The Captain (cited below) has some thoughts on an AEI/Wolfowitz article.
...back to what he said, this is a remarkable claim. According to this
claim, the Africa command (based in Europe) had no assets to which it
could turn. None. Contrary to reports (that I have cited), there were no Delta operators at Sigonella. There was no AC-130, there wasn’t even Marine Force Recon, again, contrary to published reports that I have cited.
They were apparently all in the field, deployed across Africa. No
one was available. There were no air assets available to assist the
poor souls at Benghazi. Not even an MP or cook could have responded
from Sigonella. The base (the American side of it, anyway) was a ghost
town. The closest asset was … the Eastern coast of the United States.
I don’t believe it. I’m not saying that I don’t believe Wolfowitz,
but I don’t believe his sources. How the hell does one run Africa
command with no assets at your disposal? Besides, this answer is too
easy to produce and then move on after the furor dies down.
Unless Sigonella itself is merely an outpost, (which it is NOT), it is clear that something's wrong with the story.
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"No one was available. There were no air assets available to assist the poor souls at Benghazi. Not even an MP or cook could have responded from Sigonella."
Thank goodness there was an army of wingnut bloggers ready to spring into action!
All your Benghazi posts would seem to indicate the "Fast & Fictitious" well has run dry...?
Not hardly.
F&F continues to look like another fine example of SCOAMF incompetence combined with SCOAMF's continual campaign.
Holder's scheduled presser (canceled for the obvious reasons) about the "success" of "finding" US-purchased small arms 'in the hands of drug cartels' is the most recent development.
It would be impossible to mention every signal of corruption, incompetency, and political spin issuing from the Obozo Administration.
The MFM certainly doesn't.
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