Benghazi Testimony By Petraeus Shreds GOP Attack O

[canam]

koolaid drinkers are blind drinkers

[Sam]

does anybody really believe we will hear "truth" from Petraeus, Rice, Clinton, Obama, et al in these hearings? Each will give his/her personal spin on the "official tale" that is to be told

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Originalist

In the final analysis, your President knew the truth and lied. He also lied about refusing t o help the people on the ground. Why you defend this liar is beyond foolish.

You have no proof of this at all.

The final analysis is that the talking points given to Susan Rice DID NOT mention terrorist attack, but she did clearly state that the event was under investigation still.

Below is a quote of the talking points given to Susan Rice to use.
They are:

-- The currently available information suggests that the demonstrations in Benghazi were spontaneously inspired by the protests at the US Embassy in Cairo and evolved into a direct assault against the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi and subsequently its annex. There are indications that extremists participated in the violent demonstrations.

-- This assessment may change as additional information is collected and analyzed and as currently available information continues to be evaluated.

-- The investigation is ongoing, and the U.S. government is working with Libyan authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths of U.S. citizens.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/16/politi...ngs/index.html



The truth is that Petraeus' comments were edited before they even made it to the White House.

The only edit the White House made was a "factual edit as to how to refer to the [Libyan] facility."

http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-sa...162506060.html




FOX News, CNN, and MSNBC quotes Rep. King, Republican Congressman from New York, as stating that immediately after the attack, the initial intel he received from Petraeus indicated that the Benghazi attack was "spontaneous".

"The clear impression that we were given was that this overwhelming amount of evidence was that it arose out of a spontaneous demonstration and it was not a terrorist attack."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/16...-libya-doesnt/

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/16/politi...ngs/index.html

http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/11/16/david...eaked-details/


Leon Pannetta and two Generals have already admitted that THEY WERE THE ONES who made the decision to not send in American troops to the situation in Benghazi. They made that decision because the intel they had was too sketchy and not enough to send more troops into harm's way.

Below is a link to Fox News' reporting of the news conference that I personally watched.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...nghazi-attack/



Interesting timeline presented by Breitbart. Note the reference to Petraeus for Sptember 14, 2012.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2...l-and-Benghazi

[canam]

inbox me when JD actually admits this president is a con artist !rumor has it koolaid is in short supply in the orlando area !

[Dedicated Mind]

jd, no use in arguing with hacks. no amount of facts or investigation will satisfy.

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

jd, no use in arguing with hacks. no amount of facts or investigation will satisfy.

What facts ? Who has the facts? If you do, then please disclose the person who done the editing.

While I have no facts, I find it hard to believe that all of this went down without the White House knowing.

The only real way to resolve this question is to find out who exactly omitted the wording from the memo.

Otherwise, we are all just assuming.

[deacon blues]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

You have no proof of this at all.

The final analysis is that the talking points given to Susan Rice DID NOT mention terrorist attack, but she did clearly state that the event was under investigation still.

Below is a quote of the talking points given to Susan Rice to use.
They are:

-- The currently available information suggests that the demonstrations in Benghazi were spontaneously inspired by the protests at the US Embassy in Cairo and evolved into a direct assault against the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi and subsequently its annex. There are indications that extremists participated in the violent demonstrations.

-- This assessment may change as additional information is collected and analyzed and as currently available information continues to be evaluated.

-- The investigation is ongoing, and the U.S. government is working with Libyan authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths of U.S. citizens.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/16/politi...ngs/index.html



The truth is that Petraeus' comments were edited before they even made it to the White House.

The only edit the White House made was a "factual edit as to how to refer to the [Libyan] facility."

http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-sa...162506060.html




FOX News, CNN, and MSNBC quotes Rep. King, Republican Congressman from New York, as stating that immediately after the attack, the initial intel he received from Petraeus indicated that the Benghazi attack was "spontaneous".

"The clear impression that we were given was that this overwhelming amount of evidence was that it arose out of a spontaneous demonstration and it was not a terrorist attack."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/16...-libya-doesnt/

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/16/politi...ngs/index.html

http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/11/16/david...eaked-details/


Leon Pannetta and two Generals have already admitted that THEY WERE THE ONES who made the decision to not send in American troops to the situation in Benghazi. They made that decision because the intel they had was too sketchy and not enough to send more troops into harm's way.

Below is a link to Fox News' reporting of the news conference that I personally watched.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...nghazi-attack/



Interesting timeline presented by Breitbart. Note the reference to Petraeus for Sptember 14, 2012.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2...l-and-Benghazi

There is no "final analysis". The articles I posted said that Patraeus' testimony didn't answer all of the questions. What is certain is that the CIA knew from the beginning that it was a terrorist attack, the State Dept admitted they watched the event in real time, the ambassador had asked for help for months and got none, the men under attack asked for reinforcements and they got none. And the admin went out days and weeks after the attack and adamantly attached the attack to spontaneous demonstrations. If they were unwilling to call it a terrorist attack because they were still investigating, why did they speak so certainly that it was a riot in the spirit of the Cairo demonstration and others in the Muslim world? Wouldn't it have been more consistent to have said, "we don't know for sure, we're still investigating it"? But they didn't, they obviously were making sure at every occasion, Rice on TV, the president and &
Hillary at the return of the bodies of the slain men, Jay Carney at the WH briefings and the president at the UN to link the video to the attack at Benghazi.

Now y'all can act like we are being desperate and conspiratorial, but this administration doesn't seem to be forthcoming about the legitimate questions these inconsistencies raise. And if you don't see the issue then you are either willfully turning a blind eye to the obvious issues I raise above or you're just not getting it.

They could easily answer all of this if the president would come forward and say on the record, "I knew nothing of the terrorist element in this attack until three weeks later and we chose from the beginning to link this attack to the video because of ________________" and this would all go away. But they seem to act like there's something to hide. Why?

[Cindy]

The only fact is that 4 people died. But, anyone that thinks our government tells the truth is an idiot. It's the CIA for crying out loud. Secrets breed distrust.

[canam]

a gun running cia operation/attempt to seal the election he never thought he would win , where ambassador stevens was anything but. with terrorists being held in custody in a phony safe house.another bo bo screw up, reminding us of carters ill fated attempt before the election. another fast and furious debacle.

[Seascapes]