13 Benghazis Happened Under President Bush

[rightwinger]

That's irrelevant because there was no cover-up for political gain because there was no political gain to be had from covering anything up.

Of course there was. Even pundits on the left are now calling what happened political.

But that is just deflection on your part.

YOU can provide where Bush covered up the incident to protect his reelection bid...

Right?

Otherwise, there is no comparison between Bush and Obama and this thread is just like many leftist threads. Empty of thought and substance.

Bush waited until December of 2005 to admit there were no WMD's.

But wasn't there an election in Nov 2004?

 

[bedowin62]

no benghazis happened on Bush's watch

benghazi is a cover-up of a terrorist attack

 

[Gadawg73]

The Iraq invasion by Bush II was a massive FUCK UP. That fuck up increased the terror network overnight with a wave of new recruits.
But that has nothing to do with the Obama administration cooking a story about a video in California being the reason Benghazi was hit.

 

[Darkwind]

Of course there was. Even pundits on the left are now calling what happened political.

But that is just deflection on your part.

YOU can provide where Bush covered up the incident to protect his reelection bid...

Right?

Otherwise, there is no comparison between Bush and Obama and this thread is just like many leftist threads. Empty of thought and substance.

Bush waited until December of 2005 to admit there were no WMD's.

But wasn't there an election in Nov 2004?

And? He didn't admit that there were no WMD. He admitted they did not find any. They found just the WMD programs.

Not even a good attempt.

 

[depotoo]

Under Obama, his first 4 years-

2009 United States Yemen, attack on Embassy
2010 United States, Baghdad, Iraq attack on Embassy, Green Zone [3]
2010 United States Peshawar, Pakistan attack on Consulate[2]
2010 United States Yemen, attack on Embassy vehicle
2011 United States Damascus, Syria*
2011 Syrian uprising[4]*
2011 United States Kabul, Afghanistan*
2011 Kabul Attacks[5]
2011 United States Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March[3]
2011 United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Consulate bombed April
2011 United States Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina [6]*
2012 United States Abuja, Nigeria Embassy attack Mar
2012 United States Peshawar, Pakistan attack on Consulate Sept 2[4]
2012 United States Cairo, Egypt*
2012 attack on the American Embassy in Egypt*
2012 United States Benghazi, Libya*
2012 U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi*
2012 United States Sanaa, Yemen*
2012 attack on the American Embassy in Yemen
2012 United States Tunis, Tunisia*
2012 U.S. Embassy attack in Tunis[4]*
2012 United States Sudan*
2012 U.S. Embassy attack Khartoum

Look at just the last 4 years alone. I quit looking for more. And you are right, any death is too much, but what makes them even worse is when it deals with having not had security to even attempt to be able to stop them, when they have begged for just that.(this is a post of mine from Sept, 2012 in response to another such post and in which I have not updated)
Now, from this list, it is pretty obvious, since there was no outrage over those, that something is different here. First and foremost, our Ambassador was killed, the first since 1979. And many other things, as a matter of fact and if you were to take the time, listen to the hearings, read all the documents, etc. you would be better informed.

13 Benghazis Happened Under President Bush and
Fox News Said Nothing


Check out the timeline of attacks on embassies and consulate compounds during Bush's tenure that received no similar fine-toothed-combing from Fox.

1. Jan. 22, 2002: Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Attacks Indian U.S. Consulate
Five policemen were killed and 16 injured in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta because of an attack on the U.S. consulate by militant group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. American employees including the consul-general in Calcutta, Christopher Sandrolini, were unscathed, and those injured and killed were all Indians.

2. June 14, 2002: Suicide Car-Bomb Outside U.S. Consulate in Karachi
Twelve people died in an attack outside the U.S. consulate in Karachi when militants exploded a car bomb. A Taliban splinter group referred to as Al-Qanoon, or "The Law," claimed responsibility for the attacks that also injured 51 people. Two hired guards, a Marine, and five Pakistani staff members were among the injured in the attack that followed then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's visit to the country.

3. Oct. 12, 2002: String Of Bali Bombings Included U.S. Consulate
The U.S. consulate in Indonesia was attacked as part of the 'Bali bombings' on a devastating October night. While there were no fatalities at the consulate, seven Americans were among the 202 dead at the coordinated blasts inside a bar and outside a nightclub.

4. Feb. 28, 2003: Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, Attacked For the Second Time in One Year
Gunmen rode up on a motorbike to the U.S. consulate's security checkpoints and rained gunfire killing two Pakistani police officers. One gunman arrested by paramilitary officers was found to have several rounds of ammunition prepared for what could have been a far more devastating attack.

