Ed Morrissey @ Hot Air:
In my post earlier today, I suggested that the CIA and the State may both be at war with the White House over Benghazi. The Atlantic’s John Hudson thinks they may be at war with each other over it, too — and that David Petraeus is caught in the crossfire:
Cracks are beginning to show in the Obama administration’s united front on the Benghazi consulate as blame for security failures shifts between the State Department and the CIA. Last night, starting around 6 p.m., the CIA began circulating the most comprehensive timeline yet of its response to the September 11 attacktoreporters. The timeline showed that within 25 minutes of receiving calls for help, CIA operatives left their compound to assist the besieged consulate. But later on Thursday night, officials in the Obama administration leaked a series of damaging remarks about the CIA’s handling of Benghazi to The Wall Street Journal with a slew of grievances directed at CIA Director David Petraeus. The fast-developing story set in place a dispute over who’s responsible for the security failure, which remains unclear.
As with everything, the context here is key. According to TheJournal’s report, the security situation in Benghazi relied on a “symbiotic” relationship between the State Department and the CIA, in which the State Department in Benghazi served as a front for CIA activities while the CIA provided backup security. But on the night of Sept. 11, it became clear that the arrangement was flawed:
And this is how we will get to the bottom of Benghazi-Gate. The Obama Admin has the hubris to believe they can throw the CIA under the bus. But the leaks that will come from that attempt will be devastating.
Did anyone catch this?
Whoever wrote that should be referred to the Flopping Aces archives of the past month. All they have to do is read what has been written here, and everything would be instantly clear. Barack Obama was personally apprised of the security needs of the Benghazi mission months in advance. Contrary to the advice of the the relevant security and intelligence agencies, he personally made the command decision that no increased security would be forthcoming.
When the attack began, Obama was then watching a high definition real time video of the entire slaughter on his private flat screen 108 inch Vizio, while eating popcorn and knocking back some brewskis. Both the CIA and the military begged him to give them permission to send in a rescue team, but, not wanting to offend any of his Islamic soul mates anywhere in the world, he again personally made the command decision that no increased security would be forthcoming.
“Remains unclear?”
Idiots. Come here and you’ll learn all you ever need to know about what happened.
– Larry Weisenthal/Huntington Beach CA
Larry After his private viewing he drunkenly staggered to the W.H. garden, attempted a “victory lap” around the lawn and then dramatically spiked his hand bound Muslim Brotherhood gifted Koran at the feet of a wildly cheering Moochelle.
Semper Fi GO IRISH
Larry and Rich, you can make all of the jokes you want, but the President can only delegate authority, never responsibility. The Buck does stop at the Presidency. If the commander in chief is not in charge, then who is running this country?
I’m not military, or a politician. From the time of the attack, has there been enough time to edit any info to fit someone’s or an agency’s agenda of how it all happened, or would they need more time?
Randy
yes, who is running this COUNTRY HAS FAILED TO PROTECT THE AMERICANS ON THE LIBYA BENGHASI LOCATION WHO DIED FIGHTING BRAVELY FOR THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT OTHER WHO HAD THE CHANCE TO RUN AWAY.
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any POST ON THE SUBJECT AT FLOPPING ACES HAD TRUTH ,
as long as nobody is coming in front to tell the contrary,
it all still stand logical
How about an interesting perspective? http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/11/the_obama_doctrine_american_lives_are_expendable.html
The part about the laser being synched with the AC130 is something I forgot about.
this is appawling , the PRESIDENT IS A MURDERER OF AMERICANS ,
TO PROTECT THE MUSLIMS CIVILIENS, HE ALLOW THE KILLING OF AMERICANS WARRIORS IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DEPRAVE THE DIPLOMATS FROM HAVING PROTECTION,
AMERICA DO YOU STILL WANT TO VOTE FOR HIM? 4 MORE YEARS
YOU ARE NEXT IN LINE WHEN THOSE MUSLIM HATERS
ALREADY HERE DECIDE TO KILL YOU.