Benghazi should be compared with the Baby Bush’s record:
June 14, 2002, U.S. consulate in Karachi, PakistanSuicide bomber kills 12 and injures 51.
February 20, 2003, international diplomatic compound in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTruck bomb kills 17.
February 28, 2003, U.S. consulate in Karachi, PakistanGunmen on motorcycles killed two consulate guards.
July 30, 2004, U.S. embassy in Taskkent, UzbekistanSuicide bomber kills two.
December 6, 2004, U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaMilitants stormed and occupied perimeter wall. Five killed, 10 wounded.
March 2, 2006, U.S. consulate in Karachi, PakistanSuicide car bomber killed four, including a U.S. diplomate directly targeted by the assailants.
September 12, 2006, U.S. embassy in Damascus, SyriaGunmen attacked embassy with grenades, automatic weapons, and a car bomb (though second truck bomb failed to detonate). One killed and 13 wounded.
January 12, 2007, U.S. embassy in Athens, GreeceA rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the embassy building. No one was injured.
July 9, 2008, U.S. consulate in Istanbul, TurkeyArmed men attacked consulate with pistols and shotguns. Three policemen killed.
March 18, 2008, U.S. embassy in Sana’a, YemenMortar attack misses embassy, hits nearby girls’ school instead.
September 17, 2008, U.S. embassy in Sana’a, YemenMilitants dressed as policemen attacked the embassy with RPGs, rifles, grenades and car bombs. Six Yemeni soldiers and seven civilians were killed. Sixteen more were injured.
Yeah, get all worked up over 4 dead Americans (who died under a Democratic President), but just act bored over the dozens who died under a Republican admin.Hypocritical? Gosh, just a bit.
I wonder if some people (many Dems) would feel the same if it were their sons who were murdered. The pain of loosing a son is not a fleeting issue. My husband and I know!
Mike LuckovichYou do realize that four-4 Americans were killed and the Administration blamed it on snake oil, don’t you?
You, are suppose to hold the elected officials up to the light not help try and hid or distract us from the truth, you, Mike Luckovich, that is your job and if this is an example, then your light is dim. You need new glasses.
Beirut 1983, Iran/Contra, Grenada (friendly fire deaths), Panama (dead troops and civilians to arrest ONE GUY!), 9/11/01, yup the guys behind those fiascos beat dead horses, and bury their mistakes under the “W” executive order sealing records of Reagan and his Daddy, as well as “hisself”…
Looking for “scandals” under their rocks is the prime MO of Republicans following the “Rove model”, so well used by Cheney and Rumsfeld to not only hide their actions, but also their profits, from public scrutiny.
In other news, right wing pundit Pete Santilli says of Clinton, “I want to shoot her right in the vagina and I don’t want her to die right away; I want her to feel the pain and I want to look her in the eyes..”Classy. Anyone who thinks these are the good guys is a fool.
But, also to the point, did the Republicans spend months of valuable time investigating what happened, or did they just ignore them? The Dems knew there were more important issues at hand; they worked to fix the problems instead of wasting time trying to pin the blame on someone else for political gain.
If you are capable of reading what I posted you’ll see that I didn’t speak for God, I simply suggested you keep his name out of your arguments, and suggested he might not care for the endorsement of someone who would use his name to trash another for political reasons, and then say if things didn’t turn out the way you wanted them to, we didn’t deserve God’s help. I’m sure God has his own judgements about mankind and really isn’t influenced by your feeble and biased opinions. God doesn’t just support the right wing, you know; indeed he’d be most likely to support those who want to look after his planet and its many and diverse peoples.
“Then May GOD Help this Nation! – -‘Although if the American voters actually put this unprincipled, unscrupulous, unrepentant an’ thoroughly mercenary woman in the US presidency in 2016, then we as a nation don’t deserve GOD’s help…”
And, by the way, if you call that a prayer, you must go to one angry and screwed up church.
