09 May, 2013

Benghazi

Questions for the administration:

  • Why was the Benghazi embassy without military protection on Sept 11 (clearly a day of interest) in a volatile country with nearby enemies?
  • Is it common to leave our middle-east outposts without military protection?  If so, why?
  • Why were military units not immediately sent to the Benghazi upon report of the attack (note that this question still stands even if we believe it was a "spontaneous protest")?
  • The administration claims it would have taken hours for military personnel to arrive on site - does this not suggest the need for additional military funding to improve response time?
  • Why did UN Ambassador Susan Rice go on TV the next day and claim in multiple interviews that Benghazi was the result of a protest when it is now apparent the administration clearly knew it was a coordinated attack?
  • What is the status of the President's pledge to "bring to justice" the individuals responsible for the death of three Americans?
  • How can Secretary Clinton say "What difference, at this point, does it make" regarding whether or not it was a coordinated attack or a spontaneous protest?  Notice that in her next sentence she says it is her job to "figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from happening again" - how can she do that if she is indifferent to the cause and actions leading to the attack?
Very disappointed that this is not receiving more scrutiny.

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