I am tired of having the Republicans make a political issue out of Amb. Stevens’ death in Benghazi. Let him rest in peace. He gave his life for his country; that should be an honorable thing, respected by his country. When Secretary Robert Gates talks about supporting and respecting the troops; that should also apply to Foreign Service officers who are killed serving their country. Why do McCain, Graham, and Issa have to make him into a political football? If they hate the State Department, let them use some other weapon than a dead man’s body to whip it. They want to blame Obama and Hillary Clinton for Amb. Stevens’ death and refuse to accept any explanation that does not arrive at that conclusion. They say it is a matter of facts, but they have to hypothesize that al Qaeda is a powerful, worldwide terrorist organization that threatens the US at home and abroad, including in Libya. Because of their all-consuming fear of al Qaeda, they would have had Hillary station a Marine battalion in Benghazi to protect the small mission there, which was not even a consulate. They are probably right that Stevens was partly responsible for his own death.. He was a small scale Lawrence of Arabia; he was Lawrence of Libya. He loved the Libyan people and wanted to work with them closely. He didn’t want to be surrounded by a phalanx of security guards, which would have prevented him from doing his job.
McCain and Graham don’t want to believe the truth, and it is a fact that the truth is hard to come by in Libya; however, the New York Times report rings truer than McCain’s version of the truth. I believe that as the NYT says, there are numerous militia groups roaming around in Libya, some of which hate the US, although some do not. The leader of the group which attacked the US mission in Benghazi sounds like something of an idiot. For some reason he attracted a group of followers who attacked the mission when the Ambassador happened to be there. It is unlikely that anybody in the al Qaeda group formerly led by Osama bin Laden knew the attack was taking place. The majority of the Libyan people who knew anything about the Ambassador liked him and would have protected him rather than killed him.
The crux of McCain’s argument is that the Benghazi groups Ansar al-Sharia, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and the Muhammad Jamal Network are all groups created by, and formerly controlled by, Osama bin Laden. I don’t believe they are. It’s like saying the Boy Scouts are part of the US Marine Corps because they both wear uniforms and are loyal to the United States.
This is why the US Congress has a 10% approval level. These people are not entirely stupid, although many are, but they are almost all corrupt, willing to bend the truth to fit their personal goals and ambitions. I am sorry about McCain; he used to be a good guy, but he has lost his way, probably when he was running for President. It’s hard to stand up in front of everybody and be rejected by the American people. While it’s understandable, he still ain’t what he used to be. And Hillary Clinton did not kill Ambassador Stevens.
McCain and Graham don’t want to believe the truth, and it is a fact that the truth is hard to come by in Libya; however, the New York Times report rings truer than McCain’s version of the truth. I believe that as the NYT says, there are numerous militia groups roaming around in Libya, some of which hate the US, although some do not. The leader of the group which attacked the US mission in Benghazi sounds like something of an idiot. For some reason he attracted a group of followers who attacked the mission when the Ambassador happened to be there. It is unlikely that anybody in the al Qaeda group formerly led by Osama bin Laden knew the attack was taking place. The majority of the Libyan people who knew anything about the Ambassador liked him and would have protected him rather than killed him.
The crux of McCain’s argument is that the Benghazi groups Ansar al-Sharia, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and the Muhammad Jamal Network are all groups created by, and formerly controlled by, Osama bin Laden. I don’t believe they are. It’s like saying the Boy Scouts are part of the US Marine Corps because they both wear uniforms and are loyal to the United States.
This is why the US Congress has a 10% approval level. These people are not entirely stupid, although many are, but they are almost all corrupt, willing to bend the truth to fit their personal goals and ambitions. I am sorry about McCain; he used to be a good guy, but he has lost his way, probably when he was running for President. It’s hard to stand up in front of everybody and be rejected by the American people. While it’s understandable, he still ain’t what he used to be. And Hillary Clinton did not kill Ambassador Stevens.
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