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Berlum

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20. The Repubbies need to answer to why they left our Diplomats undefended, so they could
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 04:13 PM
Nov 2012

maintain Tax Breaks for fatcat Republicans.

How sick is that?

Lindsey, is that you? BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #1
No dsc Nov 2012 #5
Why do you leave $300 million in GOP diplomatic security cuts off your list? BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #9
that is part and parcel dsc Nov 2012 #12
The Repubbies need to answer to why they left our Diplomats undefended, so they could Berlum Nov 2012 #20
yes they do dsc Nov 2012 #22
congressional hearings don't interrogate Senators and Congressman on why they did budget cuts CreekDog Nov 2012 #138
Let's start with hearings on 9/11/01 and go from there, okay? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #97
Ever read the report from the 9/11 Commission? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #127
I'm not a fan of fiction (although I DO like true-crime stoires. Hmmmmm....). I HAVE read quite a WinkyDink Nov 2012 #133
Hmmm, so you haven't read it and assume it is a work of fiction? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #134
+1,000 David Zephyr Nov 2012 #43
yes, it's unfortunate the GOP is incapable of dong a credible one Enrique Nov 2012 #2
exactly BainsBane Nov 2012 #3
last I checked we were in charge of the Senate dsc Nov 2012 #11
good point, maybe the Senate will do an investigation Enrique Nov 2012 #14
I agree - it all needs to be examined. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #4
Wow, people are thinking like Fox now. OK ProSense Nov 2012 #6
Fox didn't cause four people to die dsc Nov 2012 #8
Fuck Fox and the noise. n/t ProSense Nov 2012 #16
WTF?You actually wrote "If she fucked this up..." about Hillary Clinton? David Zephyr Nov 2012 #39
Because I think it is more important that we deserve to govern than the idea that we simply govern dsc Nov 2012 #50
btw based off what you are assuming did you know Dems50State Nov 2012 #69
yes it is dsc Nov 2012 #72
Then why are you claiming she should take the fall for it Dems50State Nov 2012 #77
we have no idea what she did or didn't do dsc Nov 2012 #115
wow obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #103
if you're a fan of Hillary, I'd hate to see what a detractor would say CreekDog Nov 2012 #139
I'm of two minds about this Patiod Nov 2012 #10
"Clusterfuckery" under Petreaus and whoever else was involved got four good men killed. amandabeech Nov 2012 #67
A Senate hearing would make sense Patiod Nov 2012 #84
Silly me. In my wee hours rant I forgot that Sen. Feinstein is holding closed door amandabeech Nov 2012 #144
There's going to be and it's going to get ugly former-republican Nov 2012 #7
Ok.... ceeRoy Nov 2012 #13
I would have liked to have seen that when we controlled both houses of Congress. amandabeech Nov 2012 #76
And ... was there a PDB stating "Terrorists plan to attack Ambasador in Benghazi??" JoePhilly Nov 2012 #15
probably not dsc Nov 2012 #18
Don't you mean "alleged Interrogation?" JoePhilly Nov 2012 #24
I think the security request might lead to her dsc Nov 2012 #25
If anyone outside the CIA knew, it would most likely be Sec. Clinton. amandabeech Nov 2012 #73
Libya was more than just a hotbed of radicals... AntiFascist Nov 2012 #137
Yes, I recall reading that. amandabeech Nov 2012 #145
The underlying 'conspiracy theory' against the neocons... AntiFascist Nov 2012 #146
This time, I'm afraid that the object is to send arms to the folks fighting Assad in Syria. amandabeech Nov 2012 #147
This is an interesting article... AntiFascist Nov 2012 #149
Yes, I've seen that article, too. amandabeech Nov 2012 #151
There's also speculation that.... AntiFascist Nov 2012 #152
Talk about not grasping sarcasm. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #110
i'm glad they got to ask Condi Rice about that under oath Enrique Nov 2012 #27
How long after 9/11/01 did she testify? Was it days, weeks, months, or years later? JoePhilly Nov 2012 #28
the memo was reported on in 2002 Enrique Nov 2012 #30
So maybe before anyone testifies before congress, the investigations JoePhilly Nov 2012 #33
I wouldn't want a GOP impeachment trial dsc Nov 2012 #35
