tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post8483031844258833362..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: Former RSO Tripoli Called To October 10 House Hearing TSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-42452898172066701812012-11-01T15:38:47.275-07:002012-11-01T15:38:47.275-07:00Snake Hunter,
She was under oath in front of the ...Snake Hunter,<br /><br />She was under oath in front of the House Oversight Committee, and so was her - much higher, several levels up in the hierarchy - superior, Under Secretary Kennedy. The decisions made about Triploi and Benghazi were part of their testimony. <br /><br />I realize there is a theory that HIllary Clinton or maybe even Obama intervened in those decisions, but that is, frankly, nonsense. No one at their level gets involved in the work done at the middle manager level of government. Charlene's level is barely two steps above my own - low - spot on the organization chart, and I certainly never deal with any political appointee above the rank of management intern.<br /><br />My view is that Tripoli and Benghazi were two of maybe 20 to 30 overseas posts with critical needs at that moment. I wouldn't have put them ahead of some others that needed the same resources they had asked for. <br /><br />Things looks different after the attack, of course. However, the RSO testified that nothing he had asked for would have made a difference given the scope and duration of the attack. It was going to be much the same outcome even if there had been 10 or 15 armed Americans at the mission facility that night instead of only 5.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-88381003249951977772012-10-31T19:04:39.717-07:002012-10-31T19:04:39.717-07:00Shouldn't someone in congress
demand that Depu...Shouldn't someone in congress<br />demand that Deputy Security<br />Officer Charlene Lamb be placed<br />under oath, and required to<br />reveal exactly which superior<br />officer at our State Department<br />ordered her to deny Ambassador<br />Stevens urgent request for added<br />security teams for the Bengazi<br />Consulate?<br /><br />reb<br /><br />http://www.lazyonebenn.blogspot.com<br />___ ___SNAKE HUNTERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08945335226579435368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-5404094046246215122012-10-08T06:12:45.203-07:002012-10-08T06:12:45.203-07:00DiploMad: Thanks for your comment. I've been r...DiploMad: Thanks for your comment. I've been reading your posts with great interest. <br /><br />One aspect on the incident that I haven't seen anyone explore yet is the context of Libyan-on-Libyan conflict. Was our mission caught in the middle of a battle between two rival militias? There was a run-off election for Prime Minister on September 12, and the U.S. was seen as supporting Mahmoud Jibril, who had been the head of the transitional government and was opposed by the more Islamist factions. Even supposing the attack on September 11 began as a response to our drone-killing of a Libyan al Qaeda leader in Pakistan, it could have developed into an opportunity for Ansar al Sharia to attack its rival, the February 17 Martyrs Brigade, which was responsible for the security of our mission. Absent that militia-on-militia aspect, the attack on our people might have been more limited and ended much sooner. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-77849101991824981842012-10-07T23:07:44.018-07:002012-10-07T23:07:44.018-07:00I have been writing about all this over at The Dip...I have been writing about all this over at The Diplomad 2.0. There has been a major screw up not just in physical security but in intelligence (the kind in brains, not the spy type) and common sense. <br />thediplomad.blogspot.comDiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-9737327793345951382012-10-03T20:00:42.620-07:002012-10-03T20:00:42.620-07:00That should be good TSB! gwb
That should be good TSB! gwb <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com