Thursday, November 1, 2012

General Ham contradicts Panetta on Benghazi


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by: Daniel Greenfield

Sunday, October 28, 2012

U.S. General Carter Ham, commander of the military's United States Africa Command division, is pictured. Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz said General Ham told him that the forces were available, but that no order to use them was given. Defense Secretary Panetta had claimed that the refusal to use force had come from him, General Dempsey and General Ham.Photo Credit:Wikimedia


This comes from an interview with Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz who sits on two Homeland Security subcommittees relaying the responses from General Carter Ham heading up the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) who had direct responsibility for the situation.

General Ham told Chaffetz that the forces were available, but that no order to use them was given. Defense Secretary Panetta had claimed that the refusal to use force had come from him, General Dempsey and General Ham.

General Ham appears to have broken with that story and is taking no responsibility for the decision not to bail out the consulate and the Navy SEALS.

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