I must say I was disappointed that Benghazi did not make it to the debate last night. At least no damage was done to Romney’s electability. That said, I don’t think Romney made any headlines regarding his foreign policy debate. Libya was there for the taking, and we are sure to have an October surprise yet. Perhaps we can get this fine fellow from the “Special Protection Unit” to come and testify. Breitbart, we miss you. Here we go:
The bottom line — Obama left the lives of four Americans in the hands of guards who hadn’t been trained to shoot their guns.
One of the members of the “Special Protection Unit” guarding the Benghazi consulate states that the unit had never been given shooting lessons.
A 33-year-old individual referred to only has “Ali” was part of the February 17 Brigade’s four-man team guarding the Benghazi consulate on Sept 11. He says he and his team members had received “light” and “theoretical” training inside the consulate from time to time, but never experience shooting firearms.
He says they occasionally received “practical lessons,” but these lessons were never accompanied by the “practical training” that might have left them better prepared them to do what they were asked to do.
Ali and his fellow guards paint of a picture of being abandoned at their posts. They say that after the consulate was attacked in June 2012, they requested more weapons and body protection. Yet they say they never even received handguns “or the weapons [they] requested.”
They weren’t even provided helmets. Full Story at Breitbart
October 24, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Because guards in Benghazi will never have to even draw their weapons, much less aim them.
I mean, let’s get real reich-wingers. It’s Benghazi, Libya. How overrun with well-armed America-hating terrorists could it actually harbor?
[sarc/]
October 24, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Is there anyone in Libya that does not know how to fire a gun? Get real.
October 23, 2012 at 7:17 pm
I would have liked to have seen Romney go after Obama on Libya last night but he backed down because of what happened in the last debate, I think Obama had a trap ready for him so he probably made the right move.
This news about the guards not being trained to shoot is yet another example of the incompetence of the Obama regime. It makes you wonder if Chris Stevens was set up.
October 23, 2012 at 7:21 pm
That is one of my theories. Dead men tell no tales. Bet that Syria and a form of fast and furious was going badly. The turkey delegate was just there before the attack. Turkey would not turn over one of the terrorist…story developing.
October 23, 2012 at 2:03 pm
Bunker, you probably saw the news about CBS broadcasting BO winning the election – as if in real time. It motivated me to arranged this show – includes the drone, witnessing from above the Benghazi killing scene, and who was watching. “Turning Flares Rightside Up” http://www.youtube.com/user/designsbydianne
October 23, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Great job Diane. Good one.
October 23, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Guards with NO GUNS and the Army no longer teaches troops to use a bayonet… Is the world going totally WUSS?
October 23, 2012 at 2:37 pm
And our poor military fighting with one hand tied behind their back in Afghanistan.
October 23, 2012 at 9:17 am
Ronbey probably did the right thing last night as far as protecting his chances of winning the election. This story turns my stomach. Hopefully people like Darrel Issa will keep the story alive.
October 23, 2012 at 9:25 am
I keep telling myself that, but disappointed. You know how I feel about droning, and I see no interest in on ground intelligence.
October 23, 2012 at 7:24 am
So much for our people in responsible for security in hostile places being given proper training and equipment. This is outrageous! This is reckless and incompetence (or worse) of the worst kind.
October 23, 2012 at 7:30 am
Somehow, I don’t think this story will make the news. A disappointment last night..