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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (147561)	10/30/2012 1:43:57 PM
From: DanDerr	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224750

Are you Al Gore posting here with s silly sounding alias to fool us?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (147561)

10/30/2012 2:06:25 PM

From: longnshort

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Retired Chief of US Pacific Fleet: Ignoring Pleas for Assistance From Those Under Attack in Benghazi ‘Incomprehensible and Un-American’Filed Under Nat'l Security, Politics, War | Comments (10)

Retired Adm. James A. Lyons, who was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, wrote an op-ed about the Benghazi attack that appeared in the Washington Times. It’s pretty condemning. Here’s a portion:

The Obama national security team, including CIA, DNI, State Department and the Pentagon, watched and listened to the assault but did nothing to answer repeated calls for assistance. It has been reported that President Obama met with Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in the Oval Office, presumably to see what support could be provided. After all, we had very credible military resources within striking distance. At our military base in Sigonella, Sicily, which is slightly over 400 miles from Benghazi, we had a fully equipped Special Forces unit with both transport and jet strike aircraft prepositioned. Certainly this was a force much more capable than the 22-man force from our embassy in Tripoli.

I know those Special Forces personnel were ready to leap at the opportunity. There is no doubt in my mind they would have wiped out the terrorists attackers. Also I have no doubt that Admiral William McRaven, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, would have had his local commander at Sigonella ready to launch; however, apparently he was countermanded—by whom? We need to know.

I also understand we had a C-130 gunship available, which would have quickly disposed of the terrorist attackers. This attack went on for seven hours. Our fighter jets could have been at our Benghazi mission within an hour. Our Special Forces out of Sigonella could have been there within a few hours. There is not any doubt that action on our part could have saved the lives of our two former Navy SEALs and possibly the ambassador.

Having been in a number of similar situations, I know you have to have the courage to do what’s right and take immediate action. Obviously, that courage was lacking for Benghazi. The safety of your personnel always remains paramount. With all the technology and military capability we had in theater, for our leadership to have deliberately ignored the pleas for assistance is not only in incomprehensible, it is un-American.

Ouch.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (147561)	10/30/2012 2:07:18 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224750

kenny...."Something’s happening out there: "..... Right you are kenny, Real good news....one liberwacky down couple of thousand more hussein obama zombies to go. 'I am very proud of the work we've done': Anderson Cooper's talk show cancelled after two seasons By Daily Mail Reporter 29 October 2012 dailymail.co.uk It was launched with much fanfare, but Anderson Cooper's new talkshow has been cancelled after just two seasons. The silver haired talkshow host had been expected to become a star of daytime TV when his show launched last autumn, but ratings, and the accompanying advertising revenue, failed to materialise. In a statement Warner Brothers blamed the 'difficult marketplace'. Cancelled: Anderson Cooper interviews Claire Danes on his daytime chat show; the show has not been renewed for a third season 'We are extremely proud of Anderson and the show that he and the entire production team have produced,' they said. 'While we made significant changes to the format, set and produced it live in its second season, the series will not be coming back for a third season in a marketplace that has become increasingly difficult to break through. We will continue to deliver top-quality shows throughout next summer.' Anderson, 45, said he was 'sorry' about the cancellation. Celebrity guests: Anderson with Kelly Osbourne and Ryan Lochte; the show was expected to be a ratings winner 'I am very proud of the work that our terrific staff has put into launching and sustaining our show for two seasons, I am grateful to Telepictures for giving me the opportunity, and I am indebted to the audience, who have responded so positively,' he said. 'I look forward to doing more great shows this season, and I’m sorry we won’t be continuing, but I have truly enjoyed it.' A source told the New York Times that the decision was not due to Anderson failing to deliver, but was simply economic. The source said bosses 'could have renewed the show but could not create a viable economic business model to move forward.'

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (147561)	10/30/2012 2:56:12 PM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

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