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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP Aides Mock House Republicans’ ‘Crazy’ Benghazi Witch-Hunt
GOP Aides Mock House Republicans Crazy Benghazi Witch-Hunt
By Ben Armbruster
GOP aides are criticizing the House Republicans partisan witch-hunt over the Obama administrations handling of the attacks on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya last year, arguing that the Party should focus more on substantive issues, such as lessons learned and how to recalibrate diplomatic security.
Roll Call reports that Republican aides are saying staffers are getting bogged down chasing bogus accusations.
We have got to get past that and figure out what are we going to do going forward, a GOP aide told Roll Call. Some of the accusations, I mean you wouldnt believe some of this stuff. Its just I mean, youve got to be on Mars to come up with some of this stuff. Another aide expressed frustration at accusations that military assets werent properly deployed during the night of the attacks and that a team from Tripoli could have been flown in to fight off the attackers:
It appears that some Republicans are also beginning to see that the GOPs Benghazi affair isnt paying dividends. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed away from some Republicans baseless claims of an Obama White House cover-up. And Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) in an interview on Fox News on Monday warned his colleagues about taking the issue too far:
Rep. John Mica (R-FL) recently dropped his support for a select committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks. Republicans have been calling for creating the committee, but House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) hasnt been supportive. I think Mr. Boehner made the right decision, Mica said.
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/21/2040941/gop-aides-crazy-benghazi/
By Ben Armbruster
GOP aides are criticizing the House Republicans partisan witch-hunt over the Obama administrations handling of the attacks on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya last year, arguing that the Party should focus more on substantive issues, such as lessons learned and how to recalibrate diplomatic security.
Roll Call reports that Republican aides are saying staffers are getting bogged down chasing bogus accusations.
We have got to get past that and figure out what are we going to do going forward, a GOP aide told Roll Call. Some of the accusations, I mean you wouldnt believe some of this stuff. Its just I mean, youve got to be on Mars to come up with some of this stuff. Another aide expressed frustration at accusations that military assets werent properly deployed during the night of the attacks and that a team from Tripoli could have been flown in to fight off the attackers:
There are some real issues there and then there is just some crazy stuff, the senior House GOP aide said. The crazy stuff is, you know, the airman in Ramstein [Air Base, Germany,] that knew that the Predator [drone] was armed. There are no armed Predators in the region there. The (status of forces agreement) does not allow us to fly them armed, and everybody knows it. <...>
GOP aides described another criticism aired at a recent House Oversight Committee hearing that there were four security officers at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli who were ordered to remain in the capital for several hours after the first reports of an attack, rather than being scrambled to assist the consulate in Benghazi.
The stand-down order was for four guys, the GOP aide said. When you step back and say how were the people killed at the annex, they were killed by an indirect fire mortar round. Four more M-4s (rifles) inside the annex doesnt change that outcome. In fact, they might have just created more casualties. We have got to get down to what really happened on the DoD side and for us the DoD side was not properly postured, why?
It appears that some Republicans are also beginning to see that the GOPs Benghazi affair isnt paying dividends. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed away from some Republicans baseless claims of an Obama White House cover-up. And Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) in an interview on Fox News on Monday warned his colleagues about taking the issue too far:
BLUNT: I think the real challenge here for Republicans, frankly, is to be patient and methodical when youre outraged. Its hard to do when youre outraged. But the right thing to do here is let the facts come out, dont try to prejudge what they are.
Rep. John Mica (R-FL) recently dropped his support for a select committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks. Republicans have been calling for creating the committee, but House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) hasnt been supportive. I think Mr. Boehner made the right decision, Mica said.
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/05/21/2040941/gop-aides-crazy-benghazi/
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GOP Aides Mock House Republicans’ ‘Crazy’ Benghazi Witch-Hunt (Original Post)
ProSense
May 2013
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)1. Kick! n/t
freshwest
(53,661 posts)2. GOP = Gossiping Old Plutocrats.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)4. GOP = Gang of Psychos. n/t
freshwest
(53,661 posts)5. Much better. n/t
randome
(34,845 posts)3. I've been reading more and more headlines with the words 'GOP Aides' in them.
Seems to be yet another fracture within the Party of Lincoln. Always a good sign.
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(33,982 posts)6. You know your shit is pretty thin when...