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  • May 17, 2013, 10:20 AM
    smoothy
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by speechlesstx View Post
    The latest defense from the White House on Benghazi, they aren't liars, just idiots. No, really.



    I have more confidence than ever in this administration!

    excon and tal will argue they never said that... just wait... its coming.
  • May 17, 2013, 10:41 AM
    talaniman
    I have no clue who said what you said, no names where mentioned but the article does substantiate the fact that no one was close enough to help. Had he been in Tripoli, we wouldn't be here would we?

    All those geniuses couldn't take cover for the one day of the year that stuff get hairy, and did all over the place?
  • May 17, 2013, 10:42 AM
    tomder55
    Oh I get it . It's Stevens fault he got killed .
  • May 17, 2013, 10:58 AM
    speechlesstx
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tomder55 View Post
    oh I get it . It's Stevens fault he got killed .

    He's been implying that all week.
  • May 17, 2013, 11:39 AM
    talaniman
    If I were his boss and given the lack of security and Steven's propensity to ditch his security entourage I would have ordered him to Tripoli and had the marines sit on him for a week. That's my outrage over the matter.

    Maybe they thought 30 CIA, and a few local types were enough, I do NOT! Nor do I think he would have been safe in Benghazi after 9/11, today, or any other day.
  • May 17, 2013, 01:45 PM
    tomder55
    Oh we know Benghazi was not safe enough for a State Dept outpost . What does that tell you about what was really going on there ?
  • May 21, 2013, 09:08 AM
    speechlesstx
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by talaniman View Post
    I have no clue who said what you said, no names where mentioned but the article does substantiate the fact that no one was close enough to help. Had he been in Tripoli, we wouldn't be here would we?

    All those geniuses couldn't take cover for the one day of the year that stuff get hairy, and did all over the place?

    Since you're the one that keeps wanting to know why Stevens was there, amongst the other speculations we know this much from Hicks testimony...

    Quote:

    Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security

    The star witness in the Benghazi investigation said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally ordered Ambassador Chris Stevens to set up a permanent post in the restive city and should have known about deteriorating security.

    The revelations from the second-ranking U.S. diplomat in Libya at the time come as the audit that cleared the former secretary of State of any wrongdoing has come under fire for not interviewing Clinton or her top lieutenants.

    ...

    Gregory Hicks, who briefly took over as head of mission when Stevens and three other Americans were killed, testified on May 8 that Clinton personally ordered the ambassador to turn Benghazi into a full consular post, and that she planned to announce the upgrade during a visit in December.

    Hicks’s attorney has been drawing attention to that section of his testimony, which was overshadowed by revelations that no one at the U.S. embassy in Libya believed the terrorist attack was preceded by a peaceful protest, and that the Pentagon told a special operations team to stand down.

    “According to Stevens, Secretary Clinton wanted Benghazi converted into a permanent constituent post,” Hicks testified.

    Timing for this decision [to visit the region on Sept. 11] was important. Chris needed to report before Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year, on the … political and security environment in Benghazi.”

    He said Pickering appeared “surprised.”

    “I did tell the Accountability Review Board that Secretary Clinton wanted the post made permanent,” Hicks testified.

    “Ambassador Pickering looked surprised. He looked both ways … to the members of the board, saying, ‘Does the seventh floor [the secretary of State’s office] know about this?’ ”

    The ARB appears to have ignored Hicks’s statement in its public report. Instead, the board appeared to place responsibility on Stevens.

    Read more: Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security - The Hill's Global Affairs
    There you have it, Stevens was there because Hillary needed his report before the end of the fiscal year for her little project, which according to hearsay from some other potential whistleblowers was cleaning up her mess from wanting to “overthrow Gaddafi on the cheap.”

    Not looking pretty for Hillary right now...
  • May 21, 2013, 09:14 AM
    tomder55
    Beat me to it . I was going to post Hicks testimony today. But Evita's desire for a permanent Benghazi consulate only partly explains why he was there . There is still that meeting with the Turkish diplomat an hour before the attack.
  • May 21, 2013, 09:16 AM
    excon
    Hello again, Steve:
    Quote:

    Not looking pretty for Hillary right now...
    I wonder if the realization that Hillary is going to run for president has anything to do with your SWITCHEROO from demonizing Obama to demonizing Clinton...

