Trey Gouti is wrong about Benghazi. He makes the fatal error in believing the deaths of Benghazi occurred because there is a SOMEONE not doing all they could to keep four Americans safe.
That is not the case. The FACT remains there was a lack of preparedness of the USA government to carry out a contingency operation.
He is wrong and his premise is wrong. There is no reason for the select committee. They are biased to find fault with a person, it was a person that was the problem.
TODAY, the danger to US embassies still exist and the highest point of danger revolves around September 11th. Nearly every 270 US embassies in the world has a degree of danger on September 11th. There is no way of providing a contingency to even half those embassies on that day. The military has already stated they are prepared to provide contingencies to seven and perhaps nine embassies on any given day, but, do not have the capacity to provide contingencies for every embassy on every day of the week. It is not possible.
If the Republicans of the select committee want to arm every embassy on any given day that requires an entirely and unrealistically different budget the USA military. It would also require far more 'regional divisions' around the world. THAT IS EXPANDING THE US MILITARY.
President Obama is currently attempting to have all countries provide their own national defense. Considering the flaccid military in Iraq there is no way the USA embassy or personal is safe without a contingency. Iraq could not even defend their own people and recently after four years a USA military personnel was killed while serving in Iraq. I strongly question the reason why.
How many people believe the USA regional military authority, AFRICOM, is located in Africa?
U.S. Africa Command (click here) (AFRICOM) is located at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany. That is Europe in case there is any question.
US Embassies are not necessarily within REASONABLE reach of US military forces. The protection of the late Ambassador Stevens relied on very weak militias from within the recognized Libyan government post Gaddafi. It also relied on body guards provided by the American people to protect his life. The fact is the American people did a great job in protecting those four lives. The fact that caused the four deaths was the fuel sitting within the compound. That fuel became a weapons and an unidentified danger to any violence against the unofficial consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
I hesitate to use the word witch in describing eight US House Committees, including the latest 'Select Committee," but, that is exactly what this is. The original investigation with highly qualified people was correct and continues to be correct. There is no one or two or three or four or infinite number of people responsible for what occurred. The ABILITY of the USA government to respond to danger in Benghazi was too long a flight distance to even assess it by an unarmed drone that flew immediately after the initial report of Benghazi occurring. The US and their embassies was on alert ALREADY because of the violent demonstrations in Egypt.
The infrastructure of the American government was not prepared to provide a contingency. Let me state that again, the American government was not prepared to provide a contingency into Benghazi, Libya. When the report came into AFRICOM it immediately began a fact finding mission with an unarmed drone. It was a reasonable thing to do and there was expediency in all actions taken across the American infrastructure.
The Republican Majority Select Committee is on a witch hunt to effect 2016 elections given the one of the Democratic candidates is Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State at the time tragedy struck our people in Benghazi, Libya. To note the day after the attack of September 11, 2012 the people of Benghazi had their own demonstration to prove the violent militia that set fire to the consulate causing the late Ambassador's death is not characteristic of the city's people.
There is NO PERSON to demonize in regard to the fatal attack of Benghazi, Libya. The information to provide a quality statement by the intelligence sources to the American people would not reach them until ten days later when the videos of the compound were examined. NO ONE WAS LYING during the ten days following the attack on the consulate. GOT THAT? No one was lying during the ten days after the attack on the consulate. The FACTS were inconclusive and those assessing the problem were not prepared to endorse an attack for ten days. They knew there were demonstrations at many US embassies and it was caused by a highly inflammatory video. That was the overriding reality to what occurred in a deadly fire of the Benghazi consulate. Did the public statement inhibit the USA response? No. Everything that could be done was being done.
THE FACTS are a dual agency (DOD and State) practice now exists to determine if a vital US embassy is a High Risk embassy in need of a military contingency. That capacity is limited. So, in US embassies across the world every safety measure should be employed, including high walls and effective closed circuit camera that are monitored 24/7.
The committees regarding this issue need to be closed and not repeated any time in the future.
