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Africom commanding officer U.S. General Carter Ham, who made the decision to assist diplomatic and intelligence assets on the ground, has been arrested and will likely be retired or worse, while those who ordered the removal of embassy security details and ordered U.S. forces to stand-down are left to go on about their business and likely risk more American lives in the future.
Still gets buried on Page 9 though for as long as MSM can hold off though I bet.
This should be a major news story...but the MSM will keep any negative news about their creation burried at least until November 7th. The general is a man of honor...something that can not be said for our current commander in chief.
How can an order to simply stand down (if that's what it was) be illegal?
Keep in mind that every major deployed U.S. aircraft carrier (including the Stennis) carries nuclear weapons in a reinforced, secure hold, with only one door that is guarded 24/7 by Marines with live weapons. And of course has aircraft capable of carrying those nuclear weapons.
The idea of an admiral at sea who might disobey orders (especially an order to NOT fire), is not to be tolerated.
OTOH, if this is what happened, then what orders, exactly, did the admiral receive from Washington?
Was he told to "stand down", which means to land all aircraft, take the rockets off the rails and bullets out of the guns, and stay away from Libya?
Or was he simply told not to actively interdict the battle zone, but to stay nearby?
If the latter, then it would not be disobedience of orders to have the planes armed, fueled, and ready, with pilots sitting in them on the catapults, and the task group steaming at full speed directly at Benghazi, waiting in case Washington later issued an order to launch.
But if it were the former, then such "readiness" would indeed be disobedience of orders.
ROBBINS: The disunited states of Obama
Published September 27, 2012
ROBBINS: Obama messiah
Published August 13, 2012
Do you see a little Bias. "Obama Messiah"
The whole story hinges on his source. If he has a credible source, he should come forward. Robbins is a political hack.
The other source "Daily Sheeple"?? Blog
I read news stories in the New York Times written by reporters (authors) who have shown bias many times....should I discount everything that they print?
WTH? Shaun Hannity hasn't yet picked up on these new media stories so he can keep the Benghazi issue alive?
First of all....the name is SEAN.
Secondly, why are you so worried about this Benghazi scandal if you are so sure Obama didn't do anything wrong?
Methinks you protest too much.
If you were the family of one of those murdered by terrorists, wouldn't you like to know how and why it happened? Why your family member didn't deserve the protection? Why when they begged for help it was denied?
No....I guess you'd just blame a filmmaker instead.
I read news stories in the New York Times written by reporters (authors) who have shown bias many times....should I discount everything that they print?
Hey JT, do you charge by the post or by the thread ?? What's your rates .25 cents a posting or $2.50 a thread ?
Hey JT, do you charge by the post or by the thread ?? What's your rates .25 cents a posting or $2.50 a thread ?
Thanks so much for making me laugh AT you....and for the bump!
Nice how when Liberals can't mount a rebuttal to a topic, they put on the tin foil hats and make themselves look so foolish.
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