“Y’see…on whose watch American deaths happen is not as critical as whether or not everything humanly possible WAS DONE to protect them by those in charge.”That didn’t work out so well in “Blackhawk Down”. Of course that was just a movie, so what do I know?
And how would Bush have handled it if they’d found bin Laden during his “watch?” Would he have “sat in the corner like a good little boy” or would he run off to Texas to cut brush on his "ranch?’(The one he sold immediately after leaving office)
richardelguru: And you don’t even mention that 9/11 incident. Quite a few government offices were there; indeed, the building complex itself was government-owned – the New York Port Authority..Harleyquinn: No, Bush didn’t go to a fundraiser until the facts were in, Bush kept reading a kiddy book in a photo op while the story was being played live on TV.
“Do you know how long it takes to get a secrete service team ready to extract a President?”Are you serious? It’s takes seconds; that’s what they are trained to do.Bush sat there for 7 minutes with a stunned look on his face (haven’t you seen the footage; the cameras kept rolling). Anyone else would have calmly excused himself and hunkered down to the job of being the Commander in Chief.And what was told to him was, “America is under attack.” After which he did nothing FOR 7 MINUTES! Rather poor reaction time in a nuclear age.If Bush is your best example of the job being done well, then your standards are so ridiculously warped your opinion is meaningless.
I don’t recall Bush and Cheney telling much about the embassies that were bombed during their terms. I don’t recall FOX even mentioning them as any big deal!! There’s no cover up. Is the Reugnuts in Congress that are causing the scandal. No vote on Jobs Bill, only 38 votes to repeal a law that cannot be repealed, ACA. Bachmann should be the one that is impeached. A criminal calling for the impeachment of a President that is reversing the Bush era Tax Breaks that broke the country along with two wars that were not paid for. Where were the hacks calling “Wheres the money” when that was going on in 2002? Hiding under their desks, that’s where!
Uh, where do you get your facts? Bush lied about EVERYTHING! He was on vacation and continued the vacation when New Orleans was under water!! He didn’t even deign to visit, but FLEW OVER 3 days after the event! Obama would lead if the Repugnuts in USHR would vote on something besides repealing ACA! Tell your Representatives to get off their butts and pass a jobs bill and get rid of Sequestration! Wanna see the country rebound! That’ll do it!!
Of the 3000 organizations that put in for 501K status, only 76 were right wing, the other 2024 were left wing or charities. Give me a break. Get your facts straight before complaining about the IRS.
5,000 plus dead Americans, and tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dead innocent bystanders prove that “W” continues to lie “after the fact”. Maybe Bush would have bombed Italy to get even for Benghazi? That would be consistent with his accurate and well-aimed attack on Iraq.
ReFlex-76: Those were civilian mercenaries calling for help in Benghazi, hired guards, no longer SEALs. BTW, one of them was also a co-founding member of MRFF (Military Religious Freedom Foundation), and his family isn’t the one whining about Obama, they knew the danger in the job he’d taken.
AS to all that “if they were your loved ones” argument, several of those 5,000+ Bush got killed in Iraq, and more who were injured, and disabled for life, WERE and ARE my “loved ones”. Trying to compare Benghazi to the horror wrought on America, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere by the Bush Cheney regime is totally absurd.
Vermont Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Republicans always take EVERYTHING too far.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Benghazi should be compared with the Baby Bush’s record:
June 14, 2002, U.S. consulate in Karachi, PakistanSuicide bomber kills 12 and injures 51.
February 20, 2003, international diplomatic compound in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTruck bomb kills 17.
February 28, 2003, U.S. consulate in Karachi, PakistanGunmen on motorcycles killed two consulate guards.
July 30, 2004, U.S. embassy in Taskkent, UzbekistanSuicide bomber kills two.
December 6, 2004, U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaMilitants stormed and occupied perimeter wall. Five killed, 10 wounded.
March 2, 2006, U.S. consulate in Karachi, PakistanSuicide car bomber killed four, including a U.S. diplomate directly targeted by the assailants.