5. May 12, 2003: 36 People Including 9 Americans Die After Terrorists Storm U.S. Compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The State Department had warned of a potential strike against the Saudi days before gunmen infiltrated the Al Hamra Oasis Village and two others killing 36 people and wounding 160. This was the most devastating attack on a State Department employees to occur under Bush. The Saudi government cracked down on terrorists group but that did not prevent another attack to occur a year later in Jeddah.

6. July 30, 2004: Islamist Attacks U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Two Uzbek security guards died in a bombing on the U.S. embassy in Tashkent days. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed responsibility of the bombing after 15 alleged Islamist militants went on trial.

7. Dec. 6, 2004: Five Staff and Four Security Guards Die in U.S. consulate attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Gunmen fought their way into the complex, reportedly taking 18 staff and visa applicants hostage for a short time before Saudi security forces stormed the building. The final dead counted four security guards, five staff, and three attackers. No Americans were among the dead.

8. March 2, 2006: Third Attack on Karachi U.S. Consulate Killed U.S. Diplomat
U.S. Diplomat David Foy was specifically targeted in the third attack in as many years on the Karachi consulate compound. He was one of four people killed. The bomb occurred two days before President Bush was to visit Pakistan and also targeted the Marriot hotel in an upscale neighborhood of Karachi.

This was a planned and coordinated attack that nobody covered as more than a news item.

9. Sept. 12, 2006: Four Gunmen Stormed the U.S. compound in Damascus, Syria
Gunmen yelling "Allahu akbar " - "God is great" - fired on Syrian security officers guarding the U.S. embassy. The gunmen used grenades, automatic weapons, car bombs, and a truck bomb and killed four people and wounded 13 others. Condoleezza Rice, then Secretary of State praised the Syrians that defended the U.S. employees: "the Syrians reacted to this attack in a way that helped to secure our people, and we very much appreciate that."

10. Jan. 12, 2007: Greek Terrorists Fired a Rocket-Propelled Grenade at the U.S. Embassy
An antitank grenade was fired into the empty consulate building by leftist terrorist group Revolutionary Struggle angry at American foreign policy. Even though nobody was in the building at the time the attack was a blatant breach of security and showed enormous security loopholes.

11. March 18, 2008: A Mortar is Fired at the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen
Similar to the Greek attack, a mortar was fired at the U.S. embassy building killing 19 people and injuring 16. This was the second attempt at a similar mortar attack on the embassy. The first one missed the embassy and hit a girls' school next door.

12. July 9, 2008: Three Turkish Policemen were Killed When Gunman Fired on the U.S. Consulate Istanbul, Turkey
Four attackers drove up to the high-walled compound of the U.S. Consulate and started shooting the security guards. The gun battle took the lives of three of the attackers but the fourth one drove off. No Americans were injured or killed.

13. Sept. 17, 2008: 16 People Including 2 Americans Die in an Orchestrated Attack on the U.S. Embassy Sana’a, Yemen
An arsenal of weapons including rocket-propelled grenades and two car bombs were involved in the second attack on the embassy in seven months. Eighteen-year-old American Susan El-Baneh and her husband of three weeks died holding hands.
13 Benghazis Happened Under President Bush and Fox News Said Nothing - PolicyMic

 

[hangover]

13 Benghazis Happened Under President Bush and
Fox News Said Nothing


Check out the timeline of attacks on embassies and consulate compounds during Bush's tenure that received no similar fine-toothed-combing from Fox.

1. Jan. 22, 2002: Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Attacks Indian U.S. Consulate
Five policemen were killed and 16 injured in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta because of an attack on the U.S. consulate by militant group Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. American employees including the consul-general in Calcutta, Christopher Sandrolini, were unscathed, and those injured and killed were all Indians.

2. June 14, 2002: Suicide Car-Bomb Outside U.S. Consulate in Karachi
Twelve people died in an attack outside the U.S. consulate in Karachi when militants exploded a car bomb. A Taliban splinter group referred to as Al-Qanoon, or "The Law," claimed responsibility for the attacks that also injured 51 people. Two hired guards, a Marine, and five Pakistani staff members were among the injured in the attack that followed then Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's visit to the country.

3. Oct. 12, 2002: String Of Bali Bombings Included U.S. Consulate
The U.S. consulate in Indonesia was attacked as part of the 'Bali bombings' on a devastating October night. While there were no fatalities at the consulate, seven Americans were among the 202 dead at the coordinated blasts inside a bar and outside a nightclub.