    Nahhhh... Republicans would NEVER do that..

    Excon
  • May 21, 2013, 09:18 AM
    tomder55
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello again, Steve:
    I wonder if the realization that Hillary is going to run for president has anything to do with your SWITCHEROO from demonizing Obama to demonizing Clinton...

    Nahhhh... Republicans would NEVER do that..

    excon

    It would've been the crowning achievement of her otherwise miserable term as Sec State. Me ? I never miss a chance to take on Evita and her record.
  • May 21, 2013, 09:25 AM
    speechlesstx
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello again, Steve:
    I wonder if the realization that Hillary is going to run for president has anything to do with your SWITCHEROO from demonizing Obama to demonizing Clinton...

    Nahhhh... Republicans would NEVER do that..

    excon

    Dude, you never take advantage of opportunities? Yeah, you do, the difference between us is I don't make sh*t up, I follow the facts where they take me and right now they're not looking good for Hillary are they?
  • May 21, 2013, 10:24 AM
    talaniman
    I am sure your facts will fit your spin regardless. Mine do! :)
  • May 21, 2013, 03:21 PM
    paraclete
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by speechlesstx View Post
    Dude, you never take advantage of opportunities? Yeah, you do, the difference between us is I don't make sh*t up, I follow the facts where they take me and right now they're not looking good for Hillary are they?

    Ex they weren't loking good for Hillary right from the start, this is surely why she retired from the position, didn't want it to ruin her chances later
  • May 21, 2013, 03:30 PM
    excon
    Hello again, clete:
    Quote:

    Ex they weren't loking good for Hillary right from the start
    In right wing fantasy land, that's true.. But, there's not a Democrat who can touch her, and Republicans will NEVER win a national election again, unless they fix what's wrong.

    And, they're NOT fixing it. They're making it worse... Bwa, ha ha ha.

    Excon
  • May 21, 2013, 03:44 PM
    speechlesstx
    As if dems have fixed anything? Bwa ha ha!
  • May 21, 2013, 04:23 PM
    excon
    Hello again, Steve:
    Quote:

    As if dems have fixed anything
    Uhh, whatdawe need to fix? The American people voted FOR the Democrats by a LOT. Where were you?

    If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    Excon
  • May 21, 2013, 04:55 PM
    speechlesstx
    It ain't broke?
  • May 21, 2013, 05:19 PM
    excon
    Hello again, Steve:

    Quote:

    It ain't broke?
    Couple things.

    That government workers screw up ISN'T a Democrat problem. It's not even an Obama problem unless and until it's PROVEN that he ordered the IRS to target his enemy's..

    Now you guys THINK it's true, but you're the only ones...

    That four men were killed in an attack ISN'T a Democrat problem, and it's not even an Obama problem. It's NEVER going to be an Obama or Clinton problem..

    Now, you guys THINK it is, but you're the only ones who do.

    That the Government is targeting whistleblowers at the AP, is something somebody who thinks Julian Assange is a scumbag would LOVE. You're one of those, aren't you?

    That you don't is kind of funny, doncha think? You HATE Obama, but you HATE whistleblowers... Poor right winger.. You can't decide WHICH side to hate more.

    Bwa, ha ha ha.

    The progressive ideas that garnered MORE votes than your side did are alive and well. Now, you guys THINK they're not, but you're the only ones.

    Excon
  • May 22, 2013, 12:30 AM
    paraclete
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by excon View Post
    Hello again, clete:
    In right wing fantasy land, that's true.. But, there's not a Democrat who can touch her, and Republicans will NEVER win a national election again, unless they fix what's wrong.

    And, they're NOT fixing it. They're making it worse... Bwa, ha ha ha.

    excon

    Ex I agree there is a great big show going on in Washington and all it needs to make it a three ring circus is the tent, however if you are pinning your hopes on Hilary, I suspect that she has acquired some unfortunate baggage, she would have done far better to have been vice president if she holds aspirations, less opportunity to have shlt stick
  • May 22, 2013, 04:23 AM
    speechlesstx
    Ex, if nothing else your fairy tales are entertaining

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