The Call at 3am

How many remember this from Hillary Clinton's campaign 4 years ago?

Well, now we know what happened. Except, it was about 5pm EDT and they blew it off. While we were having just another ordinary day, in Benghazi, Libya, everything went to hell and four men died.

So, how did Obama respond to Clinton's Ad campaign 4 years ago? Well, here we have Obama, in his own words, telling us what he would do.

There you have it. There needs to be a really good reason for him to pick up that phone. Or, what we witnessed is that he is afraid to ever pick up that phone, to ever make a hard decision. And what sort of example has our commander-in-chief set for the command structure of our armed forces? Maybe Petraeus can shed some light:

"No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate. ” -- The Weekly Standard, Oct 26, 2012

And yet, there are reports to contrary. Two times, help was denied by the CIA chain of command. Two times, forces on the ground were told to "stand down." A few in the media are tearing away this infernal onion, one layer at a time. We have the following report:

Former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods was part of a small team who was at the CIA annex about a mile from the U.S. consulate where Ambassador Chris Stevens and his team came under attack. When he and others heard the shots fired, they informed their higher-ups at the annex to tell them what they were hearing and requested permission to go to the consulate and help out. They were told to "stand down," according to sources familiar with the exchange. Soon after, they were again told to "stand down."

Further, the reporting goes on to detail the level of communication concerning the situation evolving on the ground:

At that point, they called again for military support and help because they were taking fire at the CIA safe house, or annex. The request was denied. There were no communications problems at the annex, according those present at the compound. The team was in constant radio contact with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the team was on the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when mortars were fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a Spectre gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground involved in intense firefights.

In a story published today from KUSA 9News we have the following interchange:

KYLE CLARK: Were they denied requests for help during the attack?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, we are finding out exactly what happened. I can tell you, as I've said over the last couple of months since this happened, the minute I found out what was happening, I gave three very clear directives. Number one, make sure that we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to. Number two, we're going to investigate exactly what happened so that it doesn't happen again. Number three, find out who did this so we can bring them to justice. And I guarantee you that everyone in the state department, our military, the CIA, you name it, had number one priority making sure that people were safe. These were our folks and we're going to find out exactly what happened, but what we're also going to do it make sure that we are identifying those who carried out these terrible attacks.

So in response to Obama's actions during the attack, we have Obama making it known that he wanted his personnel secured. Really? So, let us allow this remark to set in for a moment:

"...the minute I found out what was happening, I gave three very clear directives. Number one, make sure that we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to." -- Barrack H. Obama

If this is so then there has to be a clear paper trail. And if there is a paper trail, he should truly want that published to show that he was there when that phone rang. That he made the calls.

Frankly, my assessment, Obama did nothing. After events got out of hand, he spent his time scrambling for excuses and someone to pin the blame. Obama's leadership style has set the example for his leaders, cowardice, excuses, and dishonesty.

These two men understood one thing, their oath to the United States Constitution.

Former Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods
Former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty

My fellow comrades in arms, that is the oath we all took, without reservation, to the grave. When nobody else would lift a finger to help, they ran into harms away. They understood what needed to be done. When their chain of command went AWOL on them, they did what any honorable soldier would do. They are owed a great deal. Their memory demands we hold the cowardly accountable for the dishonor displayed by the leadership on high. Obama set the tone and we cannot be surprised by how this played out. But if we do not hold Obama and his people accountable, then we have deserted these men.

Ladies and gentlemen, our oath of office:

I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

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