Marines, Beirut, commanders and State said don’t house them there, that was “Savior Reagan”. Now, we have Issa holding hearings to reveal secrets, and totally blow “security”, world-wide. Okay, take a close look at morons, and think Issa him.
There was a request for 300million to upgrade security at consulates and embassies worldwide. It was part of a bill the Republicans threatened to filibuster so it didn’t get passed. The deaths in Benghazi were a result of a criminal lack of bipartisanship in the committees responsible for pushing that bill through, even if it had to go without riders or earmarks attached. There are STILL understaffed and underdefended posts waiting for money that won’t even be discussed until this election is over. And dtroutma’s example is much more apropo than ConserveGov. That white van drove through a guard gate and was able to get close enough to that poorly built building to detonate and cause each floor to collapse on the one beneath. Reagan didn’t choose that building, he trusted the officers in the field to do what the mission required. Obama did the same thing in Libya. A president has to delegate responsibilities to people trained to the tasks, and the legislature has to make sure there is funding for the missions. If there was a failure of leadership in the oval office, there was also a failure of support under the capital dome.Respectfully,C.
Fact: It was actually the House Republicans who voted “No” to increase security at the Libyan Embassy.
“Chaffetz admits that there was a vote for additional security in Libya where he and his fellow Republicans voted no, then tries to blame it on the U.S. Senate because they never got around to voting on additional security, so his vote against more security doesn’t really count, he says.”
The commanders in Somalia asked for armored vehicles for their troops. Congress said, “NO! They were not needed for a humanitarian mission.” Then they ordered the troops be withdrawn.
Scott, Reagan did not select the particular building however it was his policies that led to it. He did order that they be quartered on land. We were supposed to be scting as peacemakers, yet Marine snipers were killing Palestinians every day. The news even showed troops bragging about their long distance kills and showing some on TV.
I may be wrong, but I’m not lying. The facts I’ve read support my comment. The tone you set for this discussion is neither respectful or dialectic Your words, in so many of these gocomics comment pages, are arrogant combative and more often than not, WRONG. Don’t call me a liar, show me your facts and I’ll change my mind. A fanatic can’t change their mind, and won’t change the subject. Your posts indicate that you are a legend in your own mind and will not be confused by something as useless and petty as truth if it stands in the way of what you want.Disrespectfully,C.
In Beirut, the Marine commanders SPECIFICALLY ASKED State Department and the President to MOVE THE TROOPS AND NOT LEAVE THEM EXPOSED! The request to move them was denied. The security was nonexistent, the truck drove in, and over 200 died. It IS a component of our treaties, and limits when dealing with State Dept, as opposed to military capabilities, in these countries with which we are NOT at “war”.
It becomes tiresome, when folks who have NO CONCEPT of either military, State, or “government” operations, take their cues from political rhetoric, be it from talk radio, or politicians, and shoot their mouths off.
Sting sang it: “Even Russians love their children too.” WE are always judging every country by OUR standards, which ARE NOT CONSISTENT, across the depth of OUR society! When we blow up people’s children, as we’ve done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Viet Nam, Panama, and many other countries, our “presence” is NOT seen as a positive by these nations who’ve seen who we’ve attacked, including THEM!
Our biggest mistake is "lumping’ instead of “splitting”, a concept well understood in biology and taxonomy, as well as diplomacy. WE MUST stop throwing everyone in ANY nation in one pot!
I"ve found “good people” and “bad people” in every racial, religious, and cultural group I’ve encountered. It IS my right to form my opinion of good and bad with regard to MY view, but NOT okay for me to force MY view (which I"m free to express) on THEM.
Ima, as I told your fellow…those who are of like mind and tone as yourself…I may be wrong, I may be misinformed, but I am NOT lying. “O” has failed. He’s failed to make Harry Reid call out the people threatening filibusters against white house programs. He’s failed to recognize that McConnell meant it when he said the chief goal of the R party was to make Obama a one term president.In the early 70’s, there was a tv show called Room 222 about an urban high school’s staff and students. In it, a person asks the principal how he got there. His response was, "They asked me if I could be a son of a B…, I said yes… they made me a principal.
Obama failed to be SOB enough to fight for his policies the way it was needed.
However, I do believe you to be an authority on what constitutes a falsehood, as you wield them so well yourself. If you can prove to me I’m wrong, I will change my mind AND change the subject to something I understand better. How about you?
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
Marines, Beirut, commanders and State said don’t house them there, that was “Savior Reagan”. Now, we have Issa holding hearings to reveal secrets, and totally blow “security”, world-wide. Okay, take a close look at morons, and think Issa him.
