BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?

Subject: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Nov 14 - 10:09 PM

Remember Benghazi? The tragedy that USA right-wing legislators and bloggers, not to even mention the Republican party itself, has been frothing over for two years? Well, a Republican-led investigation has concluded -ALAS! - that the conspiracists don't have so much as a whole leg to stand on. All the charges they've been screaming about? Nope. Nothing there.

"WASHINGTON (AP) — A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.
Debunking a series of persistent allegations hinting at dark conspiracies, the investigation of the politically charged incident determined that there was no intelligence failure, no delay in sending a CIA rescue team, no missed opportunity for a military rescue, and no evidence the CIA was covertly shipping arms from Libya to Syria.
In the immediate aftermath of the attack, intelligence about who carried it out and why was contradictory, the report found. That led Susan Rice, then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to inaccurately assert that the attack had evolved from a protest, when in fact there had been no protest. But it was intelligence analysts, not political appointees, who made the wrong call, the committee found. The report did not conclude that Rice or any other government official acted in bad faith or intentionally misled the American people."

And then, guess what Fox News had to say about it? They want the investigation expanded.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/22/1346743/-Fox-News-story-on-House-Benghazi-report-ignores-the-entire-report

"A leading Republican wants to expand the House investigation into the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack by adding a Senate probe, as a new House Intelligence Committee report Friday concluded that the initial CIA assessment found no demonstrations prior to the assault and a primary purpose of the CIA operation in eastern Libya was to track the movement of weapons to Syria.
The report described the attack as "complex" with the attackers affiliated with Al Qaeda. It also said the initial CIA assessment concluded there were no demonstrations outside the State Department Consulate in Eastern Libya.
Referring to the House Select committee Chairman, and the Democratic ranking member, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, said the current House investigation should be expanded."

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: michaelr
Date: 23 Nov 14 - 12:49 PM

This was the seventh inquiry into the Benghazi incident. It concluded exactly what the previous six had concluded. I read that an eighth one is under way.

Beats getting any law-making done, I suppose.

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: Rapparee
Date: 23 Nov 14 - 01:32 PM

God, I hope so!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 23 Nov 14 - 09:47 PM

I think we should do away with congressional salaries and put 'em on straight commission. Pass some good legislation, get paid. Waste taxpayers' money by repeatedly investigating Benghazi, trying to repeal Obamacare, or impeaching a President for lying about a blowjob, not only do you not get paid, but you have to reimburse the treasury out of your own bank account.

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Nov 14 - 10:08 PM

Hey, what's so wrong about voting to repeal Obamacare about 50 times??

(If I were a Republican, I'd be appalled at what my party has come to.)

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: Wesley S
Date: 23 Nov 14 - 11:56 PM

And we all know that a few facts won't stop them from uncovering "The TRUTH". More investigations to follow until they get the results they want.

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: GUEST,#
Date: 24 Nov 14 - 09:45 AM

"(If I were a Republican, I'd be appalled at what my party has come to.)"

If you were a Republican you wouldn't have started this thread. From what I can tell, the Republicans are taking their cues from zombie movies and it ain't going so good.

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: GUEST,#
Date: 24 Nov 14 - 10:10 AM

"Republicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but not for housing. They are strong for labor--but they are stronger for restricting labor's rights. They favor minimum wage--the smaller the minimum wage the better. They endorse educational opportunity for all--but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine--for people who can afford them. They consider electrical power a great blessing--but only when the private power companies get their rake-off. They think American standard of living is a fine thing--so long as it doesn't spread to all the people. And they admire [the] Government of the United States so much that they would like to buy it."

Harry S. Truman

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: GUEST,Arkie
Date: 24 Nov 14 - 11:42 AM

Lindsey Graham, the corporate whore from South Carolina is not happy with the decision and wants to start over again. I feel sorry for the people of South Carolina who have nothing better to put in office.

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: Rapparee
Date: 24 Nov 14 - 12:59 PM

Is it okay to pray for folks to be enlightened in lieu of being smited?

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: GUEST,#
Date: 24 Nov 14 - 01:17 PM

Same thing, no?

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: Bev and Jerry
Date: 24 Nov 14 - 01:52 PM

To paraphrase the United States Supreme Court, even the house Republicans are not totally without redeeming social value. Darrell Issa, who is presently the head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform which investigated the Benghazi event over and over again will be replaced in the 114th congress starting in 2015. Mr. Issa will not be the head of any committee next year.

Bev and Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Benghazi Wrapped Up?
From: GUEST,#
Date: 24 Nov 14 - 01:59 PM

There ought to be an investigation into the whys and wherefores of that.