Hillary Clinton is making news today by criticizing representative Kevin McCarthy for his remarks that seemed to indicate that the congressional hearings on Benghazi had a political purpose. McCarthy has since walked those remarks back but for Hillary, the original remarks still stand and they are, according to her, an affront to the memory of the four men who lost their lives in the Benghazi terror attack. It's worth a short review of the facts about Benghazi while considering what Hillary had to say.
1. Hillary was secretary of state in 2012 when the Benghazi attack happened. As such, she was responsible for making sure that our embassies and consulates were properly protected and secure.
2. The American consulate in Benghazi was in a city filled with Islamic terrorist activity in 2012. Because of this, the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, asked the State Department (and that means Hillary) for increased security at that installation. The response from Washington was not to increase security but rather to decrease it because it would look better.
3. As the anniversary of 9-11 approached, everyone knew that of all days of the year, the most likely one for a terror attack was 9-11. Under Hillary's command, however, the State Department took no steps to increase security at any American embassy or consulate for that day. Hillary did not even bother to arrange for a rapid response team to be ready should there something happen that required fast action.
4. On 9-11-12, the Benghazi consulate was hit by a coordinated attack by terrorists from the local branch of al Qaeda. Within thirty minutes, Washington was fully aware of what was happening and it knew that this was a terror attack. There were no quick responses available to deal with the attack, however, since no one had bothered to prepare for this eventuality (despite the anniversary).
5. On the evening of 9-11-12 in Washington, as the attack progressed on the consulate in Benghazi, Hillary Clinton was nowhere to be found. To this date, we don't know for sure where she was or what she was doing. We do know, however, that she was not in any communication with the military to arrange for a rescue of the people stranded at the embassy.
6. Even though there was a way to get a force to the consulate in Benghazi within five hours, there was no action taken to send those soldiers.
7. About seven hours after the first attack in Benghazi, a second one occurred at the CIA office in that city. Many of the folks from the consulate had fled to the CIA office when the first attack took place. When this attack began in Benghazi, it was again clear that this was a terrorist group launching an onslaught with the use of sophisticated and high power weapons.
8. Washington and Hillary again sent no help to those under attack in Benghazi. Nevertheless, the people at the CIA office were told that help was coming from the air. Two men on the CIA security team went to the roof and used lasers to paint the sites from which fire was coming at the building. This laser painting of the target would let jets sent smart bombs directly on the proper target. There were, however, no jets, so the lasers were useless.
9. The use of the lasers on the roof, however, helped the terrorists to target the CIA facility directly. The two CIA security men were killed in the attack because the lasers gave away their location on the roof.
10. All together four men, including the US Ambassador to Libya, were killed by the terrorists. Before the terror attack, Hillary Clinton did nothing to improve security for the attack expected on the anniversary of 9-11. As this attack continued over nearly nine hours, Hillary Clinton did nothing to get help for the Americans under siege by the terrorists.
11. Starting on the next day (9-12), Hillary led the chorus of government officials who denied that this had been a terror attack. Supposedly, the killers of the Americans had just been upset by a youtube video posted a few weeks earlier and which none of the attackers had ever seen. Hillary knew that the video had nothing to do with the Benghazi attack, but she consistently lied to the American people and the world about what had happened.
12. When the plane carrying the remains of the four murdered Americans landed in the USA, Hillary was there to receive them. At the time, she actually told the families of these fallen men that their deaths were the result of a youtube video and that she would make sure that the creator of the video was punished. She lied to the faces of the grieving families and made these fallen heroes out to be just victims of a crazy mob response to a youtube video. To admit that this was a terror attack, you see, would have meant that Hillary had a chance to have avoided these deaths through better security or a faster response. Hillary lied to avoid having any responsibility for these four deaths.
So, I ask you, who is it who dishonored the memory of the four men killed in Benghazi: the congressman who misspoke and then walked back what he had said, or the politician who failed to protect the consulate, failed to respond to requests for increase security, failed to prepare for an attack expected on 9-11, failed to send forces once the attack began and failed to tell the truth of what had happened so that she could avoid responsibility? It's an easy answer, don't you think?