4. Feb. 28, 2003: Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, Attacked For the Second Time in One Year
Gunmen rode up on a motorbike to the U.S. consulate's security checkpoints and rained gunfire killing two Pakistani police officers. One gunman arrested by paramilitary officers was found to have several rounds of ammunition prepared for what could have been a far more devastating attack.

5. May 12, 2003: 36 People Including 9 Americans Die After Terrorists Storm U.S. Compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The State Department had warned of a potential strike against the Saudi days before gunmen infiltrated the Al Hamra Oasis Village and two others killing 36 people and wounding 160. This was the most devastating attack on a State Department employees to occur under Bush. The Saudi government cracked down on terrorists group but that did not prevent another attack to occur a year later in Jeddah.

6. July 30, 2004: Islamist Attacks U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Two Uzbek security guards died in a bombing on the U.S. embassy in Tashkent days. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed responsibility of the bombing after 15 alleged Islamist militants went on trial.

7. Dec. 6, 2004: Five Staff and Four Security Guards Die in U.S. consulate attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Gunmen fought their way into the complex, reportedly taking 18 staff and visa applicants hostage for a short time before Saudi security forces stormed the building. The final dead counted four security guards, five staff, and three attackers. No Americans were among the dead.

8. March 2, 2006: Third Attack on Karachi U.S. Consulate Killed U.S. Diplomat
U.S. Diplomat David Foy was specifically targeted in the third attack in as many years on the Karachi consulate compound. He was one of four people killed. The bomb occurred two days before President Bush was to visit Pakistan and also targeted the Marriot hotel in an upscale neighborhood of Karachi.

This was a planned and coordinated attack that nobody covered as more than a news item.

9. Sept. 12, 2006: Four Gunmen Stormed the U.S. compound in Damascus, Syria
Gunmen yelling "Allahu akbar " - "God is great" - fired on Syrian security officers guarding the U.S. embassy. The gunmen used grenades, automatic weapons, car bombs, and a truck bomb and killed four people and wounded 13 others. Condoleezza Rice, then Secretary of State praised the Syrians that defended the U.S. employees: "the Syrians reacted to this attack in a way that helped to secure our people, and we very much appreciate that."

10. Jan. 12, 2007: Greek Terrorists Fired a Rocket-Propelled Grenade at the U.S. Embassy
An antitank grenade was fired into the empty consulate building by leftist terrorist group Revolutionary Struggle angry at American foreign policy. Even though nobody was in the building at the time the attack was a blatant breach of security and showed enormous security loopholes.

11. March 18, 2008: A Mortar is Fired at the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen
Similar to the Greek attack, a mortar was fired at the U.S. embassy building killing 19 people and injuring 16. This was the second attempt at a similar mortar attack on the embassy. The first one missed the embassy and hit a girls' school next door.

12. July 9, 2008: Three Turkish Policemen were Killed When Gunman Fired on the U.S. Consulate Istanbul, Turkey
Four attackers drove up to the high-walled compound of the U.S. Consulate and started shooting the security guards. The gun battle took the lives of three of the attackers but the fourth one drove off. No Americans were injured or killed.

13. Sept. 17, 2008: 16 People Including 2 Americans Die in an Orchestrated Attack on the U.S. Embassy Sana’a, Yemen
An arsenal of weapons including rocket-propelled grenades and two car bombs were involved in the second attack on the embassy in seven months. Eighteen-year-old American Susan El-Baneh and her husband of three weeks died holding hands.
13 Benghazis Happened Under President Bush and Fox News Said Nothing - PolicyMic

TA DA!!!!! Game, set and match!

sad clown; rant in bigger, bolder type; and announce you've "won"


the normal people here need a laugh

TA DA!!!!! Game, set and match!

 

[Katzndogz]

How many of those attacks were blamed on a video?

 

[Theowl32]

The Iraq invasion by Bush II was a massive FUCK UP. That fuck up increased the terror network overnight with a wave of new recruits.
But that has nothing to do with the Obama administration cooking a story about a video in California being the reason Benghazi was hit.

Then again there were things that happened that worked too. Gaddafi soon stopped his programs. Many al qaeda leaders were killed like kahlid sheik muhammed.

The problem is America still has no clue what we are fighting. In the past it was enough to capture a capital and depose its leader. This fight....will never end.

The only thing these throw back fanatics understand is overwhelming force with an iron fist. That is how they operate and they are commanded to convert the world or kill every last infidel.

