7 Republicans Who Said Obama Wasn't Trying Hard Enough to Bring the Benghazi Attacker to Justice
The Washington Post broke a big scoop on Tuesday with the news that US special forces, working with FBI agents, mounted a secret raid in Libya this past weekend that captured Ahmed Abu Khattala, who is suspected of masterminding the attack on the US diplomatic facility in Benghazi that resulted in the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The Post story noted that the operation had been months in the making. In fact, US Special Forces had a plan to apprehend Abu Khattala last October, days after US commandos in Tripoli snatched Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, who was accused of bombing US embassies in East Africa in 1998. But that attempt to apprehend Abu Khattala had to be called off at the last minute.
So for a long stretch, maybe a year or more, the Obama administration had been trying to figure out how best to grab Abu Khattala, who was identified as a possible Benghazi ringleader soon after the September 11, 2012, assault. Yet for much of that time, Republican critics of the president have repeatedly criticized Obama for not capturing the Benghazi perps. Even though it took a decade to nab Osama bin Laden, GOPers have depicted Obama as feckless on the Benghazi front, with some even saying that he was not truly interested in bringing the Benghazi killers to justice.
Here's a sampling of those GOP attacks:
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): In November, Cruz criticized the Obama administration for failing to use a State Department program that offers rewards to people with information about terrorists in order to track down the Benghazi attacker: "The State Department's Rewards for Justice Program exists to help the US identify and apprehend its enemies, but the Obama administration has not used it to pursue the terrorists who attacked our personnel in Benghazi," he said.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.): In August, Issa, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which has held numerous hearings on the Benghazi attack, harped on the administration's "delay" in apprehending Abu Khattala: "If our government knows who perpetrated the attack that killed four Americans, it is critical that they be questioned and placed in custody of US officials without delay," he said. "Delays in apprehending the suspected Benghazi killers will only put American lives at further and needless risk."
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FU GOP! Disgusting Whining Back Stabing Un-American losers! You should be ashamed, yet you would have to have a soul to feel that. Yours died a long long time ago.
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William!
Unfortunately, as long as that two-legged ass darrell issa can walk the halls of Congress, none of us is safe, OR vindicated.
"Hey GOP! What would you be doing at this moment if President Obama had said that? 'I don't know where he is. I really just don't spend that much time on him." What an outrage! I was DISGUSTED when I heard him say that! I remember wanting to throw something at my TV. I almost had a shit-fit. Couldn't believe what I'd just heard - from a so-called "president" who literally draped the broken buildings and blood and death around himself as though it were some frickin' Roman toga. Gee, "Captain America" doesn't give a damn, 'eh?
What would the GOP do if President Obama had stood there cocky as hell, leaning against the lectern, shrugging so casually, describing how he didn't know where the enemy was and didn't give much of a damn anyway - OTHER things more important to do with his time? What would they be doing? Drawing up articles of impeachment. And foaming at the mouth into every camera and microphone in America.
I hope they all eat shit. Especially on Election Night. I hope they all eat shit on EVERY Election Night until they keel over. They are UNWORTHY to lead and to govern. Singularly and spectacularly unworthy.
Bush's failure to heed the August 2001 memo warning of an attack; Bush's failure to get Osama after the attack; Bush's disaster in Iraq; Bush's Great Recession; and on and on ...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas):
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.):
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), and John McCain (R-Ariz.):
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah):
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.):
Imagine that.. stuff going on behind the scenes in the O Admin that the GP and rwhacks no nothing about.
Thank you!
When you get a chance I Rec this for some Jon Stewart substance on SuperWhining from Mess O Patamia!
thomm2thumbs http://sync.democraticunderground.com/1017197760
I will watch tomorrow.
The putz GOP has lost every ounce of credibility. They lost. 
Tarheel, you are going make them so very sad. They thought they were Loud & Strong. They are so very silly!
Ha! This bears repeating. Warning...F word!
