tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post276818951640443533..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: Benghazi - Not The Worst Place On The PlanetTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-8310330965935395452012-10-13T17:05:40.381-07:002012-10-13T17:05:40.381-07:00TSB: Speaking of worst places on the planet a lot ...TSB: Speaking of worst places on the planet a lot of them are where the DOD has done the worsing! gwb<br /><br />Agent Orange is Okinawa's smoking gun Oct 12, 2012 Atimes.com<br />By Jon Mitchell <br /><br />http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/NJ12Dh01.html<br />You would think after 40 or 50 yrs a competent organization would at least figure out that 55 gallon drums eventually leak. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-65674084991453265042012-10-12T21:34:59.868-07:002012-10-12T21:34:59.868-07:00Well, we can have our expectations, anyway. Maybe ...Well, we can have our expectations, anyway. Maybe they'll work out.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-81105103222853313832012-10-12T19:10:39.933-07:002012-10-12T19:10:39.933-07:00"Either the national interest outweighed the ..."Either the national interest outweighed the risk to people, or it did not" Surely TSB you cannot expect such reasoning from those who live in the land of "Nuance"Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-6506959727859545942012-10-11T21:15:44.041-07:002012-10-11T21:15:44.041-07:00TSB: Diplopundit printed Kucinich's rant today...TSB: Diplopundit printed Kucinich's rant today. It's only 1 paragraph. I thought it was the best statement yet on Benghazi and the funding problem for diplomatic security. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-13858629714589457152012-10-11T14:58:54.427-07:002012-10-11T14:58:54.427-07:00Jc,
Thanks for your comment. I agree - Benghazi m...Jc,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I agree - Benghazi met that criteria. That gets lost in all the back-and-forth about threats and security measures. Either the national interest outweighed the risk to people, or it did not. At Kennedy's level they make those decisions. Hanging the DS/IP Director out to dry for her management of her program resources is to miss the larger point.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-68712803800734726612012-10-11T07:17:39.240-07:002012-10-11T07:17:39.240-07:00TSB: When I saw the ceremony at Dover I didn't...TSB: When I saw the ceremony at Dover I didn't like it one bit. Mothers deserve better than this at what amounts to their only kid's funeral. gwb<br /><br />http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/mother-slain-state-dept-official-tired-being-lied-and-stonewalled-obama-administration_654163.html<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-92126699461207404942012-10-11T00:43:36.012-07:002012-10-11T00:43:36.012-07:00Several members of this committe (including Chaffe...Several members of this committe (including Chaffetz, I believe) have visited Peshawar. I can't say whether Consulate security was on the agenda, but I'm sure they noticed some security measures.<br /><br />As someone who's served in some dicey places, one line that I've heard was "If this was anywhere else, they would have sent us home long ago." Which means that for policy reasons, someone somewhere decided that location xxx was of sufficient policy importance that it justified the risk of having us there. I'm sure that Benghazi would fit that description. That's not a function of one administration or another, that's a constant.jchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605025377094376760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-12239288325324671412012-10-10T16:19:03.956-07:002012-10-10T16:19:03.956-07:00TSB: Very interesting to see the witnesses for STA...TSB: Very interesting to see the witnesses for STATE. I was rooting for the whistle blowers but it was fun to watch the indignant old pro's trying to cover for Hillary and Susan Rice. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-91876115837635457812012-10-10T14:41:51.653-07:002012-10-10T14:41:51.653-07:00Kucinich went off on a rant, huh? Those are Qaddaf...Kucinich went off on a rant, huh? Those are Qaddafi's old MANPADs, so he isn't available, but the Russians who sold him the missiles are around. Let's call them!TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-69838947408727426482012-10-10T11:02:45.155-07:002012-10-10T11:02:45.155-07:00TSB! Dennis the Menace strikes again! 10,000 to 20...TSB! Dennis the Menace strikes again! 10,000 to 20,000 shoulder fired missiles still on the loose in Libya? I'd like to see the committee call the guy who decided Libya needed those in the first place. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com