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brigadecommander 19-Dec-12, 12:21	Benghazi report. As was expected no one in the administration committed a crime. No one falsified reports.I guess all that's left for foxnews and the three amigos, is the stupid charge that the Secretary of State was using the excuse of a concussion so as to not have to testify!!! Poor 'old' John McCain, and the right-wing echo chamber!!!.
ace_kyi 19-Dec-12, 13:10	Probably, State Dept. Officials made mistakes ? www.cbsnews.com So far, the report indicates that people made mistakes which led to the demise of 4 Americans. The investigation is not over yet. Hillary Clinton needs to testify when she gets well. We should not jump to the conclusion one way or other. Let due process and proper investigation take its course first. State Dept Officials who were responsible resigned accoding to the news above. =========================================================== State Dept. officials resign following Benghazi report Eric Boswell, the head of diplomatic security at the State Department, has resigned, CBS News confirmed, following the release of a harsh report detailing State Department missteps that led to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. Two other officials are resigning as well, CBS News has confirmed: Charlene Lamb, the deputy assistant secretary responsible for embassy security, and an unnamed person from the State Department's near eastern affairs department. Boswell's resignation from his post as assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security is effective immediately. Sources say he will stay on as director of the Office of Foreign Missions for a short, indefinite time. Panel cites "systemic" failures at State Department over Benghazi attack Fallout from Benghazi report may shadow Clinton The report, released today by an independent board led by retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering and former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, did not single out any individuals for culpability. It did, however, blame failures within two bureaus at the State Department for the missteps that eventually lead to the deaths of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three additional American personnel in Libya. The two bureaus cited -- Near Eastern Affairs and Diplomatic Security -- were criticized for a security posture that was "grossly inadequate to deal with the attack," and for failing to coordinate with other agencies to better secure the consulate. Members of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees were briefed on the report this morning. After the briefings, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the report "is going to significantly advance the security of personnel and our country." A number of congressmen said today that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should still testify before Congress on the Benghazi attack. Clinton was scheduled to testify on the Benghazi attack this Thursday in two congressional hearings. However, after falling ill and suffering from a concussion, she's no longer scheduled to appear at the hearings. Clinton sent a letter to Congress, indicating she accepts the Benghazi report's 29 recommendations for strengthening security at diplomatic posts and recognizes the the need to address the "systemic challenges" at the State Department. House Foreign Affairs Chairwoman Ileana Ros-lehtinen, R-Fla., said Clinton "absolutely" still needs to testify. Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., said committee members still have many questions and that today's closed-door briefing was just the start. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said it was "imperative" for Clinton to testify before a new secretary of state is confirmed in President Obama's second term. "I think that is very important to her, I think it is very important for our country, and I think it is very important to really understand the inner workings of the State Department itself," he said. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said in a statement that Clinton will need to "personally address" issues he feels were not addressed entirely in the report.
brigadecommander 19-Dec-12, 13:17	and the right wing witch hunt goes on Good!! in fact excellent!!! it shows thinking people just how very unAmerican the right wing is. Keep it up boys!! Foxnews will supply you with talking points and lies, so ya don't have to use your own brains!! Yes by all means keep it up till the midterm elections!!!! After the wonderful job you guys did in the presidential election i heartily approve of this witch-hunt!!
shamash 19-Dec-12, 13:47	a Leadership lesson from the Report An intriguing observation from the Report is this line: "Communication, cooperation, and coordination among Washington, Tripoli, and Benghazi functioned collegially at the working-level but were constrained by a lack of transparency, responsiveness, and leadership at the senior levels."
tat3225 19-Dec-12, 13:56	I've always found it weird that Obama would make such a show over killing bin laden......sending two helicopters hundreds of miles over Pakistan, yet he couldn't manage any kind of response in Benghazi. It's not the result of foxnews feeding lines. It's common sense. Why would any administration ever want something like this to happen? It doesn't matter what the report concludes. There's probably now a major lack of trust between those who are on assignment in unstable places and the protection provided by the US govt.
brigadecommander 19-Dec-12, 14:12	Get real!!! The BIN-LADEN raid was planned over several weeks.The Benghazi incident happened in a few hrs at most. The BI-PARTISAN report sites there was insufficient time for a rescue. Only foxnews and a few old dumb senators )and some very low info people on the right) are still insisting other-wise. So are you saying the bin-laden raid was planned and executed in just a few hrs? Please go back on foxnews and ask for something better. Because this dysfunctional scenario won't fly here!!!!
