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To: combjelly who wrote (682732)11/3/2012 4:23:10 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Respond to of 1573427
 
CJ, there's an element of trust that you have to place in the President and all of the business that happens behind the scenes.

That trust is strained when failures like that which resulted in the Benghazi attack are excused in so many different ways, from a YouTube clip to "bad intelligence" to "Congress not allocating money properly."

Actually for me, it was the YouTube clip excuse that did it for me. Not that I don't get why Muslims would be pissed about it (and more so than Christians are pissed at Bill Maher). I do get it. But I was hoping that Obama and Hillary would actually defend the basic American freedom of speech, and not half-heartedly like they did.

"I disagree with what you said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Voltaire

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To: combjelly who wrote (682732)11/3/2012 4:41:28 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1573427
 
Suffice it to say, all security is dependent on Congress allocating the money. They do have a security fund, but it largely goes to the Iraqi embassy and consulates. While attempts have been made to increase the funding, it keeps getting blocked, primarily by one of our two parties...

And it was Congress that cut back on security for American embassies. In fact, many Rs including Paul Ryan voted for that bill.


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