GOP Army Col. Blasts Party for Focus on Benghazi over Cheney’s ‘War Crimes’

[alp227]

In a fiery appearance on MSNBC’s The Ed Show, Former Bush administration official and retired U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson said that he is ashamed of his party, the GOP, for continuing to investigate the government’s response to the 2012 attack in Benghazi. Wilkerson told host Ed Schultz that the Republican Party should instead be investigating “war crimes” orchestrated by former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Wilkerson asserted that embassy security went underfunded, and that security at diplomatic facilities would be better if the Congress followed the recommendations of committee convened to investigate attacks on those facilities.

“It’s very difficult to handle a crisis, and you take the talking points points from whomever you can get them who’s on the scene,” Wilkerson asserted. “In this case, as I understand it, the CIA provided most of the talking points.”

full story and video: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-army-col-blasts-party-for-focus-on-benghazi-over-cheneys-war-crimes/

[Cleita]

1. Opening salvo I hope to open an investigation and maybe

a trial. This man was part of the Bush administration, which makes the accusation especially damning. It's not just ordinary citizens like me begging for their heads on a platter for war crimes.

[okaawhatever]

2. One of the better comebacks for Gopers who insist on talking about Benghazi. Has the GOP voted

in the recommendations and changes made by the independent investigative committee? If not, they could care less if another Benghazi happens. The funding hasn't been increased so we know they don't give a crap. I doubt they have made any of the other changes that required legislative approval, either.

[Jesus Malverde]

3. That stings!..nt

[spanone]

4. duh.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. When I saw the title I knew you were talking about Wilkerson

[UTUSN]

6. R#38 & K for, military ain't supposed to have a party. n/t

[Octafish]

9. Wilkerson is retired -- was Colin Powell's chief of staff...

Furious over the lies leading to the illegal, immoral, unnecessary and disastrous Iraq war started by the traitors Bush and Cheney. He also has spoken out about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

[Octafish]

7. Wilkerson is one of the reasons I have hope for the nation's future.

While I don't side with his politics, I do believe he is a man of integrity.

[malaise]

10. +1,000 n/t

[DesertDiamond]

8. It always warms my heart when a GOP member turns out to have a conscience. Kudos to this man!

[Cha]

11. Whoa! thanks alp~ his "party" freaking sucks!

[Egnever]

12. Wow

The fact that I was a member of that administration will haunt me to the grave