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Hugabear

(10,340 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:31 PM Oct 2012

If Obama had confirmed exactly what he knew about Benghazi right away...

...rethugs would be screaming at him for leaking sensitive information.

This is why leaders almost ALWAYS hold their cards close to their vests in situations like this. Even if you know what's going on - you don't necessarily run out to the press and give everything away immediately.

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If Obama had confirmed exactly what he knew about Benghazi right away... (Original Post) Hugabear Oct 2012 OP

Whole thing is ginned-up RW nonsense, and the media is for some TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #1

Yep. It's very clear that they are trying to make political points here, and are spinning like crazy Lucinda Oct 2012 #2

It would have been reckless Aerows Oct 2012 #3

There's nothing in those emails I've seen that contradicts what they were saying anyway Bolo Boffin Oct 2012 #4

exactly veganlush Oct 2012 #5

Like SOS Clinton said EC Oct 2012 #6

You mean my SIL didn't really ROTLMAO? DawgHouse Oct 2012 #9

That and the fact nichomachus Oct 2012 #7

exactly--their shrieks are going to get louder and more insane for the next 2weeks librechik Oct 2012 #8

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

1. Whole thing is ginned-up RW nonsense, and the media is for some

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:33 PM

Oct 2012

reason playing along. No one cares, and no one besides those with an agenda to get Mittens elected thinks Obama did anything wrong.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

2. Yep. It's very clear that they are trying to make political points here, and are spinning like crazy

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:33 PM

Oct 2012

Romney's video comments about using a crisis to his advantage (should one arise) have really opened a lot of eyes in my world.
It's very red around here, and they don't like this at all.

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

3. It would have been reckless

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:36 PM

Oct 2012

to discuss it before confirming what actually happened. President Obama did the right thing, and they are trying to make something out of it.

Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)

4. There's nothing in those emails I've seen that contradicts what they were saying anyway

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:37 PM

Oct 2012

The whole thing is a nothing burger with weak sauce on a believe-it-or-not bun.

veganlush

(2,049 posts)

5. exactly

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:46 PM

Oct 2012

Since when do we alert terrorists to what we know right off anyway? And look how gwb stonewalled the 911 commision.

EC

(12,287 posts)

6. Like SOS Clinton said

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:47 PM

Oct 2012

Facebook is not a reliable source.

DawgHouse

(4,019 posts)

9. You mean my SIL didn't really ROTLMAO?

Reply to EC (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:02 PM

Oct 2012

My cousin didn't really have the best dinner ever?

What about Freebird? Is it indeed the "best song ever written"? as my husbands nephew claims?

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

7. That and the fact

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:58 PM

Oct 2012

that it sometimes takes weeks to determine exactly what happened, according to longtime intelligence agents.

Very often, the situation on the ground is confusing, communications are poor, and even people on the scene aren't sure what's happening.

librechik

(30,676 posts)

8. exactly--their shrieks are going to get louder and more insane for the next 2weeks