Tuesday, November 20, 2012

MUST READ... In the end, the only casualties in this sordid tale were the sterling career of David Petraeus — and four murdered Americans whose deaths were preventable.

Oh What a Tangled Web
What did Obama know and when did he know it?
By Victor Davis Hanson
President Barack Obama and General David Petraeus in 2012

Supporters of President Obama have dubbed those who question administration statements about Libya as either partisans or conspiracy theorists, on the premise that the administration had no reason to dissimulate. But in fact, it had plenty of political reasons not to be candid, as the following questions make clear.
Why was the administration hesitant to beef up security at the vulnerable Benghazi consulate ahead of time, or to send in military assistance during the seven-hour attack on the consulate and the CIA annex, or at least to be candid after the attack?

The Obama reelection campaign had established a catchy narrative about foreign policy. “Leading from behind” had rid the world of Qaddafi without the loss of American lives, and had prepped Libya for the arrival of the Arab Spring, which would lead to a postbellum reform government. Barack Obama had killed Osama bin Laden and scattered al-Qaeda, dispelling slurs that he was somehow soft on Islamic terrorism. His reset diplomacy had brought a cool professional approach of quiet competency to foreign policy, consistent with a new lower-profile American posture abroad.
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  1. << MUST READ... In the end, the only casualties in this sordid tale were the sterling career of David Petraeus — and four murdered Americans whose deaths were preventable. >>

    Your "sterling career" statement overlooks the FACT that both He and General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a statement that THEY would honor any United Nations directive ordering them to invade a soveeign nation WITHOUT GETTING CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL! To Hell with their Oath of Office - allegiance to our Constitution. Isn't THAT an act of TREASON?

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