Incredible: US had real time info from Predator drone hovering over Benghazi consulate, still did nothing
The United States had an unmanned Predator drone over its consulate in Benghazi during the attack that slaughtered four Americans — which should have led to a quicker military response, it was revealed yesterday.
“They stood, and they watched, and our people died,” former CIA commander Gary Berntsen told CBS News.
The network reported that the drone and other reconnaissance aircraft observed the final hours of the hours-long siege on Sept. 11 — obtaining information that should have spurred swift action.
But as Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three colleagues were killed by terrorists armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, Defense Department officials were too slow to send in the troops, Berntsen said.
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“They made zero adjustments in this. You find a way to make this happen,” he fumed.
“There isn’t a plan for every single engagement. Sometimes you have to be able to make adjustments.”
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Several requests for additional security in Benghazi were made to the State Department prior to the attack. They were all rejected.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to deflect blame from President Obama last week, saying the decision not to beef up guards was her responsibility.
“I’m in charge of the State Department’s 60,000-plus people all over the world [at] 275 posts,” she told CNN.
“The president and the vice president wouldn’t be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. They’re the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision.”Yeah sure. I suppose Hillary was watching the drone feed too. What a bunch of lies.
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Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Benghazi, Leon Panetta, Libya
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:02 PM
3 Comments:
I don't think he's a coward. I think he's on the side of al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, al Shabab. This scenario, as it apparently unfoled, fits his alliances. I mean, he sent fighter jets to bomb the h*ll out of these murders' opposition. He knows what they are like. He is with them.
I agree with Sunlight but he is a coward nevertheless; like all mozlems/jackals he prefers to attack individuals in a pack, and from a distance
He let the Americans be slaughtered. I mean, really, he probably would have had to almost hogtie these Spooky guys, who have done finely targeted ground force protection over friendly forces... BTW, remember when the IAF sent a rocket in a window to get that Yassin guy? The Obama Team is spreading BS in every corner of the globe.
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