shamash 19-Dec-12, 14:13	restoring trust in leaders So far, the chief of the State Department's security service, one of his deputies and an official from the agency's Middle East bureau have resigned after the Report found management failures responsible for the lack of security at the mission in Benghazi. (Eric Boswell, assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, and Charlene Lamb, deputy assistant secretary responsible for embassy security, were pressured to resign. A third official who worked for the Bureau of Near East Affairs also resigned.) The Report found that poor leadership had left the Benghazi mission underprotected.
ace_kyi 19-Dec-12, 14:49	Why Obama and Hillary is slow in responding to www.nbcnews.com the aftermath of the attack in Behghazi? It is true that Bin Laden raid was well planned ahead. Benghazi report is a different story. Look how Obama responded to recent school shooting. He went there and cried and cried infront of the cameras. Now, he is creating a task force to prevent this type of school shooting to happen again. Having said that why Obama and Hillary are very slow in responding to unaswered questions of Benghazi massacre ? We need morre transparency. This is like a police saying to the apprehended criminal, " You have the rights to remain silent."
brigadecommander 19-Dec-12, 15:15	benghazi is another attempt by right-wing lunatics to smear they're political opponents.Nothing more.Might i remind you that the GOP slashed spending on embassy security?!! And that the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire?!! The greatest danger to this country is not overseas.It is the obstructionist GOP, and the Tea-party block-heads and above all the foxnews network. There are no unanswered Benghazi questions.Only fabricated right-wing questions like the birther issue. But keep up your efforts!! At least till the mid-term elections.The tide is turning against the right wing!! Again... THERE ARE NO 'unanswered Benghazi questions' THE Republican base is being fed lies!!!!!!! like uneducated children. Monkey see monkey do. Monkey hear monkey repeat. And the American people saw this. That's why The President won a large majority of the vote. Only the right wing keeps on repeating this constant drumbeat of lies distortions and fabrications. And i say GOOD keep it up.
battlefleet 19-Dec-12, 19:47	i thought S.Rice was the culprit? what happened to that defamatory attack?? Who will be next? I believe the report called for no disciplinary action. Susan Rice was cleared,Clinton was cleared,so why the attack on S.Rice???? Why????? Was the Congress cleared for cutting funds that would have had better security there? Clinton says she takes all the responsibility. Was the Military cleared for not having any assets close enough to make a difference? Who will the GOP attack next. Well all ya gotta do is watch foxnews tomorrow and see. Boys you will get your talking points tomorrow!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
ace_kyi 19-Dec-12, 19:48	Shamash said: (Eric Boswell, assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, and Charlene Lamb, deputy assistant secretary responsible for embassy security, were pressured to resign. A third official who worked for the Bureau of Near East Affairs also resigned.) Not only the 3 officials but Rice is also cooked. The replacement for UN ambassador Rice is senator Kerry. It is unclear whether they are really incompetent or whether they are just merely sacrificial lambs or scapegoats so that everything looks good. The current UN ambassador position is not that bad for Rice. What else she can ask more rather than being grilled with so many questions before she can beome secretary of state.
ace_kyi 19-Dec-12, 19:54	This is not a laughable matter when 4 Americans lives were lost or sacrificed. If we are oiff guard 911 history can repeat again. It should be thoroughly investigated. All your questions are legitimate. Without proper and thorough investigation we will not get answers.
brigadecommander 19-Dec-12, 19:59	But why is S.Rice cooked? she is not mentioned in the bi-partisan report as culpable? .And why is Obama cleared? I read many reports from the right (including john mccain and Graham) that the president was at best incompetent, and at worst treasonable!! this was repeated on foxnews every day since this happened. I thought foxnews was fare and balanced? Well now i would have to consider this; at best this whole episode is at best was a right-wing political smear campaign, or at worst treasonable corruption on the part of certain GOP Senators!!!
tat3225 20-Dec-12, 13:25	Brigade commander A consulate, not an embassy, was attacked in Benghazi. We dont have an embassy in Benghazi. Realize that the majority of Republicans predicted ahead of time that being involved with a country like Libya was stupid and pointless for this reason. Ultimately, the decision to be involved in Libya in such a passive and diplomatic way was a harebrained and naive failure of decision making by the Obama administration that led to the death of Americans. Not just any Americans, but valuable and highly trained individuals. You clearly do not care about any of this. But many, many people do.
brigadecommander 20-Dec-12, 13:35	WELL Then if it was hair brained and a naive decision by the present administration that cost 4-American lives then what would you call 911?? that led to the death of over 3000 Americans? You see i do care about such things!!! Hypocrite!!!
illinawek 20-Dec-12, 15:24	I feel the same way about Libya that the people of Libya feel about me. They can all go to hell as far as I'm concerned. We can buy their oil, but why we are concerned about that corner of globe is beyond me.

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