Benghazi attack - Terrorists or unruly crowd?

[whell]

[QUOTE=merrylander;130366]

Originally Posted by whell

Where's the evidence? The intel community, who the president is now saying that he deferred to as their investigation unfolded, never once suggested the Benghazi attack was connected to the video as far as I know.[\QUOTE]

And that says it all.

Then point me to evidence that suggests that intel fed Obama info on the Benghazi being motivated by the video.

[piece-itpete]

I think hell just froze over.

There is an underlying problem she brought up:

"Did the various agencies really coordinate and share intelligence in the way that we had hoped, with the reforms that were made after 9/11?"

11 years later??

Pete

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Whell, I think Condi just told you to STFU.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/20...d-water-libya/

But the Romney campaign thinks she just said that because she's black.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/...ecause-of-race

John

This was a dopey post even by your low standards.

Rice said nothing earth-shattering here. Nor does your post of her remarks address my posts or my question above. And how in the world do Sununu's comments relate to anything Rice said?

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

This was a dopey post even by your low standards.

Rice said nothing earth-shattering here. Nor does your post of her remarks address my posts or my question above. And how in the world do Sununu's comments relate to anything Rice said?

Just trying to communicate at a level you can comprehend.

And you know how those darkies stick together, right?

John

[whell]

Originally Posted by wgrr

Obama called it a terrorist attack the day after. As I said before no matter what the motivation was they are all terrorist attacks. Also, there is no proof the video did not cause the attack. I don't give a damn who said what..when. You obviously did not watch the video.

Proving a double-negative as in your post above would be an interesting exercise, but I'll decline. Bottom line is that there's no proof at all that the video was in any way related to the events in Benghazi, and there's been on-going evidence since 9/11/12 that the attack was something else entirely.

And its apparent that you don't give a damn about that evidence.

[merrylander]

[QUOTE=whell;130371]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Then point me to evidence that suggests that intel fed Obama info on the Benghazi being motivated by the video.

That being the whole point, does anyone know what goes on in the heads of those barbarians? If anything resembling thought goes on? All they seem capable of is jumping up and down in the streets shaking fists in the air.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I think hell just froze over.

There is an underlying problem she brought up:

"Did the various agencies really coordinate and share intelligence in the way that we had hoped, with the reforms that were made after 9/11?"

11 years later??

Pete

It's not a "problem", Pete. It's a question, posed by a knowledgeable individual.

John

[piece-itpete]

Now I know hell REALLY froze over.

If the systems didn't work, it's a problem.

And I'd still like to know how an unruly crowd got their hands on heavy weapons. Abdul says, hey, I almost forgot, got some stuff in my garage, I'll run and get it?

Pete

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by whell

Proving a double-negative as in your post above would be an interesting exercise, but I'll decline. Bottom line is that there's no proof at all that the video was in any way related to the events in Benghazi, and there's been on-going evidence since 9/11/12 that the attack was something else entirely.

And its apparent that you don't give a damn about that evidence.

It's apparent that you don't give a damn about the evidence.

"What do eyewitnesses say about the events in Benghazi? Were they related to the insulting video, or is that a red herring? And was the assault planned for the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, or was it spontaneous?

According to reporting by David D. Kirkpatrick and Suliman Ali Zway of The New York Times, eyewitnesses have said there was no peaceful demonstration against the video outside the compound before the attack, though a crowd of Benghazi residents soon gathered, and some later looted the compound. But the attackers, recognized as members of a local militant group called Ansar al-Shariah, did tell bystanders that they were attacking the compound because they were angry about the video. They did not mention the Sept. 11 anniversary. Intelligence officials believe that planning for the attack probably began only a few hours before it took place."

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/us...zi-attack.html

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Now I know hell REALLY froze over.

If the systems didn't work, it's a problem.

Pete, you're doing exactly what Condi warned against. She didn't say that the system didn't work. She only said we don't know whether it did or not. It's one of the reasons she gave for suggesting patience and an open mind. Of course, patience and open minds are in REALLY short supply on the Right these days.

And I'd still like to know how an unruly crowd got their hands on heavy weapons. Abdul says, hey, I almost forgot, got some stuff in my garage, I'll run and get it?

Pete

Look up heavy weapons and, yes, after the overthrow of Qaddafi, Libya is awash in weapons.

John