This could be posted here or in the "President 0" thread. Both are guilty of lying to the American people, and the victim's families about what happened in Benghazi. Why? The best answer seems to be for political gain. Then again, who is surprised to learn this. She has made a career of lying to the American people and victims about a variety of things that the Clintons have been involved in.
She didn't mean to, but she showed us a glimpse into her soul.
It was chilling.
We now know that when Secretary Clinton met the plane carrying the bodies of the four Americans who died at Benghazi that the Obama administration had intially lied about what happened.
She stood over the flag-draped coffins of four dead Americans knowing that the first narrative blamed their deaths on an Internet video, which caused a demonstration outside the consulate to turn into a deadly attack, when she already knew the truth.
She looked into the eyes of the families of the fallen heroes knowing all about that.
She always knew they died from a planned terrorist attack from an Al Qaeda-like group. That's what she told her family and foreign leaders according to newly released emails.
So why support the false narrative at the start? Because the Obama administration had an election to win eight weeks later, and a terrorist attack that killed four Americans didn't fit into that plan.
It would sure be nice to find out who made the decision to NOT send any help. SOMEONE had to have made that decision, right? The ONLY other possibility is that they simply ignored the fact that the facility was under attack.
"It would sure be nice to find out who made the decision to NOT send any help. SOMEONE had to have made that decision, right?"
You must not know how government works.
It is the responsibility of all politically motivated personnel to make sure no decisions can be traced back to them if they intend to run for office in the future.
In lieu of any real decisions, there are discussions, meetings, committee's and studies commissioned where directions are suggested. Those "suggestions" can then be tied to multitudes of people to spread any blame around if something goes wrong. If something goes right, someone will jump in and claim responsibility.
It would sure be nice to find out who made the decision to NOT send any help. SOMEONE had to have made that decision, right?
Yep, someone consciously made that decision. The Beest? Nah, she never had that kind of horsepower. The Preezy? Doubtful; I don't think he calls the shots in the White House.
Whomever is actually running this country, and I have my suspicions, made the decision to abandon our men over there.
A cold, calculated, heartless, traitorous decision.
And then had the people pretending to run our country lie to us about what happened, over, and over, and over, and over.
Aided and abetted by a mainstream media so corrupt they make Pravda look like preschool.
Traitors all, and should be treated as such.
The ONLY other possibility is that they simply ignored the fact that the facility was under attack.
In effect, that's EXACTLY what they did. "Nothing to see here, Amerika, please move on - the Preezy's got another term to win steal. Viva Las Vegas!!"
BTW, the proven lie under oath, while a lie for political purposes during an election year, goes far beyond the typical politician's lies for political purposes during election years. This was a lie about who attacked us during a time of war. This was a lie that undermined our nations security. If that's not an impeachable offense, then what is? Elect her President, and what is the the first thing that should be done?
Officially, Barry told his minions Sec. Defense to handle it, went upstairs, watched the game then went to rest up for far more important matters. Raising money.
Speculation that an unmentioned Mistress told Sec Def what to not do are probably well founded.
If that's not an impeachable offense, then what is?
This admin, shielded as they are by a corrupt DOJ and MSM, has proven they're all untouchable. Impeachment charges, at the very least, should have been brought against the Preezy, and several of his co-minions, a long, long time ago.
It's a sad reflection of the current state of affairs in this nation that someone like the Beest could be offered up as a serious contender for the presidency.
I can't answer your question, but I can say this: Our nation has been fundamentally changed since January 2009.
Exactly as promised.
Elect her President, and what is the the first thing that should be done?
But saying stupid things about economics is why God put socialists on this planet. Sanders has to say such things because that is what socialists do. It’s Aesopian: The scorpion must sting the frog; water must seek its level; Anthony Weiner must text junk pics; and socialists must pretend that they have serious ideas.
Russia, the Jihadis, and China, noting the rise of Hillary within the Democratic party, may now be adjusting their present actions to reflect their preferred outcome in the elections. All things considered, America’s foreign policy foes would prefer a president Hillary to any likely Republican president because her ascendancy would represent the third and possibly the fourth terms of “president Obama.”
A Clinton presidency will signal to China, Russia, and the Jihadis that the Happy Times for them are not yet over. They’ll get eight more years to continue what they’ve done in the last eight. Given this prospect, they should rationally let up and avoid precipitating a foreign policy debacle that could sink a Clinton campaign.
Does this mean an inevitable president Hillary? On the debit side of the ledger, the growing collapse of Obamacare will work against her. But the deciding factor will be Murphy, who in times of unrest remains the uncrowned king of events. No matter how much Russia, China, or the Jihadis may want to give Hilary a pass, the sheer momentum of world troubles can create problems of their own accord.
If no significant crisis eventuates in the months between today and November 2016, the odds of a Clinton victory next November are probably dead-even. But if some unforeseen crisis arises, Hillary’s chances decrease dramatically. So the relevant question is: “What is the likelihood that some significant crisis occurs in the next 12 months which will adversely affect the administration’s credibility?”
There is no way to objectively predict this probability.
aka Rule of men not laws. aka F*&^ you, I'm a Clinton.
"....Even then, Clinton’s lawyers might be able to ward off a prosecution by demonstrating “that she was so stupid and so busy that she didn’t have any idea what was going on” with regard to her emails,...."
It's hard to prosecute politicians on bribery too. As the Clinton camp loves to say, "there is no smoking gun". ( we threw it in the river, so it's not smoking anymore )
Even when it's freaking obvious, as in Hillary's case, that a politician took millions of dollars from a foreign company, and then soon after, had trade laws re-written to favor the briber, the laws are written ( by politicians ) to almost require a written contract, notarized & witnessed, plainly stating that "here is a bribe, please bend the law for me". Which even a Clinton doesn't turn over to prosecutors.
No one in Washington or the D media finds it unusual at all that people generously give from the heart to the Clintons, 50 million$$ of heart, and then Just Happened to be the recipient of a major contract, or rule change that makes them very very more wealthy.
No one thinks it odd that they literally have a program where you donate half a million cash to Obama to see him for lunch a few times with other's in the Barry Bribe Club, either.