September 12, 2006, U.S. embassy in Damascus, SyriaGunmen attacked embassy with grenades, automatic weapons, and a car bomb (though second truck bomb failed to detonate). One killed and 13 wounded.
January 12, 2007, U.S. embassy in Athens, GreeceA rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the embassy building. No one was injured.
July 9, 2008, U.S. consulate in Istanbul, TurkeyArmed men attacked consulate with pistols and shotguns. Three policemen killed.
March 18, 2008, U.S. embassy in Sana’a, YemenMortar attack misses embassy, hits nearby girls’ school instead.
September 17, 2008, U.S. embassy in Sana’a, YemenMilitants dressed as policemen attacked the embassy with RPGs, rifles, grenades and car bombs. Six Yemeni soldiers and seven civilians were killed. Sixteen more were injured.
Chillbilly almost 11 years ago
Beating a dead horse: What about the 37th attempt to repeal Obamacare?
Tuner38 almost 11 years ago
Too bad the cartoonist isn’t more concerned about 4 dead Americans than a dead horse.
Robert H. Boyer almost 11 years ago
I hope Mike will live to see how very much alive this dead horse is!
blackash2004-tree Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Luckovich is a hyper-partisan imbecile, as is anyone that would agree with the point of view of this particular cartoon.
thegreatack almost 11 years ago
Republicans are so impotent (just look at what they do in the House), horses are the only thing left for them to beat!
McSpook almost 11 years ago
Yeah, get all worked up over 4 dead Americans (who died under a Democratic President), but just act bored over the dozens who died under a Republican admin.Hypocritical? Gosh, just a bit.
McSpook almost 11 years ago
Keep God out of this; I can’t imagine that he (or she) would desire your endorsement.
nanellen almost 11 years ago
I wonder if some people (many Dems) would feel the same if it were their sons who were murdered. The pain of loosing a son is not a fleeting issue. My husband and I know!
donotemailme almost 11 years ago
Mike LuckovichYou do realize that four-4 Americans were killed and the Administration blamed it on snake oil, don’t you?
You, are suppose to hold the elected officials up to the light not help try and hid or distract us from the truth, you, Mike Luckovich, that is your job and if this is an example, then your light is dim. You need new glasses.
Stormrider2112 almost 11 years ago
Because there wasn’t an identical situation in Cairo occurring at the same time, right?
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
Beirut 1983, Iran/Contra, Grenada (friendly fire deaths), Panama (dead troops and civilians to arrest ONE GUY!), 9/11/01, yup the guys behind those fiascos beat dead horses, and bury their mistakes under the “W” executive order sealing records of Reagan and his Daddy, as well as “hisself”…
Looking for “scandals” under their rocks is the prime MO of Republicans following the “Rove model”, so well used by Cheney and Rumsfeld to not only hide their actions, but also their profits, from public scrutiny.
Uncle Joe Premium Member almost 11 years ago
In other news, right wing pundit Pete Santilli says of Clinton, “I want to shoot her right in the vagina and I don’t want her to die right away; I want her to feel the pain and I want to look her in the eyes..”Classy. Anyone who thinks these are the good guys is a fool.
oneoldhat almost 11 years ago
the horse is not as dead as the abandoned ambassador
McSpook almost 11 years ago
But, also to the point, did the Republicans spend months of valuable time investigating what happened, or did they just ignore them? The Dems knew there were more important issues at hand; they worked to fix the problems instead of wasting time trying to pin the blame on someone else for political gain.
McSpook almost 11 years ago
If you are capable of reading what I posted you’ll see that I didn’t speak for God, I simply suggested you keep his name out of your arguments, and suggested he might not care for the endorsement of someone who would use his name to trash another for political reasons, and then say if things didn’t turn out the way you wanted them to, we didn’t deserve God’s help. I’m sure God has his own judgements about mankind and really isn’t influenced by your feeble and biased opinions. God doesn’t just support the right wing, you know; indeed he’d be most likely to support those who want to look after his planet and its many and diverse peoples.
