Gates: Some Benghazi critics have "cartoonish" view of military capability
Source: CBS
Gates: Some Benghazi critics have "cartoonish" view of military capability
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Gates, a Republican who was appointed by then-President George W. Bush in 2006 and agreed to stay through more than two years of President Obama's first term, repeatedly declined to criticize the policymakers who devised a response to the September 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens.
"Frankly, had I been in the job at the time, I think my decisions would have been just as theirs were," said Gates, now the chancellor of the College of William and Mary.
"We don't have a ready force standing by in the Middle East, and so getting somebody there in a timely way would have been very difficult, if not impossible." he explained.
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"It's sort of a cartoonish impression of military capabilities and military forces," he said. "The one thing that our forces are noted for is planning and preparation before we send people in harm's way, and there just wasn't time to do that."
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They seem to think our military can respond to any situation around the globe, but their assault rifles will prevent the tyranny of the government. Talk about cognitive dissonance at every level. 
Shameful Republican posturing. As usual.
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Rooster Cogburn to the rescue!
Long after MPA disbanded, Wayne continued to express his anti-Communist ideas. He considered Senator McCarthy to be one of America's “most misunderstood heroes,” “the awakening of America,” who rang “the bell to get up.” “I admired the work he did,” he said in l960, “whether he went overboard or not, he was of value to my country.”
Wayne said that McCarty was a close friend, respected for “the courage to take on everyone,” but “like most of our so-called conservative leaders, he did not have the backing of the Eastern establishment press, which ultimately ruined him.” Wayne did believe that McCarthy was “murdered by the leftists,” and regretted that “now his name is a bad word.”
http://www.emanuellevy.com/comment/john-waynes-right-wing-politics-in-the-1950s-and-1960s-4/
He didn't have to rat on people because he was a big enough star, instead he considered it his "duty" to point fingers at people who had no way of defending themselves and were black listed.
He found religion later in life and converted to Catholicism, but as far as I'm concerned he can rot in hell.
it's amazing how so many people think that the military can perform miracles. It's easy for someone sitting in the comfort of their own home, or in Congress, to play Monday morning quarterback when they know squat about what was going on at the time that the attack was happening.
