Did President Obama Let Four Americans Die In Benghazi?

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Doug Johnson @ Wizbang:

New details about the assassination of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya are still coming out daily. Just the other day we learned about e-mails from the Embassy in Tripoli sent to the State Department and the White House situation room detailing the attack in progress and that terrorists claimed responsibility. Now we are finding out that the attack lasted for seven hours and that our government was watching a live feed of the attack in progress. That begs the question, “why didn’t we respond with military force?”

Charles Woods, the father of Tyrone Woods, one of those killed in the attack is now publicly questioning who made decided to respond with force to the attack on our. From The Weekly Standard:

“Apparently even the State Department had a live stream and was aware of their calls for help. My son wasn’t even there. He was at a safe house about a mile away. He got the distress call; he heard them crying for help; that’s why he and Glen risked their lives to go that extra mile just to take care of the situation. And I’m sure that wasn’t the only one received that distress call—you know, come save our lives … I’m sure that other people in the military, in the State Department, in the White House, received that same call that he would receive. And I’m sure that most military people would jump at the chance … to protect that life [and] not leave anyone behind.”

Woods made clear that he isn’t “mad,” but that he wants to the “truth” to be told because he feels ” abandoned.”

Woods says he was told by military officials that the military could have “come above [the area] and completely carpeted area,” and therefore saved the officials in Benghazi, Libya. But that someone gave the command for the American military not to save the lives of the Americans under attack.

“When I heard, you know, that there’s a very good chance that the White House as well as other members of the military knew what was going on and obviously someone had to say, don’t go rescue them. Because every person in the military–their first response [would be], we’re going to go rescue them. We need to find out who it was that gave that command–do not rescue them.”

Picking up from there is IBD:

Scandal: More than six hours after terrorists attacked our consulate, former Navy SEALs manned a blood-soaked machine gun to defend U.S. territory. Meanwhile Apache helicopters sat on the ground in Italy.

At 4 a.m. local time on Sept. 11 — six hours and 20 minutes after the initial attack began — former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed at the CIA annex not far from the consulate by a mortar shell. The machine gun they were firing was encrusted with blood, an indication they continued to fight after being wounded.

During that eternity, Woods and Doherty might have wondered between gunfire and explosions where the military, with bases strewn across Europe, was. U.S. forces were indeed being moved like chess pieces as the attack unfolded, but none came to their aid because no one gave the order.

…”The last two casualties occurred well over six hours after the initial attack,” Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham noted. “It is disappointing to hear that our national command authorities failed to try to reinforce the consulate with timely air assets, and that a consulate located in one of the most dangerous regions in the world was so unsecured.”

At The Washington Times gets the administration’s non-answer answer today:

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I’m trying to recall who it was who said that the response planned would take 24 hours and that this was normal or something.
He seemed to be saying there could not have been a faster response.
Obviously, those bases in Europe and on our ships nearby could have got there within one hour.
But they were never ordered to move.
Seems back when Bush 2 was running for re-election an opponent or surrogate was politicking to close military bases in the East.
But Bush (or hi surrogate) pointed out how that would delay response time to various hot spots.

Some politicians think in those terms, others just do not.
Obama has surrounded himself with many who do not.
It might not have even dawned on any of them to ask where the closest military back-up were to the Benghazi consulate.
If you don’t think to ask, who is going to tell you?

There’s some breaking news that our troops of Special ops at Sigonella air base in Europe were ORDERED to stand down!
They were ready to go!
Whoever ordered this stand down will be thrown under the bus with good cause.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/26/cia-operators-were-denied-request-for-help-during-benghazi-attack-sources-say/

The answer is yes. In their efforts to minimize any damage or fallout, they took the coward’s path and left them to die.
They were probably afraid of another BlackHawk Down incident and decided to do nothing. How anyone who has ever served can still support obama is beyond sick.

Obama himself, State, Defense and our Intel Agencies all knew in real time what was happening in Benghazi. They refused to help and watched as four Americans got slaughtered. Why, because a scam Obama had working went awry when the former SEALs decided to get involved and do the right thing. The Obama regime is a nest of traitors and needs to be brought down……..HARD. All involved in this are guilty of murder.

@Minuteman26:

All involved in this are guilty of murder.

That’s a little harsh, isn’t it? I mean, when’s the last time Obama got to play golf? And with all of this commotion over in the ME, when’s the next time he’ll get to play? Not to mention, that Obama’s still nursing a hurt laid onto him by one Clint Eastwood, effectively calling him an “empty chair”. That kind of personal, emotional hurt will sideline the best of people, turning them into the kind of vegetable we witnessed at the first debate. Won’t it?

And with all of the Hollywood production behind the scenes at the Obama headquarters, it can be bothersome to hear about some Americans overseas needing help during a terrorist attack. Likely, Obama delegated the decisions to his junior staffers, and his message got changed from “Hit em’ hard” to “Stand down!”. Can’t blame Obama for that. After all, he and Jarrett needed to ensure that the Morgan Freeman production went on as planned, so that more Americans could be convinced that thieving from the rich is the answer to all of the nation’s problems.

And what about his Jay-Z negotiations, trying to replicate the champagne pyramid in the WH entrance for all of the “little people” to see when they come for a “visit”(that probably requires a photo ID just to enter the WH). Some would say that was the work of a genius, getting such a high-profile “star” like Jay-Z to consult on WH decorations. With that going on, there was precious little time to discuss with actual government agencies how best to provide security in Libya.

No, Obama had a lot going on within the past month or so. He can be forgiven for being absent( ‘present’) when the emergency happened. Can’t he?

Why doesn’t someone form a protest march to the Whitehouse chanting “Did Obama let our hero soldiers die?” I would join it and get others to drive there. The media is covering up this story and it needs to be brought to the surface. My Sunday paper has no mention of our heros and what happened in Libya. What craziness!! This is emotional and makes me sick to my stomach. If people do nothing, we are Sheeple.

OBAMA SAID TO THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES HE VISITED AND BOW TO,
if there is a need for me to make a choice,
I will be on your side, he has the MUSLIM GOLD RING INSCRIBED WITH HIS ALLEGEANCE,
WHAT MORE DO WE WANT TO KNOW.
the MUSLIMS TURNED ON HIM AND freaked him up by burning his face image in front of the camera rolling NOW HE IS SCARE, HE WON’T SEND ANYMORE DRONES,
HE WON’T SEND ANY ONE TO PROTECT THE AMERICANS EITHER.
HE DID LET THEM TO DIE WITHOUT ANY EFFORT TO TRY ANYTHING TO SAVE THEM.

Jerry Behar
that is a great idea, you know the teaparty would maybe take it,,
on the other hand they now are working very hard in the background
for the election
you heard OBAMA talk about the disaster in NEWJERSY
he said we don’t leave anyone behind, wow that is arrogantly put,
he sure left the ambassador and the seals to die after long hours of fighting,
and for OBAMA to say it it is outrageous,