AWFUL! MSM SILENT After News Breaks That Obama Was AWOL As Americans Were Slaughte

[bitterlyclingin]

What you don't know won't hurt the Obambi. As for those millions of bullets Homeland Security and Social Security (Expecting lots of rowdy 80 year olds, they are?), God and the Obambi work in strange and wondrous ways. He knew on January 20th, 2009 the damage he was going to do to the country and the carnage to our rights would push the American people to rise up against his overbearing and onerous rule. The Government agencies' bullet purchases are being done specifically to preempt that.

 

[Sunni Man]

Why should Pres. Obama get the U.S. involved in Israel's hostile aggression towards it's peaceful neighbor Iran??........

 

[ScreamingEagle]

religious wars are for religious zealots. Leave my tax-money out of this one.

it's more like East vs. West....

 

[Mustang]

Fox News national security analyst KT McFarland questioned the Obama administration’s commitment to keeping peace in the Middle East, especially as Israel and Iran appear poised for war.

“Where is the administration?” McFarland asked Fox News’ Bill Hemmer. “Are they a strong supporter of Israel? They talk about it, but they don’t act like it. They tell Iran no nuclear weapons, but what are they going to do to stop Iran? I think all these things are coming together in one place.”

McFarland: Obama AWOL as Israel, Iran prepare for war - BizPac Review

Can "keeping the peace" be defined as paving the way for war?

At first blush, it seems odd that conservatives (particularly social conservatives) want the US to be Israel's hand puppet when it comes to war. But when one stops to consider that they're chomping at the bit to usher in Armageddon (and hence, the Second Coming of the Lord), maybe it's not so odd after all. I think that's all the more reason to proceed with caution in order to pursue America's best self-interest, and not the primary self interest of Israel and/or the religious extremists from several countries.

bullcrap.....take your armageddon conspiracy and shove it......Israel has been the sole democratic light in the middle east desert and our friend and ally in the region for years and years....

what IS IT you don't understand about standing up for allies and friends......?

You ought to take a little time to investigate some of the most strident Israel supporters in this country. Southern Evangelical leaders (like John Hagee, for example) are quite clear about their views. They support Israel regardless of what Israel does and regardless of what abuses the Israeli gov't or their ultra orthodox Jewish settlers might engage in during their pursuit of confiscating additional Palestinian lands in order to create a greater Israel/Judea.

Keep something in mind. The continuing confiscation of additional Palestinian lands (through evictions and expulsions of Palestinians from their ancestral homes) only serves to further radicalize the Palestinians, thereby creating the kind of environment where they end up turning to Hamas and Hezbollah which is exactly what will keep a peaceful settlement from ever happening. A peaceful settlement is in OUR interest. Continuing conflict AND war serves the interest of extremists on all sides because they want ALL or nothing. That direction is a losing proposition for America because they'll drag us in (and down) with them.

Edit to add: John Hagee (and others) are also quite clear that they see the unquestioning support of Israel as helping to usher in the Second Coming of Christ through the final battle of Armageddon. I'm not making this up. Look it up for yourself if you don't believe me.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Why should Pres. Obama get the U.S. involved in Israel's hostile aggression towards it's peaceful neighbor Iran??........

oh boy here comes our resident muslim to lie for mohammed...

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Can "keeping the peace" be defined as paving the way for war?

At first blush, it seems odd that conservatives (particularly social conservatives) want the US to be Israel's hand puppet when it comes to war. But when one stops to consider that they're chomping at the bit to usher in Armageddon (and hence, the Second Coming of the Lord), maybe it's not so odd after all. I think that's all the more reason to proceed with caution in order to pursue America's best self-interest, and not the primary self interest of Israel and/or the religious extremists from several countries.

bullcrap.....take your armageddon conspiracy and shove it......Israel has been the sole democratic light in the middle east desert and our friend and ally in the region for years and years....

what IS IT you don't understand about standing up for allies and friends......?

You ought to take a little time to investigate some of the most strident Israel supporters in this country. Southern Evangelical leaders (like John Hagee, for example) are quite clear about their views. They support Israel regardless of what Israel does and regardless of what abuses the Israeli gov't or their ultra orthodox Jewish settlers might engage in during their pursuit of confiscating additional Palestinian lands in order to create a greater Israel/Judea.

