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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: IGNORING US Destabilization of Libya, GOP Benghazi Hearing Asks Clinton All the WRONG QUESTIONS [View all]CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)35. A popular revolt supported by 1000s of foreign jihadis?
Just like the popular revolt in Libya supported by nine months of foreign air strikes and outside special forces?
It's all fun and games when it involves faraway countries, but the chaos is getting closer and closer to home.
Europe is being overwhelmed by migrants, and they'll be coming to America's shores too soon.
I would be all for it if it really was to spread democracy, but (whatever the stated intention) that isn't result.
Instead we're literally seeing religious extremism expand exponentially before our very eyes.
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IGNORING US Destabilization of Libya, GOP Benghazi Hearing Asks Clinton All the WRONG QUESTIONS [View all]
Segami
Oct 2015
OP
"our nation spurred on a civil war, destroying the security and stability of Libya."
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#14
Yep. Lots of posturing, lots of bombast, lots of CYA but little of substance.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#3
Benghazi was a covert CIA station with strong indications it was Petraeus' baby
riderinthestorm
Oct 2015
#5
No skin off their ('uglican) backs. They are already bought and paid for. It's the taxpayers
erronis
Oct 2015
#13
Thanks. I've been asking these questions, and now, finally from Mel Goodman's testimony and
JDPriestly
Oct 2015
#16
Truth! And that is why they wouldn't go there. They really don't care about what happened, they
kelliekat44
Oct 2015
#19
Benghazi!! is a convenient, bipartisan diversion that like Whitewater cut off lines of investigation
leveymg
Oct 2015
#28
Thanks. The Hersh article is the most coherent and logical explanation in my view, but of
JDPriestly
Oct 2015
#20
The permanent government: the Pentagon, intel agencies, foreign policy mandarins. Not elected, but
leveymg
Oct 2015
#37
knr! We removed a dictator and helped the country to hold elections ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2015
#25
This is the most rational, meaningful thread about these hearings on DU. Perhaps the only one.
leveymg
Oct 2015
#29
The result is to immunize her of consequences from her serial ME policy failures.
leveymg
Oct 2015
#36