Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Benghazi Report Nails Adminstration

Anyone with two brain cells knew that the attack on Benghazi was  a terrorist act, that there was inferior security etc etc.  For all of those who defended the Administration, this report really throws dirt in their faces! So much for being an Obama supporter come h--- or high water!

Americans MUST become more thoughtful about what they believe from this group of anti-American, anti-democratic, pro-dictatorial demogogs. If not, we will lose what made America special.

Conservative Tom




NYTimes.com | Video

BREAKING NEWS Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:57 PM EST

An independent inquiry into the attack on the United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans on Sept. 11 sharply criticized the State Department for a lack of seasoned security personnel and for relying on untested local militias to safeguard the compound, Congressional and State Department officials said Tuesday night.
The investigation into the attacks that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others also faulted State Department officials in Washington for ignoring requests for more guards and safety upgrades and for relying on specific warnings of imminent threats rather than adapting security procedures to a deteriorating security environment.
Finally, the report blamed two major State Department bureaus for failing to coordinate and plan adequate security at the mission and said that a number of officials had shown poor leadership.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    I read the full report. Here is the concluding paragraph....

    "The Board found that certain senior State Department officials within two bureaus in critical positions of authority and responsibility in Washington posed by Special Mission Benghazi, given the deteriorating threat environment and the lack of reliable host government protection. However, the Board did not find that any individual U.S. Government employee engaged in misconduct or willfully ignored his or her responsibilities, and, therefore did not find reasonable cause to believe that an individual breached his or her duty so as to be the subject of a recommendation for disciplinary action."

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    The unclassified version of the report which we get to see does not give the names of these "senior State Department officials" who "demonstrated a lack of proactive leadership and management ability appropriate for the State Department’s senior ranks in their responses to security concerns" but nonetheless concludes that no "disciplinary action" (i.e., firing them!) is recommended, because they did not engage in "misconduct or willfully ignored his or her responsibilities."

    In other words, gross incompetence that caused 4 Americans to be slaughtered by terrorists is alone not enough to get these people fired from their jobs so long as they did not "breach" their duty. What the heck kind of accountability is this!

    --David

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  2. Conservative TomDecember 20, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Who wrote the report, who do they work for and who pays their salary? Obama is the answer to the last two. I really don't care about the first one as the report was bought and paid for!

    There is NO accountability when you work for the dictator! He tells you what you should think, do and report. We are no better than a banana republic.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 27, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    In an organization as massive as the U.S. State Dept., neither the Secretary of State (much less the president of the U.S.) can personally attend to every single issues that arises. That is why we have these "senior State Department officials". They are responsible for dealing with these issues, and the report concludes they "demonstrated a lack of proactive leadership and management ability appropriate for the State Department’s senior ranks in their responses to security concerns" but nonetheless also concludes that no "disciplinary action" is necessary.

    If these allegations are valid, Hillary should have fired these people. And if she doesn't act, then Obama should fire them himself.

    This should come up as an issue when Hillary runs for president in 2016.

    --David

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  4. Conservative TomDecember 27, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    No one in government service is fired for doing what the government wants unless they squeal. Have you noticed how many State Department people have run to the press? None! Tells you that there is a massive coverup and everyone has been threatened that they will lose their job if anything leaks. so much for open government!

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