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The King lied, a diplomat died

Whitewing

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House Republicans have concluded that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was responsible for cutting security at the consulate in Benghazi ahead of last year’s attack there, and that the administration lied about why it downplayed terrorism as the cause of the assault.

A new report — the result of months of investigation by five different House committees — says there was plenty of intelligence that presaged the attack, but the State Department and President Obama failed to heed the warnings or give the Defense Department the authority to respond to such an attack.

The report exonerates the Pentagon itself, saying the military did what it could to respond once the attack began, but “was hindered on account of U.S. military forces not being properly postured” beforehand.

In the most damning finding, House Republicans said Mr. Obama and his team lied about the attacks afterward, first by blaming mob violence spawned by an anti-Muslim video, and then wrongly saying it had misled the public because it was trying to protect an FBI investigation.

“This progress report reveals a fundamental lack of understanding at the highest levels of the State Department as to the dangers presented in Benghazi, Libya, as well as a concerted attempt to insulate the Department of State from blame following the terrorist attacks,” the GOP investigation concluded in its 46-page report.

The Obama administration has acknowledged providing an inaccurate explanation for the attacks early on — even though officials at the Defense Department said they knew it was a terrorist assault from the beginning.

But Mr. Obama has vehemently denied he intended to deceive the public.

Tuesday’s report comes after Republicans feared the pressure to get answers on the Benghazi attacks was dying out.

Earlier this year Senate Republicans had threatened to hold up some of Mr. Obama’s top nominees in order to extract more information about the timeline on the night of the attacks.

But over the last two months the Benghazi questions had slipped into the background amid debates over guns, immigration and the budget sequesters.
 

Mike

Well-known member
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
An ongoing Congressional investigation across five House Committees concerning
the events surrounding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in
Benghazi, Libya has made several determinations to date, including:
Reductions of security levels prior to the attacks in Benghazi were approved at the
highest levels of the State Department, up to and including Secretary Clinton. This
fact contradicts her testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on
January 23, 2013.
In the days following the attacks, White House and senior State Department
officials altered accurate talking points drafted by the Intelligence Community in
orderto protect the State Department.
Contrary to Administration rhetoric, the talking points were not edited to protect
classified information. Concern for classified information is never mentioned in
email traffic among senior Administration officials.
These preliminary findings illustrate the need for continued examination and
oversight by the five House Committees. The Committees will continue to review who
exactly was responsible for the failure to respond to the repeated requests for more
security and for the effort to cover up the nature of the attacks, so that appropriate officials
will be held accountable.
 

Tam

Well-known member
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE AT THIS POINT. Haven't you heard Osama Bin Laden is dead and GM is Alive. That is all that should matter according to the Obama team and if you don't believe me, I'd say ask Oldtimer but he took his ball and ran home to tell his mommy he was being picked on so I guess you will have to ask Biden. :wink:
 

Whitewing

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In the days following the attacks, White House and senior State Department officials altered accurate talking points drafted by the Intelligence Community in order to protect the State Department.

Sorry, but if you didn't see it on C-Span, then it didn't happen.
 

Mike

Well-known member
Whitewing said:
In the days following the attacks, White House and senior State Department officials altered accurate talking points drafted by the Intelligence Community in order to protect the State Department.

Sorry, but if you didn't see it on C-Span, then it didn't happen.

Bush "altered" something once? Can't remember anything in particular but he must have!
 

Whitewing

Well-known member
Mike said:
Whitewing said:
In the days following the attacks, White House and senior State Department officials altered accurate talking points drafted by the Intelligence Community in order to protect the State Department.

Sorry, but if you didn't see it on C-Span, then it didn't happen.

Bush "altered" something once? Can't remember anything in particular but he must have!

Indeed. It was an NSA report he wanted to present to Congress. Fatlock looked through the window at the White House and caught him in action and then later saw himself on C-Span.
 

Tam

Well-known member
The rats are fleeing the ship. :wink: They just said the Congress is opening another investigation as whistle blowers are now coming forward after the Congressional hearing pointed the finger of blame squarely on Hillary and Obama incompetent handling of the whole Benghazi PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACK, BEFORE DURING AND THE LYING COVER UP. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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