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ziffelzoom

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12. I hope people aren't MISLED by this...

Tue May 7, 2013, 05:51 PM

May 2013

By the way always love you on TV Steven...

1/22/2002 Kolkata, India

Pakistani militants attack American cultural center killing 5 Indians.

6/14/2002 Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistani militants attack US Consulate killing 12 Pakistanis.

2/28/2003 Islamabad, Pakistan

Unknown attackers kill 2 Pakistanis.

6/30/2004 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzbek militants kill 2 Uzbek guards.

12/6/2004 Jiddah, Saudi Arabia

AQ militants kill 5 Saudi residents from Arab nations (not 9 as in the meme)

3/2/2006 Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistani militants kill 1 American diplomat at the Marriott hotel along with 3 Pakistanis

9/12/2006 Damascus, Syria

AQ militants attack US Embassy, Syrian forces repel attack killing 4 militants

3/18/2008 Sanaa, Yemen

Militants attack girls school in vicinity of US Embassy killing 2 Yemeni nationals.

7/9/2008 Istanbul, Turkey

AQ militants kill 3 Turkish police officers and are killed themselves

9/17/2008 Sanaa, Yemen

Islamic Jihad Yemen militants kill 18 non-Americans in attacking the US Embassy

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So in total this meme represents ONE US DIPLOMAT being killed away from a US facility.

Since 1958 there have been 44 attacks on US Diplomatic Missions.

The attack at Benghazi was the most serious, killing 4 Americans since the Beirut Embassy bombing in 1983.

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In case you haven't seen this. Regarding Republican politicization of Benghazi... [View all] stevenleser May 2013 OP

I would like to see a Democratic Senator make a speech on the Senate floor pointing out this byeya May 2013 #1

That would be a great idea! stevenleser May 2013 #2

Are there any particular(s) you have in mind? LeftInTX May 2013 #7

Bower, and Warren come to mind nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #31

+++ LeftInTX May 2013 #4

Politics is a lot about posturing and scoring points off of some peoples' misfortunes and byeya May 2013 #3

The GOP is just pissed because they thought they had Obama on the ropes pre-election. DCBob May 2013 #5

I'm starting to wonder whether this was a deliberate September surprise... reformist2 May 2013 #6

There are others as well... cascadiance May 2013 #8

But, but, but "Bush kept us safe". Scuba May 2013 #9

Add a dead horse to their count as well. lpbk2713 May 2013 #10

k&r nt steve2470 May 2013 #11

I hope people aren't MISLED by this... ziffelzoom May 2013 #12

You have no links, so this is just your day so nt stevenleser May 2013 #13

So where are the links RudynJack May 2013 #15

The graphic itself has a link. It's right in front of you. nt stevenleser May 2013 #17

What am I missing? RudynJack May 2013 #19

That's the link. It's not just a facebook page, its a news aggregator source. nt stevenleser May 2013 #25

And still... RudynJack May 2013 #27

Here's a link supporting Steve's OP. Its the first thing on google that comes up... riderinthestorm May 2013 #33

Why am I not surprised RudynJack May 2013 #35

Fixed it. Geez, simply forgot the link. That DOES happen, most DUers don't call each other liars nt riderinthestorm May 2013 #36

I didn't call you a liar. RudynJack May 2013 #37

Nice how we just let the Beirut one slip by. Benghazi was hardly most serious. 63 dead in Beirut. JaneyVee May 2013 #16

please read again ziffelzoom May 2013 #20

So foreign nationals aren't human beings like Americans are? Bolo Boffin May 2013 #21

Well since you're new here, here's a pro-tip: American lives aren't superior to foreign lives. JaneyVee May 2013 #23

Why does history start after 9/11? Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 and 6 JoePhilly May 2013 #24

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #26

You do know that the CIA had been banging down Rice's door regarding this, right? stevenleser May 2013 #32

No one blamed Reagan for Beirut, as I remember. NCarolinawoman May 2013 #28

There was also the invasion of Grenada deutsey May 2013 #34

k&r Hassin Bin Sober May 2013 #14

Republicans are doing with Benghazi, what we started and then dropped SoCalDem May 2013 #18

I really doubt they will get any more traction out of this after today's show. DCBob May 2013 #22

The recent RW talking point I hear is that there was fore-knowledge of the attack Sheepshank May 2013 #29

There are warnings and threats every day Re: our consulates and embassies in Asia minor and parts stevenleser May 2013 #30

I don't understand why more people aren't interested in the fact that EGYPT was in their streets patrice May 2013 #38

Republicans are responsible for Benghazi, too. They slashed the embassy security. Berlum May 2013 #39