If we have not learned what these smelly (literally) pieces of brown muslim shit are willing to do by now, then we never will. Those who say they are peaceful religion are politicans or morons on the left.

This battle will never end. No matter how many apologies we make.

 

[Gadawg73]

The Iraq invasion by Bush II was a massive FUCK UP. That fuck up increased the terror network overnight with a wave of new recruits.
But that has nothing to do with the Obama administration cooking a story about a video in California being the reason Benghazi was hit.

Then again there were things that happened that worked too. Gaddafi soon stopped his programs. Many al qaeda leaders were killed like kahlid sheik muhammed.

The problem is America still has no clue what we are fighting. In the past it was enough to capture a capital and depose its leader. This fight....will never end.

The only thing these throw back fanatics understand is overwhelming force with an iron fist. That is how they operate and they are commanded to convert the world or kill every last infidel.

If we have learned what these smelly (literally) pieces of brown muslim shit are willing to do by now, then we never will. Those who say they are peaceful religion are politicans or morons on the left.

This battle will never end. No matter how many apologies we make.

The Bush doctrine from the start is not to make this a war of religion or a war against Islam or Muslims.
Bush doctrine in fact is to prop up and support Muslim governments in those areas.
We will never win any war against Muslim terrorists with rhetoric against all Muslims being bad, shit or whatever.
I understand your frustration as I have it also but the Bush doctrine is the only answer and pretty much what Obama has taken over, copied and ran with.
Watch the movie Lone Survivor about how it was Muslims that assisted our Seal teams in Afghanistan against the Taliban.
That was confirmed from the Lone Survivor himself and all Seal Teams.
The entire Bush doctrine is to assist Muslims in fighting the terrorists themselves.

 

[depotoo]

How many of those attacks were blamed on a video?

And how many other attack s under Obama did you hear anything about? None. This was a unique situation, which involved our Ambassador dying, and finding out security they had requested was denied, even after there had already been attacks on the compound, finding out there was no contigency plan, if attacked, approval of a less than secure facility, so unsecure that Clinton had to sign off on its use, blaming it on a video, and lying about the whole thing.

 

[KNB]

Compared to Bush saying that al-Qaeda attacked the WTC because "they hate freedom" so he invaded Iraq, a mob attack on a US government building overseas blamed on a video seems pretty mild. Compared to Obama ordering a drone strike on an American teenager who had never been charged with a crime, any wrongdoing from Obama during Benghazi seems entirely irrelevant.

 

[depotoo]

And it just came out our national security advisor was not even at the situation room that night, as he was off! Tom Donilon

 

[ClosedCaption]

The sin of benghazi has been the aftermath

Not the 4 deaths anymore? I guess that was last weeks buzz

 

[ClosedCaption]

How many of those attacks were blamed on a video?

I guess the deaths dont matter anymore once you're shown your previous disregard for loss of life.

 

[The Rabbi]

The sin of benghazi has been the aftermath

Not the 4 deaths anymore? I guess that was last weeks buzz

Four deaths the administration tried to sweep under the rug to hide their own incompetence.
The only question is why you arent outraged that the president sat and lied to you.

 

[LilOlLady]

Not a single one of those happened on 9-11 and none were obfuscated with the aid of the media for the purpose of enhancing reelection chances.
Morons.

So the fact that none happen on 9/11 make it less important? Die on 9/1 to be noticed.

 

[The Rabbi]

Not a single one of those happened on 9-11 and none were obfuscated with the aid of the media for the purpose of enhancing reelection chances.
Morons.

So the fact that none happen on 9/11 make it less important? Die on 9/1 to be noticed.

Did you miss the second part of what he wrote? Can you really not pay attention that long?

 

[Stephanie]

Unbelievable and just sickening they are still trying to COVER for this administration, lying to us, arresting an American citizen who made a video, and then COVEREDUP this whole affair for the purpose of his re-election

Watergate wasn't this bad

this man needs to be IMPEACHED

 

[NYcarbineer]

How many of those attacks were blamed on a video?

How many irrelevant questions can you ODS'ers dream up?

 

[NYcarbineer]

Unbelievable and just sickening they are still trying to COVER for this administration, lying to us, arresting an American citizen who made a video, and then COVEREDUP this whole affair for the purpose of his re-election

Watergate wasn't this bad

this man needs to be IMPEACHED

Watergate was an attempt to cover up actual crimes. God, I cannot believe how ignorant of history some of you are. Read a book, Jumbolaya.