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Obama claims he gave the order to protect the embassy employees. Panetta denies he received that directive. So one of them is lying. If it's Obama, we have an incredibly dangerous lie that should be an immediate disqualifier for Presidency. If it's Panetta, not only should he be fired, but he should be brought up on charges for directly defying a Presidential order. Even then Obama should be shamed for not already doing that if Panetta did indeed defy a direct order.
Can you link the bolded? Because I have not read either of these anywhere. If Obama claims to have given a specific order to protect the embassy prior to the attack, then whether or not it is true, the claim itself would change my entire perception of this affair. The main reason I regarded this as a nonstory (in terms of presidential politics) is because I never believed that protection of the embassy in Libya was an issue that rose to the executive level of decision-making. That has been my point all along. If I am wrong about that, I will be glad to admit it, which is why I am asking you for the link from a credible source.
Remember when the press would make the deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq front page and center every day while Bush was in office? Can't even find the Libya stuff on the back page.At the very least you'd think they'd want to know why communication from, and within, the CIA is so f'd up. Too many people and organizations are being'CrossEyed said:The second biggest part of this story is how the media has basically provided protection for the administration up to this point. No hard questions, no demand for answers.
on this.
When did he deny that?
So, in your opinion, why is the media doing its best to ignore rather than get to the bottom of this story?
It was discussed on several of the Sunday morning news shows.
You think the media is ignoring the story? I cannot tell if you are trolling or serious.
I guess I will wait for that news to filter out because the google is showing nothing as of now
It wasn't before the attack, it was during it. It's right in the article wildbill posted:
And I misread Panetta. He hasn't said he didn't receive any order, he said the information was incomplete at the time. What is clear is that Obama says he issued a directive to secure the personnel and Panetta never did a thing.
Didn't see any news this weekend, but up until now, yeah, pretty much. Other than Fox and some smaller organizations, nobody has been asking the hard questions. They're letting the administration stonewall without much push back
Well God bless you man if you think that. Seems like your mind is already made up. The story was on the talk show circuits and in major publications. There has been nothing new for a few days now and Obama said 48 hours ago he was going to let the investigation finish. What more do you really want?
Really? So you think Brian Williams did a good job of pressing Obama for answers?
Then my original point still stands. And you misrepresented yourself (perhaps not intentionally) by implying that Obama claimed to have responded to calls from the embassy for security (which still has never been confirmed.) I also don't believe, from what Panetta is describing, that he is referring to the time period AFTER the attack or as it was going on, but rather the time period before the attack, which is the main subject of all the accusations against the Obama administration.My conclusion is that this is still a non-story.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2012/10/27/obama-benghazi-denver-tv-station-libya/1662141/You mean like this and in the 2 debates?
PC, you're kidding yourself if you think the media has been hard hitting on Obama and his Administration, when they consistently take the answer of "were investigating it" when it has been 6 weeks. The new question that was asked today to complete silence was "were the drones armed".
Please quote exactly where those two questions were asked and where Obama actually answered them.It's a joke that Obama claims that they're still investigating. Why does he have to investigate to tell us what his role was? What could possibly be so hard about finding out what happened that it has been a month now?
Funny how you seem to only think that it's a non-story because the only person that can deliver the damming information in your eyes is the one guy who won't give us any information. So all Obama has to do to keep it from being a story in your eyes is to keep avoiding any hard answers.
Why does Obama have to be potentially guilty of something for this to be a story?Even if Obama's hands are clean, there are dirty hands somewhere in this mess. It's either incompetence or a motive. Either way it needs to be brought to light.
Pretty sure Republican prom won't end until Nov. 7.
So the curtain for Springtime for Hitler is still up.
CNS news? Are you serious?
Is our President done sweeping them under the rug?
I'm loving how Drummer is pretending that he cares about the Ambassador.
If dancing would bring their deaths closer to justice, I would. I can't imagine any of them would just want us to move on.
Try reading. It's according to Gallup.
And here comes Ginger Rogers..
and here is George Michael.
and introducing, Black Swan.
Why do you feel you care more than he does?
What's your role; Obama's court jester?
Oh, so this is about Obama? Nice sidestep there pitts. You learn fast.
Because he can post it on a message board for the greater good of peace.
I figured that was who you were trying to protect with your nonsensical posts but maybe your just trolling.
Well as always, you figure wrong.
Right because there's no better way to respect the dead then to forget they ever existed. Let's all just move on already!
There is no better way to disrespect them like they do in the FFA.
Poignant, I hope your entertaining yourself. You should try masterbation, I hear that it is more satisfying.
Way to disrespect the dead here. That was a Baryshnikov like move there.
You're acting like a doosh.
That link doesnt say Panetta denys he recieved that directive. try again