Keep something in mind. The continuing confiscation of additional Palestinian lands (through evictions and expulsions of Palestinians from their ancestral homes) only serves to further radicalize the Palestinians, thereby creating the kind of environment where they end up turning to Hamas and Hezbollah which is exactly what will keep a peaceful settlement from ever happening. A peaceful settlement is in OUR interest. Continuing conflict AND war serves the interest of extremists on all sides because they want ALL or nothing. That direction is a losing proposition for America because they'll drag us in (and down) with them.

Israel has bent over backwards and into a pretzel to placate the Palestinians.....it hasn't worked and never will because the two ideologies are totally opposite each other.....and guess what? our western ideology matches that of Israel....

 

[Sunni Man]

Israel does not want a peaceful solution to the Palestinian problem.

Because the Zionist government receives between 2 and 3 billions dollars from the U.S. in money and weapons.

Under the pretext of defending it's self from invasion by stone throwing Palestinians.

That money would cease to flow to Israels coffers if peace was declared.........

 

[mamooth]

You righty cranks must know you'll have to stop embarrassing yourself over this eventually. This faux-scandal is way past its expiration date.

Think about it. After gettting humiliated for pushing all the big lies about Fast & Furious, you all slithered back into your slimy crevices. But you survived and moved on. Isn't it about time to do that with the Benghazi nonsense? Even you have to be tired of it by now.

And don't worry. That panicky, empty feeling you're getting now won't last forever. Drudge and FOX will soon manufacture another phony scandal. You'll all fall hard for it, because it's what conservative UsefulIdiots do. And once more, your little wingnut lives will have a sense of purpose.

 

[Doc91678]

By Bob Beauprez
February 9, 2013


President Barack Obama was nowhere to be found the long and fatal night of September 11, 2012 when Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were assassinated in an attack on the U.S. Mission Outpost in Benghazi, Libya.

Finally, five months after the terrorist assault, the American people and the families of those brave slain Americans find out that even though live video was being streamed back to Washington, even though requests for backup had been sent, the President left it to others to deal with the issue.

"He (Obama) knew generally what was deployed out there but as to specifics about time, etc. etc., he left that up to us," outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, February 07, 2013. Joining Panetta was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey.

Panetta told the Senators he did not speak with President Obama or anybody in the White House the night the terrorist attack was carried out on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Panetta testified that Obama relied on officials at the State and Defense Departments to deal with the issue.

Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) asked Panetta if he "had any further communications with him (Obama) that night?" Panetta answered, "No."

Ayotte pressed further, "Did he ever call you that night? How are things going? What's going on? Where's the Consulate?" Panetta said, "No," but when information came in that Ambassador Stevens had been killed "we were aware that that information went to the White House."

Note the careful use of "the White House" – not "to the President." And, the vague "we were aware." Who passed on the information, and to whom was it delivered? There was a dead Ambassador, two former Navy Seals, and another diplomat, after all.

Panetta: Obama Absent Night of Benghazi

Recall, too, that earlier in the day of September 11, the Embassy in Cairo, Egypt had also been stormed, and other anti-American demonstrations were popping up across the globe. Further that this same Consulate in Benghazi had been attacked twice before and numerous communications had raised security concerns for the outpost and for the Ambassador and his staff. This was hardly a one-off, isolated occurrence.

In the same Senate hearing, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified that the State Department never sent a request for military backup before, during or after attack occurred.

General on Benghazi:[/B] 'We Never Received a Request for Support from the State Department'

Citing the numerous requests for additional security in Benghazi, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) asked Dempsey, "Why didn't you put forces in place to be ready to respond?"

Dempsey said flatly, "Because we never received a request to do so…"


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Obama AWOL during Benghazi Attack - Bob Beauprez - Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary - Page 1

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

do you think the left will complain if Bush winds up in a cereal box cartoon?

 

[Mustang]

bullcrap.....take your armageddon conspiracy and shove it......Israel has been the sole democratic light in the middle east desert and our friend and ally in the region for years and years....

what IS IT you don't understand about standing up for allies and friends......?

