Imagine if this was a Republican, though most Republicans are not this incompetent:
From Fox News: Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi
that three urgent requests from the CIA annex for military back-up
during the attack on the U.S. Consulate and subsequent attack nearly
seven hours later were denied by officials in the CIA chain of command
-- who also told the CIA operators to "stand down" rather than help the
ambassador's team when shots were heard at approximately 9:40 p.m. in
Benghazi on Sept. 11.
Former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were part of a small
team who were at the CIA annex about a mile from the U.S. Consulate
where Ambassador Chris Stevens and his team came under attack. When they
heard the shots fired, they radioed to inform their higher-ups to tell
them what they were hearing. They were told to "stand down," according
to sources familiar with the exchange. An hour later, they called again
to headquarters and were again told to "stand down."
Woods, Doherty and at least two others ignored those orders and made
their way to the Consulate which at that point was on fire. Shots were
exchanged. The quick reaction force from the CIA annex evacuated those
who remained at the Consulate and Sean Smith, who had been killed in the
initial attack. They could not find the ambassador and returned to the
CIA annex at about midnight.
At that point, they called again for military support and help
because they were taking fire at the CIA safe house, or annex. The
request was denied. There were no communications problems at the annex,
according those present at the compound. The team was in constant radio
contact with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the
team was on the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when
mortars were fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser
on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support
from a Specter gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special
Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the
ground involved in intense firefights. The fighting at the CIA annex
went on for more than four hours -- enough time for any planes based in
Sigonella Air base, just 480 miles away, to arrive. Fox News has also
learned that two separate Tier One Special operations forces were told
to wait, among them Delta Force operators.
A Special Operations team, or CIF which stands for Commanders in
Extremis Force, operating in Central Europe had been moved to Sigonella,
Italy, but they too were told to stand down. A second force that
specializes in counterterrorism rescues was on hand at Sigonella,
according to senior military and intelligence sources. According to
those sources, they could have flown to Benghazi in less than two hours.
They were the same distance to Benghazi as those that were sent from
Tripoli. Specter gunships are commonly used by the Special Operations
community to provide close air support.
No one has been fired, even though 4 people died but I guess, that's just not optimal.
Again, I ask, what if this was a Republican administration- there would be calls for the president's impeachment.
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Obama needs to be fired.
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