ConserveGov over 11 years ago
Reminds me more of Clinton getting our troops killed in Somalia.
chazandru over 11 years ago
There was a request for 300million to upgrade security at consulates and embassies worldwide. It was part of a bill the Republicans threatened to filibuster so it didn’t get passed. The deaths in Benghazi were a result of a criminal lack of bipartisanship in the committees responsible for pushing that bill through, even if it had to go without riders or earmarks attached. There are STILL understaffed and underdefended posts waiting for money that won’t even be discussed until this election is over. And dtroutma’s example is much more apropo than ConserveGov. That white van drove through a guard gate and was able to get close enough to that poorly built building to detonate and cause each floor to collapse on the one beneath. Reagan didn’t choose that building, he trusted the officers in the field to do what the mission required. Obama did the same thing in Libya. A president has to delegate responsibilities to people trained to the tasks, and the legislature has to make sure there is funding for the missions. If there was a failure of leadership in the oval office, there was also a failure of support under the capital dome.Respectfully,C.
lbatik over 11 years ago
Fact: It was actually the House Republicans who voted “No” to increase security at the Libyan Embassy.
“Chaffetz admits that there was a vote for additional security in Libya where he and his fellow Republicans voted no, then tries to blame it on the U.S. Senate because they never got around to voting on additional security, so his vote against more security doesn’t really count, he says.”
Justice22 over 11 years ago
The commanders in Somalia asked for armored vehicles for their troops. Congress said, “NO! They were not needed for a humanitarian mission.” Then they ordered the troops be withdrawn.
Justice22 over 11 years ago
Scott, Reagan did not select the particular building however it was his policies that led to it. He did order that they be quartered on land. We were supposed to be scting as peacemakers, yet Marine snipers were killing Palestinians every day. The news even showed troops bragging about their long distance kills and showing some on TV.
chazandru over 11 years ago
I may be wrong, but I’m not lying. The facts I’ve read support my comment. The tone you set for this discussion is neither respectful or dialectic Your words, in so many of these gocomics comment pages, are arrogant combative and more often than not, WRONG. Don’t call me a liar, show me your facts and I’ll change my mind. A fanatic can’t change their mind, and won’t change the subject. Your posts indicate that you are a legend in your own mind and will not be confused by something as useless and petty as truth if it stands in the way of what you want.Disrespectfully,C.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
In Beirut, the Marine commanders SPECIFICALLY ASKED State Department and the President to MOVE THE TROOPS AND NOT LEAVE THEM EXPOSED! The request to move them was denied. The security was nonexistent, the truck drove in, and over 200 died. It IS a component of our treaties, and limits when dealing with State Dept, as opposed to military capabilities, in these countries with which we are NOT at “war”.
It becomes tiresome, when folks who have NO CONCEPT of either military, State, or “government” operations, take their cues from political rhetoric, be it from talk radio, or politicians, and shoot their mouths off.
cjr53 over 11 years ago
Oh yeah, it’s all Obama’s fault, even the American Civil War. No r/w has ever made a wrong move, decision or mistake. Ha!
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
Sting sang it: “Even Russians love their children too.” WE are always judging every country by OUR standards, which ARE NOT CONSISTENT, across the depth of OUR society! When we blow up people’s children, as we’ve done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Viet Nam, Panama, and many other countries, our “presence” is NOT seen as a positive by these nations who’ve seen who we’ve attacked, including THEM!
Our biggest mistake is "lumping’ instead of “splitting”, a concept well understood in biology and taxonomy, as well as diplomacy. WE MUST stop throwing everyone in ANY nation in one pot!
I"ve found “good people” and “bad people” in every racial, religious, and cultural group I’ve encountered. It IS my right to form my opinion of good and bad with regard to MY view, but NOT okay for me to force MY view (which I"m free to express) on THEM.
chazandru over 11 years ago
Ima, as I told your fellow…those who are of like mind and tone as yourself…I may be wrong, I may be misinformed, but I am NOT lying. “O” has failed. He’s failed to make Harry Reid call out the people threatening filibusters against white house programs. He’s failed to recognize that McConnell meant it when he said the chief goal of the R party was to make Obama a one term president.In the early 70’s, there was a tv show called Room 222 about an urban high school’s staff and students. In it, a person asks the principal how he got there. His response was, "They asked me if I could be a son of a B…, I said yes… they made me a principal.
Obama failed to be SOB enough to fight for his policies the way it was needed.
However, I do believe you to be an authority on what constitutes a falsehood, as you wield them so well yourself. If you can prove to me I’m wrong, I will change my mind AND change the subject to something I understand better. How about you?
Defiantly,C.