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The official Benghazi Report that Obama, Hillary, and Liberals LOVE to keep referring to actually cited 4 individuals for being 'at fault' for actions that resulted in / contributed directly to the Benghazi attack and deaths of Ambassador Stevens and 3 other Americans...but no action has been taken against them, despite the State Department's claim.
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"BENGHAZI: WHERE IS STATE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABILITY?"
- LINK: Http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/sit...es/HFAC Majority Staff Report on Benghazi.pdf
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"In June 2012, nearly one thousand Islamist militants swarmed the square at the downtown courthouse in Benghazi, Libya, in what State Department personnel described as ― "an unprecedented show of force"."
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Also in June 2012, militants used an improvised explosive device to blow a hole in the wall surrounding U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi – the second such attack against the compound that year."
**** No additional security Stevens asked for as a result of these attacks were given...instead the number of US security detail members was REDUCED.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"U.S. intelligence agencies provided extensive warning of the deteriorating security environment in eastern Libya, including al-Qaeda‘s expanding operations and the mounting risk to U.S. personnel and facilities. These threats were well-understood by even the most senior officials in Washington; then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has testified that she ―was certainly aware‖ of this reporting, as well as the fact that extremists claiming to be affiliated with al-Qaeda were active in the area."
**** The State Department (choice) ignored the threat.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Both before and after the attacks in Benghazi, President Obama promoted a flawed and deeply misleading public narrative in which he claimed that al-Qaeda was ―decimated, ―on the run, and ―on the path to defeat. Yet those on the ground in Libya faced a surge in violence and increasing evidence of terrorist activity; they appealed to Washington for added security."
**** It was (Re-)ELECTION TIME, and Obama LIED to Americans about terrorism to make himself look successful in a 'war' he was losing. It has been proven that it was about this time (2012) that Obama also began issuing FALSIFIED Intel reports about his successes against ISIS!!
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Despite the growing danger in Libya, State Department officials in Washington denied the requests for increased security from U.S. personnel on the ground. Instead, the Department insisted on aggressively reducing security support in Libya, disregarding numerous indications that this assistance was still necessary. There is widespread agreement that these actions led to a wholly inadequate security posture in Benghazi, with deadly consequences."
**** The State Department made the DECISION to IGNORE the extremely dangerous threat reported, and instead of providing critically necessary security they REDUCED the amount of security BELOW STATE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS. This, as it turns out, was a 'death sentence' issued to Ambassador Stevens and the 3 other Americans killed later.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Committee Members have demanded that the appropriate State Department officials be held accountable for their ill-advised decisions, so that similar mistakes are not repeated. Yet neither the White House nor the State Department have stepped up to this responsibility. Instead, the Obama Administration has repeatedly pointed to the final report of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (―ARB‖) as the definitive assessment of accountability."
**** Conflict OF INTEREST / 'STACKED DECK':
Secretary Clinton selected four out of the ARB‘s five members (WHO WROTE THE FINAL REPORT ON BENGHAZI), while other Department officials like Under Secretary Kennedy played some role in developing its initial roster of prospective members. While legally permissible, this compromised the report‘s independence and impartiality.
**** No wonder why Obama, Hillary, and Liberals love screaming about how the ARB's report is the ONLY report about Benghazi that should matter and why it is so 'kind' - Hillary and the State Department STACKED THE DECK with a HEAVILY BIASED (surprise, surprise) board.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"While the State Department has repeatedly cited the ARB‘s report to deflect criticism of its senior leadership, it has refused to meaningfully discipline any of the four employees that the ARB did fault."
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"During testimony before the Committee, the Secretary went out of his way to dramatically note that ―careers were ended‖ by the post-Benghazi fallout. He further asserted that charges about a lack of accountability constituted a ―mythology that has no basis in fact. But the facts paint a different picture:
- Two of the four employees cited by the ARB simply retired after their reinstatement. One had actually told Committee investigators that he planned to retire well before the attacks in Benghazi. Two others were re-assigned with no decrease in pay, benefits, or responsibility."
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"While then-Secretary Clinton publicly accepted ―responsibility for the failures of her Department, she suffered no significant consequence and held no one accountable. In a well-run organization, there are consequences for failure; at the State Department, not one employee was fired or even missed a paycheck. This report represents a concerted effort by Committee investigators to confront the illusion of accountability that has been promoted by the Department."
**** Yeah, they sure punished the hell out of those 4 guys. I am sure the widows of the 4 DEAD Americans can sleep soundly knowing such awesome justice has been delivered!
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"This report shows a State Department that is not focused on accountability. To this day, none of the agency‘s personnel have been held accountable in a meaningful way for their flawed decisions about security in Benghazi. The ―talking points‖ episode further revealed a Department leadership more interested in its reputation than an accurate accounting of the facts. Tellingly, the Department went for a historically long period – including the entirety of Secretary Clinton‘s tenure – without a permanent Inspector General, a position central to ensuring a culture of accountability."
