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In reply to the discussion: I think there should be hearings on Benghazi [View all]dsc
(52,155 posts)25. I think the security request might lead to her
not the interrogations, if there were interrogations. And yes, it could be that Stevens found out about them and wanted them stopped. We have no idea which is why there should be hearings.
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Why do you leave $300 million in GOP diplomatic security cuts off your list?
BeyondGeography
Nov 2012
#9
The Repubbies need to answer to why they left our Diplomats undefended, so they could
Berlum
Nov 2012
#20
congressional hearings don't interrogate Senators and Congressman on why they did budget cuts
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#138
I'm not a fan of fiction (although I DO like true-crime stoires. Hmmmmm....). I HAVE read quite a
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#133
Because I think it is more important that we deserve to govern than the idea that we simply govern
dsc
Nov 2012
#50
"Clusterfuckery" under Petreaus and whoever else was involved got four good men killed.
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#67
Silly me. In my wee hours rant I forgot that Sen. Feinstein is holding closed door
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#144
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
This time, I'm afraid that the object is to send arms to the folks fighting Assad in Syria.
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#147
How long after 9/11/01 did she testify? Was it days, weeks, months, or years later?
JoePhilly
Nov 2012
#28
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
We have to show we can be fair minded and if we made mistakes, we will not hide or
quinnox
Nov 2012
#17
Hmm, it could go either way - throw gasoline on the fire, or cauterize this seeping wound.
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#21
It has been reported, and not just by Fox, that there was a request for additional security
dsc
Nov 2012
#56
Exactly. The OP asserts the consulate requested security when it was the embassy.
David Zephyr
Nov 2012
#62
apparently, you want the Issa thing to happen again, your sarcasm notwithstanding
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#141
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
What if it is a rogue military and CIA scandal that is a failed GOP October Surprise?
PufPuf23
Nov 2012
#57
Yes, unlike you, I have enough respect for the President to trust that hearings would show he did
dsc
Nov 2012
#91
I recall the TRAITOR North well. I think you are spot on about the intentions.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#99
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
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
He Or She Said It All. I Don't think He Or She Needs To Elucidate Further/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#120
The Radical Republicans Are Trying Turn A Garden Variety Tragedy Into 9-11 Or Pearl Harbor/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#129
Except The Original "Radical Republicans" Were Trying To Do The Right Thing/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#132
"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
I wanna know what McCain and Graham knew and when they knew it. Seems fair to me.
2on2u
Nov 2012
#128