Hillary is the ultimate hypocrite on Benghazi.
1. Hillary was secretary of state in 2012 when the Benghazi attack happened. As such, she was responsible for making sure that our embassies and consulates were properly protected and secure.
2. The American consulate in Benghazi was in a city filled with Islamic terrorist activity in 2012. Because of this, the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, asked the State Department (and that means Hillary) for increased security at that installation. The response from Washington was not to increase security but rather to decrease it because it would look better.
3. As the anniversary of 9-11 approached, everyone knew that of all days of the year, the most likely one for a terror attack was 9-11. Under Hillary's command, however, the State Department took no steps to increase security at any American embassy or consulate for that day. Hillary did not even bother to arrange for a rapid response team to be ready should there something happen that required fast action.
4. On 9-11-12, the Benghazi consulate was hit by a coordinated attack by terrorists from the local branch of al Qaeda. Within thirty minutes, Washington was fully aware of what was happening and it knew that this was a terror attack. There were no quick responses available to deal with the attack, however, since no one had bothered to prepare for this eventuality (despite the anniversary).
5. On the evening of 9-11-12 in Washington, as the attack progressed on the consulate in Benghazi, Hillary Clinton was nowhere to be found. To this date, we don't know for sure where she was or what she was doing. We do know, however, that she was not in any communication with the military to arrange for a rescue of the people stranded at the embassy.
6. Even though there was a way to get a force to the consulate in Benghazi within five hours, there was no action taken to send those soldiers.
7. About seven hours after the first attack in Benghazi, a second one occurred at the CIA office in that city. Many of the folks from the consulate had fled to the CIA office when the first attack took place. When this attack began in Benghazi, it was again clear that this was a terrorist group launching an onslaught with the use of sophisticated and high power weapons.
8. Washington and Hillary again sent no help to those under attack in Benghazi. Nevertheless, the people at the CIA office were told that help was coming from the air. Two men on the CIA security team went to the roof and used lasers to paint the sites from which fire was coming at the building. This laser painting of the target would let jets sent smart bombs directly on the proper target. There were, however, no jets, so the lasers were useless.
9. The use of the lasers on the roof, however, helped the terrorists to target the CIA facility directly. The two CIA security men were killed in the attack because the lasers gave away their location on the roof.
10. All together four men, including the US Ambassador to Libya, were killed by the terrorists. Before the terror attack, Hillary Clinton did nothing to improve security for the attack expected on the anniversary of 9-11. As this attack continued over nearly nine hours, Hillary Clinton did nothing to get help for the Americans under siege by the terrorists.
11. Starting on the next day (9-12), Hillary led the chorus of government officials who denied that this had been a terror attack. Supposedly, the killers of the Americans had just been upset by a youtube video posted a few weeks earlier and which none of the attackers had ever seen. Hillary knew that the video had nothing to do with the Benghazi attack, but she consistently lied to the American people and the world about what had happened.
12. When the plane carrying the remains of the four murdered Americans landed in the USA, Hillary was there to receive them. At the time, she actually told the families of these fallen men that their deaths were the result of a youtube video and that she would make sure that the creator of the video was punished. She lied to the faces of the grieving families and made these fallen heroes out to be just victims of a crazy mob response to a youtube video. To admit that this was a terror attack, you see, would have meant that Hillary had a chance to have avoided these deaths through better security or a faster response. Hillary lied to avoid having any responsibility for these four deaths.
So, I ask you, who is it who dishonored the memory of the four men killed in Benghazi: the congressman who misspoke and then walked back what he had said, or the politician who failed to protect the consulate, failed to respond to requests for increase security, failed to prepare for an attack expected on 9-11, failed to send forces once the attack began and failed to tell the truth of what had happened so that she could avoid responsibility? It's an easy answer, don't you think?
Hillary is the ultimate hypocrite on Benghazi.
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