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joshcryer

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59. Huh? They were tracking Gaddafi's 20k missing ground to air missiles.

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 05:15 PM

Nov 2012

That the rebels were using to shoot at tanks (with little success) and selling on the black market (with mixed success).

Small arms (which the French provided; not the US) are easily acquired in Africa.

They were worried about Gaddafi's missiles.

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I think the explanation is more straight forward BainsBane Nov 2012 #1

in other words luckyleftyme2 Nov 2012 #2

Term limits haven't worked well in California. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #33

send him into irrelevance WCGreen Nov 2012 #3

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Uh...yeah. That happened. Except neither man ever said so: WinkyDink Nov 2012 #14

I am so glad Harry Reid nipped that crap in the bud. I want McCrabby to be as.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #5

You don't seem to notice how the Middle East is disintegrating before our eyes. dkf Nov 2012 #6

Bloviating. joshcryer Nov 2012 #9

I am paying attention to the Middle East! Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 #10

... MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #12

You hit the nail on the head... dkf Nov 2012 #13

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"The CIA was in Benghazi to track weapons"... You mean, tracking its customers? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #15

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Maybe during Carter, but I was too young to understand the implications back then. dkf Nov 2012 #40

Huh? They were tracking Gaddafi's 20k missing ground to air missiles. joshcryer Nov 2012 #59

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I don't want more war involving the US unless we're directly attacked uponit7771 Nov 2012 #28

So McCain should be granted a special committee after he threw a temper tantrum? myrna minx Nov 2012 #32

Yep. Iggo Nov 2012 #39

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There are questions about what the CIA was up to in Benghazi. amandabeech Nov 2012 #56

The US imports less than 4 million barrels of oil from Libya per month which represents OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #37

Welcome back! Iggo Nov 2012 #38

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GIMME SOME OF THAT STUFF Y'ER SMOKIN. tabasco Nov 2012 #48

Tracking weapons like in Fast and Furious? rusty fender Nov 2012 #51

you were gone for 3 weeks, I guess you must have been volunteering for Obama! CreekDog Nov 2012 #52

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There's no term limits on Democrats jeff47 Nov 2012 #43

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Bitter, Party of One... Iggy Nov 2012 #30

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Doesn't McCain have any grandkids he can baby-sit? aletier_v Nov 2012 #36

He has enormous daddy issues. jeff47 Nov 2012 #44

he's a bitter, partisan prick. spanone Nov 2012 #49

Jaybus X Kerist Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #50

Term limits? treestar Nov 2012 #55

Oh, so it's *not* country first? What a shocker. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #61