Nightson
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Obama did not deny requests for help in Benghazi:
Aide
Fox News Channel reported Friday that American officials in the compound repeatedly asked for military help during the assault but were rebuffed by CIA higher-ups. At a press briefing one day earlier, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, asked why there had not been a quicker, more forceful response to the assault, complained of "Monday-morning quarterbacking." Panetta said he and top military commanders had judged it too dangerous to send troops to the eastern Libyan city without a clearer picture of events on the ground.
But Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol, in a post published Friday, doubted Panetta's explanation and said the fault must lie with Obama himself. "Would the secretary of defense make such a decision on his own? No," Kristol wrote. "It would have been a presidential decision."
"He's wrong," said Vietor.
Obama did not deny requests for help in Benghazi: Aide | The Ticket - Yahoo! News
Foxnews right wing propaganda.and Conservative rag Weekly Standard.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/13/w...ck-in-benghazi-libya.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
I must have missed something. When did we become dependent on private security contractors for diplomat protection? Ultimately, I lay blame on the president, but the State department is looking more and more incompetent. According to the above article, the Libya Mission was not considered a high risk post. Wires were crossed somewhere, and Americans died. A sitting President ought to readily accept the responsibility and reach out to the American people and reassure them. I continue to await an acceptable explanation.