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Originally Posted by Stargazer
I hope some on this BB are listening to the Benghazi Consulate Attack on C-Span. I am most interested in General Dempsey's stance on putting forces in motion and the reasons for halting.
Listening to this become a discussion more about the budget / sequester is a distraction from the reason they are there. Perhaps those on the Hill, lead by the President, should have taken the agreed upon actions when the 'deal' was made.
General Dempsey stated that the quickest they could have had assets on the ground was 13 to 15 hours (best case scenario). It appears that they did not consider (as some have suggested) having a F16 to fly over. I recall Rep. Kinzinger (of IL) who is a former Airforce Pilot stating that F16s can do many things outside of firing to provide a show of force.
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Sorry that's a bold faced lie.
There's a reason we have Military Free Fall teams. All CIF's are airborne, some specialize in Military Free Fall. The CIF's are prepared to respond 24/7, that's their job. I know I was a CIF member. Jets should have been dropping flares within the hour over the embassy, and breaking the sound barrier with low level flyovers. We have AFB's in Turkey and Italy that could have responded. I also find it hard to believe we didn't have assets floating in the Mediterranean that could have responded.
We also could have called the Israelis, they are professionals in hostage rescue.
Bottom line, the "current" administration was not going to kill hundreds of bloodthirsty muslims over 3-4 Americans. Ain't going to happen. So if you're curently serving as a civilian in a muslim country you can expect no US military assistance if teh shit hits the fan, you are on your own, period. Stupid American sheeple forget the Iran hostage situation? 444 days. Who cares now, no one.
But as the witch said, "Who cares now?"