BENGHAZI: DECOMPRESSING AFTER THE TODAY'S HEARINGS (5/8/2013)
What we do know:
We know for a fact that the Committee Democrats have joined the White House in trying to persuade the American people that: (1), Benghazi is old news; (2), The Republicans are politicizing Benghazi to damage Democrats; and (3), it was a “systemic failure” that needs to be corrected. We know that the White House Spokesman is also part of the cover-up attempt.
We know that the White House was intimately involved with Benghazi. (1) refusing to provide additional security because it would counter the political narrative of a President seeking reelection and whose main national security talking points were that “we got bin Laden” and al Qaeda is a severely weakened force; (2), not making the attack in progress a national priority, even though it was during working hours on a weekday; (3) either ordering directly or indirectly that no assistance be provided to the Americans under attack; and (4), attempting a cover-up of the true events by editing talking points and putting forth a false narrative involving a fictional protest over an anti-Muslim video trailer on YouTube. We also know that the President appeared to be disengaged as he prepared for a fundraising event the next day.
We know that both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were intimately involved in the false narrative, because both continued to spread false and misleading information after the fact were known. We know that someone ordered a top-level General and Admiral to be relieved of command under suspicious circumstances because both military men were directly involved with mounting an intervention in Benghazi.
What we don’t know:
(1) Who gave the actual command for American forces to “stand down” and not pursue an intervention in Benghazi?
(2) Who gave the actual command for the General and Admiral to be relieved of command; and what was their specific involvement in the Benghazi affair?
(3) Who gave the materially false talking points to United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and arranged for her to appear on all five weekend news shows?
(4) Who orchestrated the cover-up?
(5) If the White House, State Department, or CIA was involved in effecting the illegal transfer of military weapons to al Qaeda or its affiliates. Much in the same manner the White House was complicit in Fast and Furious, providing guns to Mexican drug cartels for the political purpose of implementing more stringent gun control measures in the United States. Again, another cover-up at the highest levels of government.
(6) Why the White House is officially suppressing the autopsy of slain Ambassador Stevens since there were allegations he was raped by the mob as a show of disrespect.
(7) Why the FBI did a shoddy investigation; leaving sensitive documents on the ground to be retrieved by investigating journalists – including the Ambassador’s journal? Was there interference from Attorney General Eric Holder to direct the FBI inquiry or was their direct contact by White House staffers?
Which suggests the following witnesses to be called, at a minimum, at the next hearing:
- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and her Chief of Staff
- Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
- General Carter Ham
- Admiral Charles M. Gaouette
- General Martin Dempsey
- United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice
- Director of Central Intelligence General Petraeus
- Director of the FBI Robert Mueller
Bottom line …
The United States of America was failed by its top leadership, more interested in political gamesmanship in the face of the upcoming election than protecting the lives of American citizens. And, I believe there should be serious consequences; included, but not limited to the Impeachment of the President of the United States.
This is not a partisan position. If we cannot trust our leadership to act in the best interests of the United States of America, they do not deserve our faith and trust, and should be removed from office.
-- steve
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