tinydancer
Diamond Member
Mitt's whole campaign strategy now hangs by a thread on making Benghazi into something it isn't. Fucking sad people. This is for the Office of President of the United States of America not some mud slinging contest for four year olds.
Romney's not talking about it at all. We're driving the narrative on every board we can Romney is staying focused on the economy.
And what do you mean "making Benghazi is something it isn't". Panetta has admitted they made the decision to let the men die.
Don't you get it?
They let them die. Truth.
Oh and then the Adminstration lied their asses off that this was a "spontaneous attack because of a video". Liars.
This isn't going away.
No it's not but it isn't going the rabid right wingers way, not by a long shot. You've cried "Wolfe" too many time for any normal person to take serious.
Panetta on Benghazi attack: 'Could not put forces at risk' CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs
He said it was not enough to discern exactly what was happening.
"We didn't have good eyes on the situation. There were security forces there on the ground, but they're in the middle of a firefight - not sending a Sitrep (Situational Report).
The official could not reveal the specific reaction times for the military's Fleet Anti Terrorism Security Teams, which are classified, but said "it would be physically impossible for them to get there in time to intervene in that attack from say, Rota, Spain."
He cited the time it takes just to get their transportation in the air. The official said "these situations normally deteriorate over time ... but usually in a few days, not two hours." He explained that even quick-reaction teams are often positioned for places where intelligence shows a "deteriorating situation" near an embassy.
The official also provided context for Panetta's and Gen. Martin Dempsey's remarks about criticism on the response.
"It's not helpful to provide partial answers," Dempsey said. And Panetta criticized what he called "Monday morning quarterbacking."
The defense official said it was directed at criticism coming from pundits and Capitol Hill.
"In perfect hindsight, yes - we'd do it differently. But how it looks weeks later is not how it looked at the time.
"You had the movie, the 9/11 anniversary and unrest in various countries in that region. All that factored into the decision to put troops on a heightened state of alert. But that doesn't mean forces are positioned everywhere in the world, ready to run to the rescue. We're not the fire department. And there was no actionable intelligence that Benghazi was going to be attacked on 9/11."
Bullshit. 7 hours and there wasn't enough time?
Pitiful that you defend this.