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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOP House Armed Services Chair exonerates Obama, Hillary over Benghazi
The sound you just heard is Darrell Issa shitting himself
GOP Rep. Howard Buck McKeon, the Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee, says hes satisfied with how the US military and ergo the Obama administration responded to the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, including the US ambassador to Libya.
The news also exonerates expected Democratic presidential nominee, and then-Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. More on that in a moment.
I think Ive pretty well been satisfied that given where the troops were, how quickly the thing all happened and how quickly it dissipated, we probably couldnt have done more than we did, McKeon said to reporters today, as quoted by AP.
McKeon then went on to plant a not-so-subtle dig at fellow Republicans who keep harping on Benghazi as if there were a real scandal there.
We have been working on this for a long time. We issued a preliminary report, McKeon said. At some point, when we run out of people to talk to, or we run out of people to talk to two or three times, at some point, we think well have as much of this story as were going to get and move on.
http://linkis.com/americablog.com/2014/MUQiw
MADem
(135,425 posts)Yeah.....that's the ticket!!!!
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)cui bono
(19,926 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)jeff47
(26,549 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)King_Klonopin
(1,306 posts)Here are some possible reasons why:
Confusing Ukraine with Yukon
Confusing Ukraine with UCONN
Confusing Ukraine with Yucatan
Confusing Ukraine with ukulele
MADem
(135,425 posts)She can see it from her porch!!!!!
NealK
(1,874 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,836 posts)YEW-KRANE!!!! I like it.
elleng
(131,075 posts)Good news.
No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)Either that or he's thinking of retiring soon.
elleng
(131,075 posts)On January 16, 2014, McKeon announced he will not seek reelection in the 2014 elections.
He can now speak the truth.
No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)It was Republicans heads exploding!
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)to repay the taxpayers for all of our money he has wasted on this?
Takket
(21,616 posts)I just went to CNN's homepage and there is NO mention of this. NONE. How can that be? The MSM has been BEATING THIS TO DEATH on behalf of the GOP forever, and now that the book is about to close they don't say anything???????????????
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)WASHINGTON The GOP chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday he is satisfied with how the military responded to the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
Republicans are pressing ahead with multiple congressional investigations, but Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., said the military did what it reasonably could during a chaotic night of two separate attacks on Sept. 11, 2012. The assault killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
"I think I've pretty well been satisfied that given where the troops were, how quickly the thing all happened and how quickly it dissipated, we probably couldn't have done more than we did," McKeon told reporters at a roundtable discussion. "Now, we've made changes since then. We've got more Marine fast teams that we built up security around the world."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/10/gop-chairman-satisfied-with-military-response-to-benghazi-attack/
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)elleng
(131,075 posts)On January 16, 2014, McKeon announced he will not seek reelection in the 2014 elections.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)JI7
(89,262 posts)a kennedy
(29,699 posts)Sux to have that happen. I despise faux noise. Ugh..... that's all they started with every show.....benghazi, benghazi, benghazi, and now?? not a word.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)AAO
(3,300 posts)he no longer has a reason to lie. Ergo, Buck McKeon. Better late than never, I guess.