"But, but, but..." is a political paradigm the US House budget needs to dismiss rather than pursue to provide slander of Hillary Clinton.
That is not the case. The FACT remains there was a lack of preparedness of the USA government to carry out a contingency operation.
He is wrong and his premise is wrong. There is no reason for the select committee. They are biased to find fault with a person, it was a person that was the problem.
TODAY, the danger to US embassies still exist and the highest point of danger revolves around September 11th. Nearly every 270 US embassies in the world has a degree of danger on September 11th. There is no way of providing a contingency to even half those embassies on that day. The military has already stated they are prepared to provide contingencies to seven and perhaps nine embassies on any given day, but, do not have the capacity to provide contingencies for every embassy on every day of the week. It is not possible.
If the Republicans of the select committee want to arm every embassy on any given day that requires an entirely and unrealistically different budget the USA military. It would also require far more 'regional divisions' around the world. THAT IS EXPANDING THE US MILITARY.
President Obama is currently attempting to have all countries provide their own national defense. Considering the flaccid military in Iraq there is no way the USA embassy or personal is safe without a contingency. Iraq could not even defend their own people and recently after four years a USA military personnel was killed while serving in Iraq. I strongly question the reason why.
How many people believe the USA regional military authority, AFRICOM, is located in Africa?
U.S. Africa Command (click here) (AFRICOM) is located at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany. That is Europe in case there is any question.
US Embassies are not necessarily within REASONABLE reach of US military forces. The protection of the late Ambassador Stevens relied on very weak militias from within the recognized Libyan government post Gaddafi. It also relied on body guards provided by the American people to protect his life. The fact is the American people did a great job in protecting those four lives. The fact that caused the four deaths was the fuel sitting within the compound. That fuel became a weapons and an unidentified danger to any violence against the unofficial consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
I hesitate to use the word witch in describing eight US House Committees, including the latest 'Select Committee," but, that is exactly what this is. The original investigation with highly qualified people was correct and continues to be correct. There is no one or two or three or four or infinite number of people responsible for what occurred. The ABILITY of the USA government to respond to danger in Benghazi was too long a flight distance to even assess it by an unarmed drone that flew immediately after the initial report of Benghazi occurring. The US and their embassies was on alert ALREADY because of the violent demonstrations in Egypt.
The infrastructure of the American government was not prepared to provide a contingency. Let me state that again, the American government was not prepared to provide a contingency into Benghazi, Libya. When the report came into AFRICOM it immediately began a fact finding mission with an unarmed drone. It was a reasonable thing to do and there was expediency in all actions taken across the American infrastructure.
The Republican Majority Select Committee is on a witch hunt to effect 2016 elections given the one of the Democratic candidates is Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State at the time tragedy struck our people in Benghazi, Libya. To note the day after the attack of September 11, 2012 the people of Benghazi had their own demonstration to prove the violent militia that set fire to the consulate causing the late Ambassador's death is not characteristic of the city's people.
There is NO PERSON to demonize in regard to the fatal attack of Benghazi, Libya. The information to provide a quality statement by the intelligence sources to the American people would not reach them until ten days later when the videos of the compound were examined. NO ONE WAS LYING during the ten days following the attack on the consulate. GOT THAT? No one was lying during the ten days after the attack on the consulate. The FACTS were inconclusive and those assessing the problem were not prepared to endorse an attack for ten days. They knew there were demonstrations at many US embassies and it was caused by a highly inflammatory video. That was the overriding reality to what occurred in a deadly fire of the Benghazi consulate. Did the public statement inhibit the USA response? No. Everything that could be done was being done.
THE FACTS are a dual agency (DOD and State) practice now exists to determine if a vital US embassy is a High Risk embassy in need of a military contingency. That capacity is limited. So, in US embassies across the world every safety measure should be employed, including high walls and effective closed circuit camera that are monitored 24/7.
The committees regarding this issue need to be closed and not repeated any time in the future.
"But, but, but..." is a political paradigm the US House budget needs to dismiss rather than pursue to provide slander of Hillary Clinton.
