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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 12:45 PM Feb 2014

Benghazi,Benghazi? 13 attacks on Bush's watch not a peep from GOP or Fox

13 Benghazis That Occurred on Bush's Watch Without a Peep from Fox News

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/13-benghazis-that-occurre_b_3246847.html?utm_hp_ref=conspiracy-theories

January 22, 2002. Calcutta, India. Gunmen associated with Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami attack the U.S. Consulate. Five people are killed.

June 14, 2002. Karachi, Pakistan. Suicide bomber connected with al Qaeda attacks the U.S. Consulate, killing 12 and injuring 51.

October 12, 2002. Denpasar, Indonesia. U.S. diplomatic offices bombed as part of a string of "Bali Bombings." No fatalities.

February 28, 2003. Islamabad, Pakistan. Several gunmen fire upon the U.S. Embassy. Two people are killed.

May 12, 2003. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Armed al Qaeda terrorists storm the diplomatic compound, killing 36 people including nine Americans. The assailants committed suicide by detonating a truck bomb.

July 30, 2004. Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A suicide bomber from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan attacks the U.S. Embassy, killing two people.

December 6, 2004. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al Qaeda terrorists storm the U.S. Consulate and occupy the perimeter wall. Nine people are killed.

March 2, 2006. Karachi, Pakistan again. Suicide bomber attacks the U.S. Consulate killing four people, including U.S. diplomat David Foy who was directly targeted by the attackers. (I wonder if Lindsey Graham or Fox News would even recognize the name "David Foy." This is the third Karachi terrorist attack in four years on what's considered American soil.)

September 12, 2006. Damascus, Syria. Four armed gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar" storm the U.S. Embassy using grenades, automatic weapons, a car bomb and a truck bomb. Four people are killed, 13 are wounded.

January 12, 2007. Athens, Greece. Members of a Greek terrorist group called the Revolutionary Struggle fire a rocket-propelled grenade at the U.S. Embassy. No fatalities.

March 18, 2008. Sana'a, Yemen. Members of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic Jihad of Yemen fire a mortar at the U.S. Embassy. The shot misses the embassy, but hits nearby school killing two.

July 9, 2008. Istanbul, Turkey. Four armed terrorists attack the U.S. Consulate. Six people are killed.

September 17, 2008. Sana'a, Yemen. Terrorists dressed as military officials attack the U.S. Embassy with an arsenal of weapons including RPGs and detonate two car bombs. Sixteen people are killed, including an American student and her husband (they had been married for three weeks when the attack occurred). This is the second attack on this embassy in seven months.
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Benghazi,Benghazi? 13 attacks on Bush's watch not a peep from GOP or Fox (Original Post) SummerSnow Feb 2014 OP
Perhaps if the effort had been made after the attacks then perhaps we would not Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #1
Bush's Benghazi's napkinz Feb 2014 #2
The Republican hypocrisy is outstanding... SummerSnow Feb 2014 #9
The RW Talking Point TheOther95Percent Feb 2014 #3
As long as Bush used the word "terrorist" for each one it wasn't a scandal Ratty Feb 2014 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #5
faux is a 'news' service that has an agenda. they hate this President & all democrats. spanone Feb 2014 #6
I've posted the graphic with the attacks under Bush on some sites. I'm wondering if Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #7
Please begin with the real 9/11 - it happened under Bush malaise Feb 2014 #8

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Perhaps if the effort had been made after the attacks then perhaps we would not
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:45 PM
Feb 2014

have lost four lives in Benghazi. Perhaps if funding had not been cut by republicans there would have been money to cover the cost of security. As Hillary said "what difference does it make".

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
9. The Republican hypocrisy is outstanding...
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 03:54 PM
Feb 2014

one reason why they don't go on other news stations and bring up impeaching Obama over Benghazi cause this would come up.So they hide on Fox snooze and continue the propaganda and no one questions it. This is why conservatives are brainwashed. But if you were to bring it up and question any republicans they will go ballistic.

TheOther95Percent

(1,035 posts)
3. The RW Talking Point
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 02:37 PM
Feb 2014

The RW response to this list is to say that Benghazi is the first time a US ambassador has been killed since 1979. As if the lives of these other human beings don't matter.

Ratty

(2,100 posts)
4. As long as Bush used the word "terrorist" for each one it wasn't a scandal
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 03:11 PM
Feb 2014
One of the talking points is that an Ambassador died this time. But of equal scandaliciousness is that Obama didn't add an "ist" where he should have. The horror! The Kenyan usurper using our own holy English language to subvert us all.

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Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
7. I've posted the graphic with the attacks under Bush on some sites. I'm wondering if
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 03:15 PM
Feb 2014

anyone has sent any of these to their rightwing friends/relatives/acquaintances. If so, did you get a reaction and what was it?

malaise

(269,054 posts)
8. Please begin with the real 9/11 - it happened under Bush
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 03:16 PM
Feb 2014

They did not keep people safe at home - not just in embassies.

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