19 Nov 2012 2:33 pm
teacher
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Because Slow has been going around saying that Al Qaeda is about finished.decimated past participle, past tense of decimate Verb: 1.Kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage of. 2.Drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something)I never took it to mean that they've been totally wiped out. Only a fool would believe that.And I never implied it to mean that I inferred from Slow that they were totally wiped out. Matter of fact, my exact words were "about finished." You questioned that, I submitted supporting evidence, in Slow's own words, mind you, not from some right wing blog.Are you ready to concede this minor point? Oh good. I enjoy a good pounding. />/> Well, then I'm your man.Gotta love double entendres.I wasn't looking for right wing websites. That's what comes up when you search for stories on the 'stand down' order.Do I have to go find this too? Oh wait, I already did, in the friggin post #2014 before your post #2015 right there. Panetta saying that nuttin could be done cause they didn't know enough. Frankly my dear, that is bull$h!t. It has been admitted that drones were overhead with real time intelligence. Sure, data travels at only about half the speed of light though electronics, but when you are talking about a firefight that goes on for 8-9 hours, that's plenty quick enough. Heap in top of that the two surviving men at that time of the four men killed in Benghazi were atop a roof at the annex and were calling in coordinates of the crew firing mortars at them, not only calling in coordinates but they actually had the mortar crew "painted" which means they ad a laser designator, a device that points a laser beam at the target that an arial asset can home in on with smart bombs/missiles. Very accurate, very tried and true. Been around for decades. So, the thing here is that there were F-16's within range at Sicily, apparently 490 miles away, 20 minutes or so with the speed of a F-16. Why weren't these scrambled the friggin second the brass got wind of all this? A C-130 Specter Gunship was also reported as available for such a mission. At the very least these assets should have been at station over Benghazi while the brass dawdled. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it sort of deal. Panetta is as inept as SecDef as McNamara was under LBJ.The story about someone giving a 'stand down' order seems to have originated on FOX news and been picked up by a bunch of right wing blogs.Also, the stand down order you are referring to is the orders issued to the two surviving men who were requesting go ahead to reengage the enemy at the consulate/mission, not regarding the military support. The CIA disputes it. They say no 'stand down' order was ever given.Well, if you are going to use Huffington as a source (post #2020) then I guess I get to use Fox as a source...http://www.foxnews.c...ck-sources-say/So now our choice is, who do we believe? FOX news or the CIA?What a choice. So, which way do you want it? We both get to use politically biased media outlets as sources or neither?