frankly I think the way the GOP reacted to 9/11 was the beginning of the end for them dsc Nov 2012 #31
Talk show host Phil Donohue also may have bit the dust b/c of his opposition to coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #86
oh he got fired for Iraq dsc Nov 2012 #90
+10000 n/t bluethruandthru Nov 2012 #102
We have to show we can be fair minded and if we made mistakes, we will not hide or quinnox Nov 2012 #17
Will the facts be known? Look at Issa's hearing. hanzi88 Nov 2012 #19
I would hope the Senate could do a more professional job than Issa dsc Nov 2012 #23
Hmm, it could go either way - throw gasoline on the fire, or cauterize this seeping wound. riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #21
I'm fine with hearings designed to get to the bottom of things. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #26
I agree with you 100 %. Let's learn all the facts. kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #29
And if part of this is really EC Nov 2012 #32
I have no problem with exposing illegal ops dsc Nov 2012 #34
Why EC Nov 2012 #36
We all know there was a CIA station there dsc Nov 2012 #37
"thanks to the Issa hearings" You appear to be ProSense Nov 2012 #38
"thanks to the Issa hearings"? David Zephyr Nov 2012 #41
I am sorry you can't understand sarcasm dsc Nov 2012 #47
Wait, ProSense Nov 2012 #51
yes it was dsc Nov 2012 #52
Bullshit! ProSense Nov 2012 #53
sorry you can't see that dsc Nov 2012 #54
Wow, you're ProSense Nov 2012 #55
It has been reported, and not just by Fox, that there was a request for additional security dsc Nov 2012 #56
Nonsense. It's inaccurate crap. ProSense Nov 2012 #64
You are doing exactly what Issa did: mixing Benghazi with Tripoli. Why? David Zephyr Nov 2012 #66
This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Nov 2012 #142
Exactly. The OP asserts the consulate requested security when it was the embassy. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #62
the sad thing is unless you pay attention to politics news Dems50State Nov 2012 #68
Welcome to the DU. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #74
I look at it this way Dems50State Nov 2012 #80
And I trust President Obama, too. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #82
There's a skill to writing sarcasm. Just sayin'. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #107
and there is a skill to reading too dsc Nov 2012 #116
apparently, you want the Issa thing to happen again, your sarcasm notwithstanding CreekDog Nov 2012 #141
What is this thread about? "Thanks to the Issa hearings..." David Zephyr Nov 2012 #42
gee I guess some people are unable to understand sarcasm dsc Nov 2012 #46
don't worry, there will be. and they'll be partisan. and the reTHUGS will be looking for a 'gotcha' spanone Nov 2012 #40
There are plenty of DUers who, "robbed" of their "I Told You So" moment on "One-Term Obama" alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #44
we control the Senate last time I checked dsc Nov 2012 #48
Although I agree that ALL attacks NashvilleLefty Nov 2012 #45
I doubt that the second question can be answered honestly and publicly. HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #49
What if it is a rogue military and CIA scandal that is a failed GOP October Surprise? PufPuf23 Nov 2012 #57
apparently most people here think it should be swept under the rug dsc Nov 2012 #58
I agree with you about CIA and would add that the CIA appears to PufPuf23 Nov 2012 #61
No one is saying anything should be "swept under the rug" ProSense Nov 2012 #65
I agree. It is a call for a witch hunt. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #70
yes a Senate investigation would be a witch hunt dsc Nov 2012 #79
Do you have no respect for the President? Dems50State Nov 2012 #81
Yes, unlike you, I have enough respect for the President to trust that hearings would show he did dsc Nov 2012 #91
"Hearings" in any Administration mean "What did the President do wrong?" WinkyDink Nov 2012 #106
I recall the TRAITOR North well. I think you are spot on about the intentions. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #99
If it gets to the CIA I am all for it. Autumn Nov 2012 #59
Four Americans died during a dangerous job... Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #60
Why are you conflating Benghazi with Tripoli? David Zephyr Nov 2012 #63