You ought to take a little time to investigate some of the most strident Israel supporters in this country. Southern Evangelical leaders (like John Hagee, for example) are quite clear about their views. They support Israel regardless of what Israel does and regardless of what abuses the Israeli gov't or their ultra orthodox Jewish settlers might engage in during their pursuit of confiscating additional Palestinian lands in order to create a greater Israel/Judea.

Keep something in mind. The continuing confiscation of additional Palestinian lands (through evictions and expulsions of Palestinians from their ancestral homes) only serves to further radicalize the Palestinians, thereby creating the kind of environment where they end up turning to Hamas and Hezbollah which is exactly what will keep a peaceful settlement from ever happening. A peaceful settlement is in OUR interest. Continuing conflict AND war serves the interest of extremists on all sides because they want ALL or nothing. That direction is a losing proposition for America because they'll drag us in (and down) with them.

Israel has bent over backwards and into a pretzel to placate the Palestinians.....it hasn't worked and never will because the two ideologies are totally opposite each other.....and guess what? our western ideology matches that of Israel....

I don't know where you get your information but Israel has NOT bent over backwards to placate the Palestinians. Both sides have extremists who are increasingly responsible for hardening the positions of their respective governmental bodies. That's why the Israelis give lip service to the concept of a peaceful settlement even as they expand their settlements in the West Bank despite the fact that doing so stands in the way of a peace settlement. The radicalized Palestinians use Israeli intransigence as a justification to support Israel's destruction as opposed to a reaching a peaceful two state solution and settlement. It's into THIS mix that the US is trying to broker a peace treaty between the two sides when both sides are resisting because of their all or nothing gambit. The US is being played for suckers, and Evangelicals in this country are blindly supporting Israel (instead of pressuring them) because they see this as the pathway to the 2nd Coming of Christ.

I'm not making any of this up. John Hagee was a big time supporter of John McCain (who naturally took a more strident position, as well, regarding Israel) in 2008 until McCain had to distance himself from Hagee because of comments Hagee had previously made.

 

[NYcarbineer]

A war between Israel and Iran is none of our business, no more than the eighties war between Iraq and Iran was any of our business.

 

[Sunni Man]

And yet Israel is constantly attacking other countries in so called self defense.......

 

[NYcarbineer]

You righty cranks must know you'll have to stop embarrassing yourself over this eventually. This faux-scandal is way past its expiration date.

Think about it. After gettting humiliated for pushing all the big lies about Fast & Furious, you all slithered back into your slimy crevices. But you survived and moved on. Isn't it about time to do that with the Benghazi nonsense? Even you have to be tired of it by now.

And don't worry. That panicky, empty feeling you're getting now won't last forever. Drudge and FOX will soon manufacture another phony scandal. You'll all fall hard for it, because it's what conservative UsefulIdiots do. And once more, your little wingnut lives will have a sense of purpose.

The right wing is a cult. Its members can't be embarassed; the membership fee is one's self-respect. Without self-respect one can't be embarassed easily.

 

[NYcarbineer]

How many did he get killed? The figure of 4,486 represents the number of dead from 2003 and 2012. That includes obama years.

But, obama's real success isn't Iraq. It's Afghanistan where 60% of all troops killed were killed after obama took office. obama exceeded what Bush did in 8 years, in only 3-1/2 years.

Grim Milestone: Over Twice as Many U.S. Soldiers Have Died in Afghanistan Under Obama In 3 1/2 Years Than Did Under Bush in 8 Years ? Media Silent | The Gateway Pundit

obama's not done killing Americans yet. He'd like to shove a few thousand over to Syria to help Al Quaeda secure the country.

That's because once Obama was elected, Afghanistan knew they could do whatever they wanted and Obama would do nothing. Once our military started being murdered by the people they were training, Obama should have brought them ALL home! I don't remember ever hearing that he even made a comment on those murders.......

You're quoting me saying something I didn't say.

 

[Doc91678]

AWOL - like what Bush was from the National Guard...

AWOLBush.com - Home Page

And clinton was where? I bet if clinton did go, he would've got his three purple hearts and been home way before kerry. One thing different between them though. Clinton would've used his purple hearts to get the ladies, not to betray his fellow soldiers like kerry did.

