Bookworm on Feb 07 2013 | Filed under: Barack Obama
Tweet Hillary told voters that, when the 3 a.m. phone call came and the White House answered that call, she would have better qualifications to deal with whatever emergency awaited the President: I don’t think even Hillary could have envisioned that Obama would ignore the call entirely: The White House left Ambassador Chris Stevens, Glen [...]
Bookworm on Oct 30 2012 | Filed under: Military
Tweet The Mellow Jihadi suggests official recognition for the unusual bravery Lance Woods and Glen Doherty showed in their final hours. I realize that such recognition will not bring these men back, but acknowledging their sacrifice is something we do for the good of the country. If we cannot honor those who died in our [...]
Bookworm on Oct 30 2012 | Filed under: Open Threads
Tweet My brain hasn’t yet synthesized all the fascinating data out there, including the wrenching stories of Sandy’s devastation. For the time being, I’ll just pass interesting links on to you. Please feel free to do the same. *** The former Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet has written a white-hot article excoriating Obama [...]
Bookworm on Oct 28 2012 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Libya, Military
Tweet When last I wrote, the CIA denied giving a stand down order and denial of aid to Glen Doherty and Lance Woods. Since then, the White House has issued a carefully worded statement to the effect that “Neither the president nor anyone in the White House denied any requests for assistance in Benghazi.” That [...]
Bookworm on Oct 26 2012 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Democrats, Libya
Tweet The more I have a chance to digest today’s news stories, the more I am struck by how unbelievably tragic the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi seem today, even more so than they did on September 11. On that day, smart people suspected that al Qaeda had struck again. To the extent four [...]
Bookworm on Oct 26 2012 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Libya
Tweet I have been keeping abreast of the news, and I do know that there’s a cascade of information about Benghazi rolling out now. Yesterday I posted about Edward Klein’s claim that Hillary had tried to get security for Benghazi but that higher-ups (presumably in the White House) had simply ignored the request. Today we [...]
Bookworm on Sep 19 2012 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Libya, Military
Tweet I wonder whether any branch of the military has lost a larger proportion of people than the Navy SEAL in the years since 9/11. Certainly they’ve done their bit and more to fight for American freedoms. We now learn that, in Benghazi, former Navy SEALS Tyrone Woods, 41, and Glen Doherty, 42, gave their [...]
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