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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 11:45 AM Jul 2016

Benghazi conspiracy theorists turn on Trey Gowdy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/benghazi-conspiracy-theorists-turn-on-trey-gowdy/2016/06/29/7c513ed4-3e44-11e6-80bc-d06711fd2125_story.html

A day after the House Benghazi committee released a final report that left Hillary Clinton relatively unscathed, conservative activists — the conspiracy-minded ones who pressured House leaders to appoint the committee in the first place — rounded on Chairman Trey Gowdy for failing to deliver the goods.

“To say I was disappointed would be an understatement,” retired Adm. James “Ace” Lyons complained at a meeting Wednesday afternoon of the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi,
a coalition of far-right ­foreign- policy types. “Chairman Gowdy is not a stenographer. .?.?. He was there to make findings and conclusions. He had the information. He copped out, which is consistent that we’ve seen with all our congressional leadership.”

Retired Gen. Thomas McInerney agreed that “the American people want to know from a group that spent almost two years on it what the conclusions are. That’s what we pay you for, Mr. Gowdy.”

Charles Woods, the father of Ty Woods, one of the four Americans killed in Benghazi, lamented that “I really don’t have closure as far as who made the decision not to rescue.” And Roger Aronoff of Accuracy in Media, which convened the Citizens’ Commission at the National Press Club, complained that “they put a bunch of transcripts in there, interviews, but they didn’t weave it all together.”


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spanone

(135,637 posts)
1. the retired adm. james 'ace' lyons is one fucking loony tune....
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 11:55 AM
Jul 2016

HUGE Announcement About Obama & Muslim Brotherhood (VIDEO)

Retired 4-Star U.S. Navy Admiral James A. “Ace” Lyons was recently at the National Press Club. And his claims are shocking.

It appears that the Obama Regime has been FULLY infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood terrorism front group on every level. And that pro-radical Islam group is also in every level of U.S. security agencies. Lyons went on to say that “the transformation of America has been in full swing ever since 2008.” And when Obama campaigned on a platform to “fundamentally transform America,” Obama has done exactly that!

In addition Lyons made the important point that there is no meaningful line between Islam and radical Islam. “Islam is Islam,” he said.




Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/breaking-four-star-admiral-makes-huge-announcement-obama-muslim-brotherhood-video/#ixzz4DSKLQLG3

PJMcK

(21,922 posts)
3. Admiral James Lyons has four stars?
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 12:03 PM
Jul 2016

For the idiocy of his public statements, the man is insane. How did he ascend to four stars? Was he always this crazy? It's frightening to think how many more nutcases like this are still active.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
2. Awwww poor babies, they are upset their lies could not magically be turned into facts!
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 11:59 AM
Jul 2016

FUCK THEM!!! No really...FUCK. THEM. Stupid wackadoodles, it is pathetic they were ever in any positions of power in the military. Crackpot ideas, I wonder how many troops they got killed over stupid CT notions. Somebody should investigate them!

Separation

(1,975 posts)
6. I wouldn't direct any of that laughter towards the father who lost his kid.
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 12:20 PM
Jul 2016

The admiral and any of the other RWNJ's yeah. However I would never condemn the feelings of a parent who lost a child. I'm not really familiar with anything the father has said, but the quote you quoted looks like a grieving father looking for answers.

Nitram

(22,671 posts)
9. A grieving father perhaps a little too eager to lay blame at the feet of...
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:09 PM
Jul 2016

...the Obama administration. Shit happens, and in this case it is clear no one is really to blame for a terrorist attack that killed four people. If anything, the ambassador is to blame for traveling to a dangerous place with insufficient protection on hand. But I greatly admire the ambassador for his courage and his dedication to his mission.

calimary

(80,700 posts)
8. But... but... but... there MUST be a pony!
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:01 PM
Jul 2016

Under all that horse shit - there MUST be a pony!

There simply MUST be a pony!!!

JHB

(37,133 posts)
10. The Salome Caucus demands a head on a plate. If they don't get the one they want...
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:15 PM
Jul 2016

...they'll take the one that promised it and failed to deliver.

Newt became "former Speaker" for the same reason.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
14. This is no laughing matter
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:42 PM
Jul 2016
Charles Woods, the father of Ty Woods, one of the four Americans killed in Benghazi, lamented that “I really don’t have closure as far as who made the decision not to rescue.”


the republicans are responsible for this...for him thinking he would get closure by finding fault with Hillary. They extended his agony far longer than it needed to be.

Shame on republicans in congress. Shame on all of you.
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