Clinton takes responsibility for Benghazi attack - Not so much

Clinton Responsible For Security in Benghazi Attack – Not So Much

JR Dieckmann – GreatAmericanJournal.com

Headlines tonight say “Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, takes responsibility for Libya embassy attack.” No she didn’t! She said she is responsible for the State Department.

"I am responsible. I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world (at) 275 posts. The president and the vice president wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. They're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision."

No, of course the president wouldn’t be knowledgeable of all of the lower level specific decisions made in the State Department, that’s Hillary’s job. It’s also quite irrelevant in the Benghazi cover-up scandal. So after shifting the blame off onto “security officials in her department,” she then said this:

"In the wake of an attack like this, in the fog of war, there's always going to be confusion," Clinton told CNN. "And I think it is absolutely fair to say that everyone had the same intelligence. Everyone who spoke tried to give the information that they had. As time has gone on, that information has changed. We've gotten more detail, but that's not surprising. That always happens. What I want to avoid is some kind of political gotcha or blame game."

Not only did she shift responsibility for the failed security and attack to others, she tried to cover for the president’s mischaracterization of the attack by saying "In the wake of an attack like this, in the fog of war, there's always going to be confusion." The “fog of war?” What war? This was a terrorist attack, not a war. Of course she wants to avoid what she calls a “political gotcha or blame game.” What she is saying is that she doesn’t want anyone in this administration to be held responsible for the attack and killing of an ambassador and 3 more American citizens.

So everyone had the same intelligence? (which is something seriously lacking in this administration, by the way) If everyone had the same intelligence then why weren’t they all on the same page? Why did the administration spokesmen all parrot Obama saying it was all a protest about a stupid video on YouTube while others were admitting that it was a planned terrorist attack? Why did Obama repeat that lie at the UN General Assembly two weeks later? Who’s idea was it to blame the attack on a silly video? Obama says it came from the “intelligence community.” Well who exactly is that? What branch of the intelligence community? He won’t say, just like Clinton won’t say who was responsible for the failed security after two weeks of daily security requests from Ambassador Stevens.

My impression is that Obama tried to throw Clinton under the bus but she didn’t exactly go along with it and shifted the blame to others. These two have never gotten along, nor does Obama care much for her husband except when Slick Willie makes appearances on his behalf to try to gin up their base. Obama needs Bill Clinton’s artificial support but that relationship is slipping badly lately.

This is not anyone taking responsibility for anything. It’s just another case of passing the buck off to unknowns in a feeble attempt to put this story to rest in the media 3 weeks before the election. So again I’m asking, what is being done about this attack? We are tired of hearing of White House and Justice Department investigations that never end. The American people deserve better from their government. The Chris Stevens family deserves better from this government.

“Under investigation” is not an answer, it’s a stonewall. Isn’t it time we get some real action instead of just rhetoric about investigations that no one can talk about? Five weeks now and nothing has been done in consequence to these many attacks on our embassies throughout the Islamic states.

I’ve lost count of how many of our embassies have been attacked and burned by Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa in recent weeks. It looks like Obama’s “Arab Spring” didn’t work out too well for us.

Is this what we should expect from the “peaceful religion?” There has been no peace in that region for the past 1400 years since that lunatic Mohamed had a nightmare that he imposed on his people. Now they are trying to impose it on us, and so is our current president and administration. Those of you who read this recognize the enemy we are facing, when will the White House do the same? I suspect it won’t be until next year under President Romney.

Had enough yet? It’s just a “bump in the road” to Obama’s reelection campaign. 

You can watch exactly what H. Clinton said to reporters HERE.

God save America – please!

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