When it comes to the protecting the lives of Americans here at home and abroad over the course of the last four years, it's become increasingly difficult to determine just who it is, in that regard, is the most incompetent member of Barry's administration. Sometimes it would appears that it's Barry himself who poses the most significant threat to the safety of Americans, and at other times it would appear to be our, somewhat less than stellar, Secretary of State, Hitlery Clinton. And then still at other times it appears that it just might be that old Clinton retread, and moron to the extreme, Leon Panetta, our boob of a Secretary of Defense. Now if you listen to those who support these people, these folks who make up cadre of misfits are supposed to be some the smartest people on the planet. But I have to say that I’ve seen very little evidence that would indicate that that is in fact the case. The result of these individuals having been in their positions is that this country is much more worse off that it was before they came onto the scene.
And we now find out that Fox News has learned from a number of sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that an urgent request from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. consulate and subsequent attack several hours later was denied by U.S. officials, who also told the CIA operators twice to "stand down" rather than help the ambassador's team when shots were heard at approximately 9:40 p.m. in Benghazi on Sept. 11. Former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods was part of a small team who was at the CIA annex about a mile from the U.S. consulate where Ambassador Chris Stevens and his team came under attack. When he and others heard the shots fired, they informed their higher-ups at the annex to tell them what they were hearing and requested permission to go to the consulate and help out. They were told to "stand down," according to sources familiar with the exchange. Soon after, they were again told to "stand down." Woods and at least two others ignored those orders and made their way to the consulate which at that point was on fire. Shots were exchanged.
The rescue team from the CIA annex evacuated those who remained at the consulate and Sean Smith, who had been killed in the initial attack. They could not find the ambassador and returned to the CIA annex at about midnight. At that point, they called "again" for military support and help because they were taking fire at the CIA safe house, or annex. The request was "again" denied. There were no communications problems at the annex, according those present at the compound. The team was in constant radio contact with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the team was on the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when mortars were fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a Spectre gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground involved in intense firefights.
The fighting at the CIA annex went on for more than four hours -- enough time for any planes based in Sigonella Air base, just 480 miles away, to arrive. Fox News has also learned that two separate Tier One Special operations forces were told to wait, among them Delta Force operators. A Special Operations team, or CIF which stands for Commanders in Extremis Force, operating in Central Europe had been moved to Sigonella, Italy, but they were never told to deploy. In fact, a Pentagon official says there were never any requests to deploy assets from outside the country. A second force that specializes in counterterrorism rescues was on hand at Sigonella, according to senior military and intelligence sources. According to those sources, they could have flown to Benghazi in less than two hours. They were the same distance to Benghazi as those that were sent from Tripoli. Spectre gunships are commonly used by the Special Operations community to provide close air support.
According to sources there on the ground during the attack, the special operator on the roof of the CIA annex had visual contact and a laser pointing at the Libyan mortar team that was targeting the CIA annex. The operators were calling in coordinates of where the Libyan forces were firing from. Our boob of a Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, told reporters at the Pentagon as recently as Thursday that there was not a clear enough picture of what was occurring on the ground in Benghazi to send help. "There's a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on here," Panetta said. "But the basic principle here ... is that you don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on." Fox News has learned that there were two military surveillance drones redirected to Benghazi shortly after the attack on the consulate began. They were already in the vicinity. The second surveillance craft was sent to relieve the first drone. Both were capable of sending real time visuals back to U.S. officials in Washington, D.C. Any U.S. official or agency with the proper clearance, including the White House Situation Room, could call up that video.
Tyrone Woods was later joined at the scene by fellow former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty, who was sent in from Tripoli as part of a Global Response Staff or GRS that provides security to CIA case officers and provides counter-surveillance and surveillance protection. They were killed by a mortar shell at 4 a.m. Libyan time, nearly seven hours after the attack on the consulate began -- a window that represented more than enough time for the U.S. military to send back-up from nearby bases in Europe, according to sources familiar with Special Operations. Four mortars were fired at the annex. The first one struck outside the annex. Three more hit the annex.
A motorcade of dozens of Libyan vehicles, some mounted with 50 caliber machine guns, belonging to the February 17th Brigades, a Libyan militia which is friendly to the U.S., finally showed up at the CIA annex at approximately 3 a.m. An American Quick Reaction Force sent from Tripoli had arrived at the Benghazi airport at 2 a.m. (four hours after the initial attack on the consulate) and was delayed for 45 minutes at the airport because they could not at first get transportation, allegedly due to confusion among Libyan militias who were supposed to escort them to the annex, according to Benghazi sources. Fox News has also learned that Stevens was in Benghazi that day to be present at the opening of an English-language school being started by the Libyan farmer who helped save an American pilot who had been shot down by pro-Qaddafi forces during the initial war to overthrow the regime. That farmer saved the life of the American pilot and the ambassador wanted to be present to launch the Libyan rescuer's new school
Four Americans were, quite simply, "allowed" to die and for no other reason that Barry, and members of his corrupt team, deemed ding anything else might have somehow jeopardized Barry’s election chances. Is this what we expect from our Commander-in-Chief? Since this incident first happened, The White House has done nothing other than to blatantly attempt to cover up the facts because of the looming election. These four people were sacrificed at the alter of Barack Hussein Obama so that he may yet win re-election. It would appear that no cost is to high for others to pay as long as the facts can be kept from ever seeing the light of day, at least until after the election. And my reason for saying this, contrary to what buffoons like Chris Matthews may claim, has nothing whatsoever to do with Barry's race. It's his policies that I take exception to, they have resulted in nothing more than to make our economy even weaker and our world much less safe.
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