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Benghazi hearing turns ugly: Republicans accuse Obama of lying, Dems fire back
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It began when Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said this: "What is clear is that this administration, including the president himself, has intentionally misinformed, read that LIED, to the American people in the aftermath of this tragedy. Now President Obama has the gall to float the name as possibly secretary of State, the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the American people during this crisis."
National Intelligence Director James Clapper arrives for a closed door hearing conducted by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence November 15, 2012 on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat also from California, called the attacks on Rice "unfair" and leveled that Colin Powell testified that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, because that's the information that was given to him. Rohrabacher shot back, going further, intimating that what the White House has done is worse than Watergate. "This is not simply a cover up of a third-rate burglary," he alleged. "We have four of our personnel dead, and it is not a McCarthy-era tactic to demand accountability and to demand that American people are not misinformed about it to the point that they don't know what the threat is."
The back and forth continued when Rep. Jean Schmidt, a Republican from Ohio, also accused the administration of lying. Key Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are calling for a broader investigation into the attack on Benghazi and vowing to block UN Ambassador Susan Rice from becoming Secretary of State, if she should be nominated, because of her initial comments about the fatal incident. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., discusses.
It began when Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said this: "What is clear is that this administration, including the president himself, has intentionally misinformed, read that LIED, to the American people in the aftermath of this tragedy. Now President Obama has the gall to float the name as possibly secretary of State, the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the American people during this crisis."
National Intelligence Director James Clapper arrives for a closed door hearing conducted by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence November 15, 2012 on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat also from California, called the attacks on Rice "unfair" and leveled that Colin Powell testified that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, because that's the information that was given to him. Rohrabacher shot back, going further, intimating that what the White House has done is worse than Watergate. "This is not simply a cover up of a third-rate burglary," he alleged. "We have four of our personnel dead, and it is not a McCarthy-era tactic to demand accountability and to demand that American people are not misinformed about it to the point that they don't know what the threat is."
The back and forth continued when Rep. Jean Schmidt, a Republican from Ohio, also accused the administration of lying. Key Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are calling for a broader investigation into the attack on Benghazi and vowing to block UN Ambassador Susan Rice from becoming Secretary of State, if she should be nominated, because of her initial comments about the fatal incident. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., discusses.
No butting out needed on my end...I think this is a worthy discussion.
I hope you're right Mrs. P, the last thing our country needs is another embarassing and unfortunate scandal. The people who lost loved ones there deserve the truth, not a comfortable "explanation", and I just honestly hope that those involved will admit what what wrong, so they learn from their mistakes, and 4 people didn't die in vain.
Has there been any discussion about why more help wasn't dispatched in when the Marines called for it (during the attack)? I'm on vacation, so other than what I've read here, I haven't followed it closely.
I read shortly after the attck that the Marines asked for back-up and none was sent. The "stand down" order fiasco was reported, but there were mixed reports on that, so I took it with a grain of salt.
I hope you're right Mrs. P, the last thing our country needs is another embarassing and unfortunate scandal. The people who lost loved ones there deserve the truth, not a comfortable "explanation", and I just honestly hope that those involved will admit what what wrong, so they learn from their mistakes, and 4 people didn't die in vain.
Has there been any discussion about why more help wasn't dispatched in when the Marines called for it (during the attack)? I'm on vacation, so other than what I've read here, I haven't followed it closely.
I read shortly after the attck that the Marines asked for back-up and none was sent. The "stand down" order fiasco was reported, but there were mixed reports on that, so I took it with a grain of salt.
"Were there HORRIBLE and NECESSARY mistakes made?"
oops, I meant: Were there HORRIBLE and UNNECESSARY mistakes made?
oops, I meant: Were there HORRIBLE and UNNECESSARY mistakes made?
Ha!...lol
"she's making pretty significant delarations so early in the game."
I'm just going according to the information coming in..The only people left to talk to (from what I hear) is Sec. Hilary Clinton, some people from the CIA and some members of the Presidents Cabinet..I don't know why because the General already said exactly what happened. But I digress. We'll wait for those people to testify and we'll see..But I stand by my "significant declarations so early in the game"...If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. I'm a big girl, I can handle it....But I'm not wrong..lol
I'm just going according to the information coming in..The only people left to talk to (from what I hear) is Sec. Hilary Clinton, some people from the CIA and some members of the Presidents Cabinet..I don't know why because the General already said exactly what happened. But I digress. We'll wait for those people to testify and we'll see..But I stand by my "significant declarations so early in the game"...If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. I'm a big girl, I can handle it....But I'm not wrong..lol
I will respectfully butt out:)
Well, Mrs. P, thanks for the explanation!
I respect your opinion, I just don't think this is over and done yet. I'm not assuming there was a cover up, but I think there is something fishy. Just too many things, with such odd timing.
OH, I certainly wasn't trying to badger Mrs. P...I think, IMO, she's making pretty significant delarations so early in the game. My posts had nothing to do with her "bias"...just her statements.
I respect your opinion, I just don't think this is over and done yet. I'm not assuming there was a cover up, but I think there is something fishy. Just too many things, with such odd timing.
OH, I certainly wasn't trying to badger Mrs. P...I think, IMO, she's making pretty significant delarations so early in the game. My posts had nothing to do with her "bias"...just her statements.
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