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October 14, 2012

Benghazi in 5 Sentences: "One of the most sophisticated military attacks ever launched at a diplomatic facility."

At 8:30 p.m., when Ambassador Stevens strolled outside the gate and bid his Turkish guest good night, the streets were calm and quiet.
At 9:40 p.m., an armed assault on the compound began, well planned and executed by men not only armed with mortars but capable of firing them to lethal purpose — a rare combination among the excitable mobs of the Middle East. There was no demonstration against an Islamophobic movie that just got a little out of hand. Indeed, there was no movie protest at all. Instead, a U.S. consulate was destroyed and four of its personnel were murdered in one of the most sophisticated military attacks ever launched at a diplomatic facility. -- Who’s ‘Politicizing’ Benghazi? - Mark Steyn - National Review Online

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 14, 2012 6:57 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Compare the sophistication of the attack to the Micky Mouse Club "security" firm Hillary hired to guard the complex. Five locals two belonging to a "militia" armed with pepper spray and handcuffs were on duty according to the latest.

Posted by: I-RIGHT-I at October 15, 2012 10:33 AM

"It is beneath the dignity of my office to respond to my opponent taking this tragedy and turning it into a Republican talking point, which he rashly started doing on the night of the attack itself before we had all our information. This is insensitive to Chris and his family in this time of mourning." (Left wing debate moderator nods vigorously in agreement, and dutifully insists that in light of the tragedy being so recent, this sensitive subject should not be discussed).

SEIU "plant" then called to the town hall podium: "Mr. Romney, after all the billions Bain Capital made closing down factories and putting Americans out of work while you were in charge of Bain Capital, isn't it extremely heartless to try to justify taking away the tiny amount of funding that is compassinately set aside for child educational programming, like Sesame Street,from the small children of the very people who lost their jobs because of Bain Capital?"

There, the Libya problem doesn't stick, at the next debate.

This thing is far from over, folks. I sure hope the Romney team is prepping for the dirtiest tricks the moderator, the audience plants, and the Obama team can possibly concoct, so that he is not surprised and then tongue-tied at the outrageousness I fear may be on display.

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