among other things the security would tend to go with the Ambassador dsc Nov 2012 #71
Now, you're just making stuff up. ProSense Nov 2012 #75
He dodged your post. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #93
Your OP wrongly implied that the security requests had been for Benghazi. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #78
Not only that the person is jumping from CIA to blaming Hillary Clinton Dems50State Nov 2012 #83
If it were a republican administration we would be calling for heads. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2012 #85
Maybe Obama should insist on having Biden testify in the same room, same time? NOT under oath? THOSE WinkyDink Nov 2012 #108
I agree. I want those two questions answered and let the chips fall coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #87
Both questions have been answered: Atticus Nov 2012 #88
that would be the CIA whose right wing general head dsc Nov 2012 #89
how many CIA agents do you want to out to ask your questions? CreekDog Nov 2012 #113
Oh, yeah---I guess you're right. Atticus Nov 2012 #114
well last I checked neither Graham nor McCain are in charge of any Senate committee dsc Nov 2012 #119
I don't trust Patreus or the CIA either. But, I also don't trust ANY Republican. Atticus Nov 2012 #130
Actually, the question about whether the CIA was holding prisoners goes coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #94
An ambassador was murdered. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #92
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #95
Where is your proof for your assertion above? David Zephyr Nov 2012 #96
How about: What was the Ambassador doing there, anyway? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #98
If we don't already know that dsc Nov 2012 #100
Obviously there should be some kind of inquiry or hearings. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #101
Very shocked at this OP obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #104
what are you saying quinnox Nov 2012 #109
He Or She Said It All. I Don't think He Or She Needs To Elucidate Further/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #120
She -- and thanks obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #126
The Radical Republicans Are Trying Turn A Garden Variety Tragedy Into 9-11 Or Pearl Harbor/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #129
That is the perfect title for them obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #131
Except The Original "Radical Republicans" Were Trying To Do The Right Thing/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #132
ah get the fainting couch dsc Nov 2012 #117
"get teh fainting couch"?! Really, you of all people are saying that to me? obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #125
why won't you answer WHY you are mixing Tripoli with Benghazi as Issa and Fox News have? CreekDog Nov 2012 #143
"Please proceed." Republicans should be careful what they wish for here. DirkGently Nov 2012 #105
Or he's a darn good bluffer! ;-) WinkyDink Nov 2012 #112
They may think that, but it seems unlikely. DirkGently Nov 2012 #118
wonder if you will be attacked like I was dsc Nov 2012 #121
Respectfully, I don't think we're saying the same thing. DirkGently Nov 2012 #122
Good post. IMHO an investigation would bite the CIA and GOP PufPuf23 Nov 2012 #136
and when they have them, the Republicans should attend Enrique Nov 2012 #111
The right-wingers will only use these hearings to create a circus. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #123
Like it or not the congress is all we have dsc Nov 2012 #124
I don't actually think you want to learn anything about the topic CreekDog Nov 2012 #135
two things dsc Nov 2012 #153
Now do you see the futility of working in/with the system? kenny blankenship Nov 2012 #150
I wanna know what McCain and Graham knew and when they knew it. Seems fair to me. 2on2u Nov 2012 #128
I think the GOP should hold hearings IN Benghazi. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #140
LOL. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #148
since it has been asked multiple times I will respond to the request for security in Benghazi here dsc Nov 2012 #154
That doesn't support your claim. ProSense Nov 2012 #155
Whatever. nt RobertBlue Nov 2012 #156
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