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Bill Clinton’s Early Activism from Fulbright to Moscow



By Fedora

Summary

During the 1992 campaign, Bill Clinton’s student protests and Moscow trip generated much controversy, but few answers. While Clinton’s government files from that era seemingly remain unavailable even today, there is at least more information available than in 1992. The public record reveals that Clinton’s social network and views on Vietnam were influenced by a pattern of contact between Communist agents and sympathizers and Clinton’s academic and political associates. This pattern is documented here through an analysis of Clinton’s antiwar activity up through the time he left Oxford in 1970. Included are quotations from a June 9, 1969 profile of Clinton by the Frederick, Maryland Post which does not seem to have been previously cited elsewhere.

As a Georgetown junior, Clinton inherited his antiwar orientation from his part-time employer, Senator J. William Fulbright. Fulbright’s views on Vietnam had in turn been influenced by scholar Bernard Fall. Fall had an academic background at institutions linked to Chinese Communist apologist Owen Lattimore. He had recently co-authored a book on Vietnam with Marcus Raskin, cofounder of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), which disseminated Marxist propaganda aimed to sway Fulbright and other decision-makers. Fulbright’s office was also in regular contact with Igor Bubnov, a KGB operative on Capitol Hill. President Johnson had ordered the FBI to monitor Fulbright and his staff for suspected Communist contact at the time Clinton went to work for Fulbright.


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Road to Moscow: Bill Clinton’s Early Activism from Fulbright to Moscow

 

[sfcalifornia]

BENGHAZI!!! BENGHAZI!!! BENGHAZI!!!

Keep pushing it right wingers. The majority of America doesnt give a fuck. And thats why you folks lost.

Benghazi is obviously the birther movement repackaged. Expect Orly Taitz-Wannabe whack jobs to emerge from the woodwork. Oops, looks like they already have.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

i hate it when they combine two threads that throws both off track.....i guess using the words 'Obama' and 'AWOL' in both made them SEEM identical in subject matter....

 

[NoTeaPartyPleez]

You rightwing idiots really need to work on your American history. Obama is no more to blame for Benghazi then Reagan was responsible for this.....Remember? Now STFU.

The 1983 Attack on U.S. Marines in Lebanon
241 Marines Are Killed, As Are 58 French Paratroppers
It was a Sunday morning in Beirut, October 23, 1983. Lance Cpl. Eddie DiFranco was the U.S. Marine sentry outside the four-story Beirut Battalion Landing Team Marine headquarters near the capital city’s airport. At 6:22, DiFranco barely had time to glimpse at an oncoming yellow Mercedes-Benz truck. What he did see was this: “He looked right at me… and smiled.” Moments later, the driver slammed the truck, which filled with 12,000 pounds of dynamite, into the building. The explosion was heard throughout Beirut. It killed 241 Marines.

Moments later, a suicide bomber slams a vehicle into the barracks of French paratroopers, a 9-storey building called the Drakkar elsewhere in Beirut. The blast kills 58 French soldiers. The building is wiped out. The crater in its place is 20 feet deep and 40 feet wide.

Speaking at the scene to the British reporter Robert Fisk, Thomas Friedman, who was the Beirut correspondent for The New York Times, called it “the most brilliant act of terrorism.” Recalling the remark in Pity the Nation, Fisk’s 1990 book about Lebanon’s civil war, Fisk wrote of how he stood “thinking about this expression, the cruel, accurate use of the word ‘brilliant’ and the implication of its truth: that this was the most professional massacre ever perpetrated in Lebanon.”



http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/me081026d.htm

 

[Doc91678]

A war between Israel and Iran is none of our business, no more than the eighties war between Iraq and Iran was any of our business.

Hmm...., the simple fact that Iran uses it's proxies to attack us makes no difference to you? Then there's the little fact that Israel is an ally of the U.S. and we do have agreements of mutual protect. Can you site any mutual pacts the U.S. had between Iraq or Iran during the 80's? Then again didn't Iran declare war against the great satan (U.S.) when they attacked, stormed and kidnapped U.S. Embassy personnel holding them for over 400 days. I guess that's too much for you to grasp. Eh?