This report sums up the Obama administration and Liberals in a nut shell - A COMPLETE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY!
---------------------
"BENGHAZI: WHERE IS STATE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABILITY?"
- LINK: Http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/sit...es/HFAC Majority Staff Report on Benghazi.pdf
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"In June 2012, nearly one thousand Islamist militants swarmed the square at the downtown courthouse in Benghazi, Libya, in what State Department personnel described as ― "an unprecedented show of force"."
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Also in June 2012, militants used an improvised explosive device to blow a hole in the wall surrounding U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi – the second such attack against the compound that year."
**** No additional security Stevens asked for as a result of these attacks were given...instead the number of US security detail members was REDUCED.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"U.S. intelligence agencies provided extensive warning of the deteriorating security environment in eastern Libya, including al-Qaeda‘s expanding operations and the mounting risk to U.S. personnel and facilities. These threats were well-understood by even the most senior officials in Washington; then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has testified that she ―was certainly aware‖ of this reporting, as well as the fact that extremists claiming to be affiliated with al-Qaeda were active in the area."
**** The State Department (choice) ignored the threat.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Both before and after the attacks in Benghazi, President Obama promoted a flawed and deeply misleading public narrative in which he claimed that al-Qaeda was ―decimated, ―on the run, and ―on the path to defeat. Yet those on the ground in Libya faced a surge in violence and increasing evidence of terrorist activity; they appealed to Washington for added security."
**** It was (Re-)ELECTION TIME, and Obama LIED to Americans about terrorism to make himself look successful in a 'war' he was losing. It has been proven that it was about this time (2012) that Obama also began issuing FALSIFIED Intel reports about his successes against ISIS!!
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Despite the growing danger in Libya, State Department officials in Washington denied the requests for increased security from U.S. personnel on the ground. Instead, the Department insisted on aggressively reducing security support in Libya, disregarding numerous indications that this assistance was still necessary. There is widespread agreement that these actions led to a wholly inadequate security posture in Benghazi, with deadly consequences."
**** The State Department made the DECISION to IGNORE the extremely dangerous threat reported, and instead of providing critically necessary security they REDUCED the amount of security BELOW STATE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS. This, as it turns out, was a 'death sentence' issued to Ambassador Stevens and the 3 other Americans killed later.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"Committee Members have demanded that the appropriate State Department officials be held accountable for their ill-advised decisions, so that similar mistakes are not repeated. Yet neither the White House nor the State Department have stepped up to this responsibility. Instead, the Obama Administration has repeatedly pointed to the final report of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (―ARB‖) as the definitive assessment of accountability."
**** Conflict OF INTEREST / 'STACKED DECK':
Secretary Clinton selected four out of the ARB‘s five members (WHO WROTE THE FINAL REPORT ON BENGHAZI), while other Department officials like Under Secretary Kennedy played some role in developing its initial roster of prospective members. While legally permissible, this compromised the report‘s independence and impartiality.
**** No wonder why Obama, Hillary, and Liberals love screaming about how the ARB's report is the ONLY report about Benghazi that should matter and why it is so 'kind' - Hillary and the State Department STACKED THE DECK with a HEAVILY BIASED (surprise, surprise) board.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"While the State Department has repeatedly cited the ARB‘s report to deflect criticism of its senior leadership, it has refused to meaningfully discipline any of the four employees that the ARB did fault."
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"During testimony before the Committee, the Secretary went out of his way to dramatically note that ―careers were ended‖ by the post-Benghazi fallout. He further asserted that charges about a lack of accountability constituted a ―mythology that has no basis in fact. But the facts paint a different picture:
- Two of the four employees cited by the ARB simply retired after their reinstatement. One had actually told Committee investigators that he planned to retire well before the attacks in Benghazi. Two others were re-assigned with no decrease in pay, benefits, or responsibility."
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"While then-Secretary Clinton publicly accepted ―responsibility for the failures of her Department, she suffered no significant consequence and held no one accountable. In a well-run organization, there are consequences for failure; at the State Department, not one employee was fired or even missed a paycheck. This report represents a concerted effort by Committee investigators to confront the illusion of accountability that has been promoted by the Department."
**** Yeah, they sure punished the hell out of those 4 guys. I am sure the widows of the 4 DEAD Americans can sleep soundly knowing such awesome justice has been delivered!
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPORT:
"This report shows a State Department that is not focused on accountability. To this day, none of the agency‘s personnel have been held accountable in a meaningful way for their flawed decisions about security in Benghazi. The ―talking points‖ episode further revealed a Department leadership more interested in its reputation than an accurate accounting of the facts. Tellingly, the Department went for a historically long period – including the entirety of Secretary Clinton‘s tenure – without a permanent Inspector General, a position central to ensuring a culture of accountability."
This report sums up the Obama administration and Liberals in a nut shell - A COMPLETE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY!