McSpook almost 11 years ago
“Then May GOD Help this Nation! – -‘Although if the American voters actually put this unprincipled, unscrupulous, unrepentant an’ thoroughly mercenary woman in the US presidency in 2016, then we as a nation don’t deserve GOD’s help…”
And, by the way, if you call that a prayer, you must go to one angry and screwed up church.
thegreatack almost 11 years ago
IDIOT!
Uncle Joe Premium Member almost 11 years ago
“Y’see…on whose watch American deaths happen is not as critical as whether or not everything humanly possible WAS DONE to protect them by those in charge.”That didn’t work out so well in “Blackhawk Down”. Of course that was just a movie, so what do I know?
McSpook almost 11 years ago
And how would Bush have handled it if they’d found bin Laden during his “watch?” Would he have “sat in the corner like a good little boy” or would he run off to Texas to cut brush on his "ranch?’(The one he sold immediately after leaving office)
hippogriff almost 11 years ago
richardelguru: And you don’t even mention that 9/11 incident. Quite a few government offices were there; indeed, the building complex itself was government-owned – the New York Port Authority..Harleyquinn: No, Bush didn’t go to a fundraiser until the facts were in, Bush kept reading a kiddy book in a photo op while the story was being played live on TV.
McSpook almost 11 years ago
“Do you know how long it takes to get a secrete service team ready to extract a President?”Are you serious? It’s takes seconds; that’s what they are trained to do.Bush sat there for 7 minutes with a stunned look on his face (haven’t you seen the footage; the cameras kept rolling). Anyone else would have calmly excused himself and hunkered down to the job of being the Commander in Chief.And what was told to him was, “America is under attack.” After which he did nothing FOR 7 MINUTES! Rather poor reaction time in a nuclear age.If Bush is your best example of the job being done well, then your standards are so ridiculously warped your opinion is meaningless.
McSpook almost 11 years ago
“Bush… would not have LIED about it after the fact!”.sure, ….
Vermont Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Good posts, Radish. Trenchant and deservedly so.
lpankey almost 11 years ago
I don’t recall Bush and Cheney telling much about the embassies that were bombed during their terms. I don’t recall FOX even mentioning them as any big deal!! There’s no cover up. Is the Reugnuts in Congress that are causing the scandal. No vote on Jobs Bill, only 38 votes to repeal a law that cannot be repealed, ACA. Bachmann should be the one that is impeached. A criminal calling for the impeachment of a President that is reversing the Bush era Tax Breaks that broke the country along with two wars that were not paid for. Where were the hacks calling “Wheres the money” when that was going on in 2002? Hiding under their desks, that’s where!
lpankey almost 11 years ago
Uh, where do you get your facts? Bush lied about EVERYTHING! He was on vacation and continued the vacation when New Orleans was under water!! He didn’t even deign to visit, but FLEW OVER 3 days after the event! Obama would lead if the Repugnuts in USHR would vote on something besides repealing ACA! Tell your Representatives to get off their butts and pass a jobs bill and get rid of Sequestration! Wanna see the country rebound! That’ll do it!!
lpankey almost 11 years ago
Of the 3000 organizations that put in for 501K status, only 76 were right wing, the other 2024 were left wing or charities. Give me a break. Get your facts straight before complaining about the IRS.
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
5,000 plus dead Americans, and tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dead innocent bystanders prove that “W” continues to lie “after the fact”. Maybe Bush would have bombed Italy to get even for Benghazi? That would be consistent with his accurate and well-aimed attack on Iraq.
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
ReFlex-76: Those were civilian mercenaries calling for help in Benghazi, hired guards, no longer SEALs. BTW, one of them was also a co-founding member of MRFF (Military Religious Freedom Foundation), and his family isn’t the one whining about Obama, they knew the danger in the job he’d taken.
AS to all that “if they were your loved ones” argument, several of those 5,000+ Bush got killed in Iraq, and more who were injured, and disabled for life, WERE and ARE my “loved ones”. Trying to compare Benghazi to the horror wrought on America, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere by the Bush Cheney regime is totally absurd.