This has already been discussed by the military in their investigation. It was decided to not send anymore military into Benghazi because the extent of involvement and deployment was not known. Previous to September 11, 2012 and after the removal of Qaddafi from power in Libya the intelligence regarding a chronically shifting authority was only being compiled. The lawsuit under Freedom for Information Act is the tail waging the dog.
At the time of the attack in Beghazi there was a drone sent by the USA military as provided in testimony to evaluate the conditions on the ground. It was correct for the US military to be on alert and prepare for deployment. But, deployment and preparation for deployment are two very, very different events. The decision to stop any deployment into Benghazi was not about diplomacy. It was about saving lives and the fact a deployment would only place more lives at risk without adequate intelligence.
There is no other media organization reporting this as a political decision. The freedom of information lawsuit was not necessary. There was TESTIMONY provided to the multiple Benghazi committees. It was publicly stated. A closed session meeting was not necessary in reporting those facts.
May 12, 2016
By Adam Housley
His squadron got the alert: a “real world mission was going down.” (click here)
The team – at Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy – raced to the field and was briefed, as planes were armed and prepared to launch. Hundreds of miles away, fellow Americans were under attack in Benghazi.
"There were people everywhere,” said the witness, who was on the ground that night but wished to remain anonymous. “That flight line was full of people, and we were all ready to go” to Benghazi.
Only they were waiting for the order. It never came.
“The whole night we were told that we are waiting on a call,” he told Fox News....
At the time of the attack in Beghazi there was a drone sent by the USA military as provided in testimony to evaluate the conditions on the ground. It was correct for the US military to be on alert and prepare for deployment. But, deployment and preparation for deployment are two very, very different events. The decision to stop any deployment into Benghazi was not about diplomacy. It was about saving lives and the fact a deployment would only place more lives at risk without adequate intelligence.
There is no other media organization reporting this as a political decision. The freedom of information lawsuit was not necessary. There was TESTIMONY provided to the multiple Benghazi committees. It was publicly stated. A closed session meeting was not necessary in reporting those facts.
May 12, 2016
By Adam Housley
His squadron got the alert: a “real world mission was going down.” (click here)
The team – at Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy – raced to the field and was briefed, as planes were armed and prepared to launch. Hundreds of miles away, fellow Americans were under attack in Benghazi.
"There were people everywhere,” said the witness, who was on the ground that night but wished to remain anonymous. “That flight line was full of people, and we were all ready to go” to Benghazi.
Only they were waiting for the order. It never came.
“The whole night we were told that we are waiting on a call,” he told Fox News....
