Admiral James Lyons – We Need Full Disclosure On Benghazi NOW
by Ulsterman on October 30, 2012
Former
commander of the Pacific Fleet Admiral James Lyons was among the most
highly regarded and influential members of the American military in a
generation. He is now using that reputation to now aggressively push for
open and honest disclosure from the Obama White House regarding the
Benghazi Massacre scandal.
James Aloysius "Ace" Lyons, Jr. (born September 28, 1927) is a retired admiral in the United States Navy whose 36-year career was capped by serving as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet from 16 September 1985 to 30 September 1987.
EXCERPT: (via Washington Times)
LYONS: Obama needs to come clean on what happened in Benghazi
Admiral James Lyons is demanding answers from the Obama administration over the Benghazi Massacre and cover up
“The American people deserve to know the truth”
There is an urgent need for full disclosure of what has become the “Benghazi Betrayal and Cover-up.”
The Obama national security team, including CIA, DNI and the Pentagon,
apparently watched and listened to the assault on the U.S. consulate and
cries for help but did nothing. If someone had described a fictional
situation with a similar scenario and described our leadership ignoring
the pleas for help, I would have said it was not realistic—not in my
America – but I would have been proven wrong.
…Once
the attack commenced at 10:00 p.m. Libyan time (4:00 p.m. EST), we know
the mission security staff immediately contacted Washington and our
embassy in Tripoli. It now appears the White House, Pentagon, State
Department, CIA, NDI, JCS and various other military commands monitored
the entire battle in real time via frantic phone calls from our compound
and video from an overhead drone. The cries for help and support went
unanswered.
…we had very credible military resources within striking distance. At our military base in Sigonella, Sicily, which is slightly over 400 miles from Benghazi, we had a fully equipped Special Forces unit with both transport and jet strike aircraft prepositioned.
…we had very credible military resources within striking distance. At our military base in Sigonella, Sicily, which is slightly over 400 miles from Benghazi, we had a fully equipped Special Forces unit with both transport and jet strike aircraft prepositioned.
I
know those Special Forces personnel were ready to leap at the
opportunity. There is no doubt in my mind they would have wiped out the
terrorists attackers. Also I have no doubt that Admiral William
McRaven, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, would have had
his local commander at Sigonella ready to launch; however, apparently he
was countermanded—by whom? We need to know.
Somebody
high up in the administration made the decision that no assistance
(outside our Tripoli embassy) would be provided, and let our people be
killed. The person who made that callous decision needs to be brought to
light and held accountable. According to a CIA spokesperson, “No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need.”
We
also need to know whether the director of CIA and the director of
National Intelligence were facilitators in the fabricated video lie and
the overall cover-up. Their credibility is on the line.
A congressional committee should be immediately formed to get the facts out to the American people. Nothing less is acceptable.
An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
This is what you get when you have a CIC who never even went to boot camp.
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