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Cosmocat

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9. For the ever loving son of god

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:52 PM

Oct 2012

can we get the nitwit media to understand ONE thing about this.

Embassy vs CONSULATE

Biden noted this during the debate.

Ryan, being the nitwit he is, said they should have had "more' marines at the consolute in benghazi.

Well, no, cause Marines are not at consulates.

Embassies are the main diplomatic facilities in foreign countries.

Consulates are offices in other cities in the country.

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White House: Obama, Biden Weren’t Told About Libya Security Requests [View all] DonViejo Oct 2012 OP

k&r hedgehog Oct 2012 #1

K&R patrice Oct 2012 #2

LIES!!! budkin Oct 2012 #3

Well Obama can use this in his Rustycup Oct 2012 #4

The murder of an ambassador and three others is not a "mole hill". former9thward Oct 2012 #34

K&R defacto7 Oct 2012 #5

Interesting... Historic NY Oct 2012 #6

And apparently did not get more security... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #8

Hillary AngryAmish Oct 2012 #12

Ultimately this is on her doorstep marshall Oct 2012 #21

i hope she doesn't get the blame. I think they will go below her. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #27

Someone needs to send this to Elliott Spitzer... ejbr Oct 2012 #7

For the ever loving son of god Cosmocat Oct 2012 #9

Apparently they don't seem to think local security was security... Historic NY Oct 2012 #13

I doubt if Ryan has ever really traveled abroad w/o staff, etc. He would have known this. CTyankee Oct 2012 #25

Marines are responsible to protect diplomatic personnel wherever they are at. former9thward Oct 2012 #32

So. Hillary will be taking the fall for this. amandabeech Oct 2012 #10

and isn't it worth nothing... CoffeeCat Oct 2012 #15

The U.S. is operating on a continuing resolution. former9thward Oct 2012 #33

A security officer's request made at that level would not be sent up to the WH leveymg Oct 2012 #11

I tried to follow the Libya situation... CoffeeCat Oct 2012 #14

Classified Information cynzke Oct 2012 #20

Interesting. If CIA was on the ground, how did the protest story spread? joe_sixpack Oct 2012 #30

A key point from the cited TPM piece - pinto Oct 2012 #16

Probably won't hear this important point too much on the MSM!!! n/t winstars Oct 2012 #17

Nope. Details are tough for them these days. pinto Oct 2012 #19

RW radio is absoulute rabid with this story underpants Oct 2012 #22

So was CNN but they slowed down today nt flamingdem Oct 2012 #31

And Ryan voted to defund security at our embassies by $500 million. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #18

So did Issa... dchill Oct 2012 #26

ryan keeps bringing up Libya Buddaman Oct 2012 #23

Yup. Igel Oct 2012 #24

MSM to public: left that detail out. Whoops! ffr Oct 2012 #28

it was a cia base so the cia was responsible for the protection madrchsod Oct 2012 #29