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originally posted by: Zanti Misfit
a reply to: WeAreAWAKE
She Effed Up Big Time there , and American Citizens were Killed . Could have been one of Your Kin if Circumstances were Different . There Should Be Hell to Pay for that , Where TF is it ?..........
originally posted by: Zanti Misfit
a reply to: WeAreAWAKE
She Effed Up Big Time there , and American Citizens were Killed . Could have been one of Your Kin if Circumstances were Different . There Should Be Hell to Pay for that , Where TF is it ?..........
originally posted by: xuenchen
originally posted by: ckhk3
Why wouldn't they want to send help? I'm not up to speed on this.
Maniacal political jealousy.
They were more worried about the upcoming (2012) elections.
Their heads were clouded with petty bickering and incompetence.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: ckhk3
Why wouldn't they want to send help? I'm not up to speed on this.
It was just a few weeks before the election in 2012. Obama didn't want this clouding his re-election bid.
So he allowed 4 people to die so he could get re-elected.
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: seagull
When the attack started the embassy staff would have sent out a message over secure lines, called the State Department, and then the DOD would have been informed.
What SHOULD have happened was the QRF forces(Delta) in the area would have picked up the distress call in their TOC.
The 60s(or other aircraft) would have spooled up and QRF teams would have already been out the door.
Time is 5 minutes.
Travel time from the nearest QRF to Benghazi 1/2 hour.
It would most likely have been a pair MH60L with 11 passengers and possibly an MH60 DAP.
They already had ISR and already had a gunship in the sky.
The CIA had contractor assets as well and they should have given them the go ahead to start opening up some foreheads. That never happened either.
This whole waiting around for 12 hours while an embassy burned would not have happened if someone did not interfere. It's that simple.
Between the gunship, the QRF, and contractor assets they could have mopped that place up in a quick fashion.
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: paxnatus
In that debate I went into some pretty good detail on how QRF missions are supposed to go. Even included some of more well known missions my unit was involved in.
QRF(Quick Reaction Force) is something I did as a matter of course. I also did medevac chase, DART(Downed Aircraft Recovery Team), CSAR(Combat Search And Rescue), air assault, and BFCs(Battlefield Circulars).
There's an established set of procedures to be followed in the event something like this happens. Not one of those procedures were followed. Not one of those units in the area assigned to QRF or any other mission task was allowed to get in the fight.
Politicians like Clinton do NOT CARE if we die as long as our deaths contributes to their political pedigree.
Hindsight is such an easy position to take