our commander in chief...WENT TO BED.
He could care less if Americans died.
And the mainstream media thinks this is ok.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
chicodon, 2/7/2013 3:59:37 PM (No. 9164274)
What about the chain of command? He´s CIC, they aren´t. Unless I´m wrong, it was up to him alone to authorize AFRICOM to go in. No one else had authority. This could be big if the Republicans push it. Something is fishy with his flaky disappearance.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Grambo, 2/7/2013 4:01:04 PM (No. 9164275)
No, #8, he didn´t tell Panetta to take care of it. He didn´t talk to Panetta. He just went to bed. In what condition, we don´t know.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
viking diver, 2/7/2013 4:01:05 PM (No. 9164276)
both zero and PIAPS failed the 3 AM phone call and its wasn´t even 3 AM... thanks for nothing panetta you had a duty to uphold the constitution and you failed just as much as those above you did.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
lancelink1, 2/7/2013 4:02:35 PM (No. 9164285)
What difference, at this point, does it make?
Nobody in congress or the media will ask a serious question of the man child concerning his not even being "present" this time.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
PoliticalJunky, 2/7/2013 4:03:02 PM (No. 9164286)
Obama may not have called Panetta but what stopped Panetta from calling Obama? It is not true that Obama was not available. He was in the oval office as late as three hours after the attack started. He and Biden then left the oval office to talk to Netanyaheu on the phone. The call lasted one hour. Obama is seen on tape returning to the oval office at 7 2. He was met at the door by an aide who started to brief him on something. What else but Bengazhi?
I have been skeptical about the exchange for the blind sheik story but this is the man who gave us fast and furious. Everyone was told to "stand down". The Americans who took it upon themselves to disobey that order may have disrupted a charade.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
PoliticalJunky, 2/7/2013 4:04:21 PM (No. 9164287)
returned at 7 2 PM
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
PoliticalJunky, 2/7/2013 4:05:05 PM (No. 9164289)
Sorry, sorry the o won´t work.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Galtoid, 2/7/2013 4:06:06 PM (No. 9164293)
Does anyone know if there´s a gag order on the families of these American victims? Where are their parents, sisters, brothers, etc? Please. Anyone?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Pros7767, 2/7/2013 4:38:05 PM (No. 9164348)
16, they´re busy grieving the loss of their loved ones. Knowing they were betrayed by the country they so faithfully served is a pain deeper than any of us will ever know.
They tried to get answers before the election and were regularly on Fox demanding answers. When it became clear they would be stonewalled by the administration and the press, they realized both they and their loved ones were betrayed.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Grambo, 2/7/2013 4:58:45 PM (No. 9164386)
I stand corrected, #13.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 2/7/2013 4:59:08 PM (No. 9164388)
Remember that day in september, 2008, when the two opposing candidates were out west campaigning? And the financial crisis came to a head? And John McCain suspended campaigning and rushed back to D.C.? And the kenyan klown did not? And when he was asked why he didn´t go back to D.C., the kenyan klown said, ´they (the u.s.senate) will call me if they need me.´
Therefore, we had plenty of warnings about the disengagement of the president. Such disengagement is often the product of being a pothead. Those potheads float through life, smiling and hedging.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
NorthernDog, 2/7/2013 5:52:20 PM (No. 9164453)
The article says Obama issued a directive to take care of it. Voila - he´s in the clear. The fact that no one was apparently on the receiving end of the directive has not yet roused any interest in the media.
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