This is so true. There is no scandal here. Nothing was covered up. And far more people were killed in our embassies under the Bush administration. If there was a lack of security, it was most likely due to the more than $300 million that Republicans cut form the embassy/consulate security budget. The Republicans know this, but they are desperately searching for something to attack Hillary Clinton over -- because they are terrified that she will run for president in 2016 (and they don't have a candidate who can beat her).
I'm curious (hence the name): If "[n]othing was covered up," then why are we still waiting for the answers to these questions, posed by over 700 Special Operations veterans in an open letter Speaker of the House John Boehner in April of this year?
ReplyDeleteWhy was there no military response to the events in Benghazi?
Were military assets in the region available? If not, why not? If so, were they alerted?
Were assets deployed to any location in preparation for a rescue or recovery attempt?
Was military assistance requested by the Department of State? If so, what type?
Were any US Army/Navy/USMC assets available to support the US diplomats in Benghazi during the attack?
What, if any, recommendations for military action were made by DOD and the US Africa Command?
What, if any, non-military assistance was provided during the attack?
How many US personnel were injured in Benghazi?
Why have the survivors of the attack not been questioned?
Where are the survivors?
Who was in the White House Situation Room (WHSR) during the entire 8-hour period of the attacks, and was a senior US military officer present?
Where were Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey during the crisis, and what inputs and recommendations did they make?
Where were Tom Donilon, the National Security Advisor, Denis McDonough, his deputy, Valerie Jarrett, and John Brennan during the attacks, and what (if any) recommendations or decisions did any of them make?
Why were F-16 fighter aircraft based in Aviano, Italy (less than two hours away), never considered a viable option for disruption (if not dispersal) of the attackers until “boots on the ground” (troop support--General Dempsey’s words) arrived?
Were any strike aircraft (such as an AC-130 gunship) in the area or possibly overhead that would cause former SEAL Tyrone Woods to laser-designate his attacker’s position and call for gunship fire support, thereby revealing his own location that led to his death?
Who gave the order to “STAND DOWN” that was heard repeatedly during the attacks?
What threat warnings existed before the attack, and what were the DOD and DOS responses to those warnings?
What data (which will reveal exact timelines and command decisions) is contained within the various SITREPS, records, logs, videos and recordings maintained by the myriad DOD, Intelligence Community and State Department Command Centers that were monitoring the events in Benghazi as they unfolded?
Why did the Commander-in Chief and Secretary of State never once check in during the night to find out the status of the crisis in Benghazi?
What was the nature of Ambassador Stevens’ business in Benghazi at the time of the attack? What guidance has been provided to survivors and family members since the time of the attack, and who issued that guidance?
Why are so many agencies now requiring their personnel who were involved in or have access to information regarding the events that took place in Benghazi sign non-disclosure statements?