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erpowers

(9,350 posts)
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:24 PM Jul 2016

Why Are Other Secretaries of State Not Criticized for Foreign Bombings

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Wrong. That’s a description of one of the two bombings of US embassies in East Africa that occurred in 1998, which together killed over 220 people, including 12 Americans, and injured over 4,000 others.

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So why did Madeleine Albright face essentially zero blowback for the security failures and loss of American life that happened on her watch while Hillary Clinton is facing calls to be thrown in prison (or even, as one Donald Trump adviser suggested, to be executed for treason) for the security failures and loss of American life that happened on hers?

The simple answer is that Madeline Albright wasn't the political target that Hillary Clinton is.

And that's exactly the point: This kind of thing has happened before — and in terms of casualties, was actually far worse — yet nobody called for Albright to go to prison, because that’s a ridiculous, over-the-top partisan political reaction. It’s a wildly inappropriate response to a tragic event. The only reason for doing so is to score political points.

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/22/12241894/benghazi-hillary-clinton-1998-east-africa-embassy-bombings

I think the author could have also pointed out that in 1983 244 American servicemen were killed in a bombing attack against the Marine Corp barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. No one blames Ronald Reagan or his Secretary of State for failing to prevent that attack. Reagan's response to the attack was to remove American troops from Lebanon. Hezbollah, the group that carried out the attack, is still operating. It has been reported that the group is supporting Bashar-al-Assad in Syria. No one blames Ronald Reagan, his removing troops from Lebanon, or his inability to totally destroy Hezbollah for the rise of terrorism against the United States of America. No one blames Ronald Reagan for the mess that is going on is Syria.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/nation/2013/10/23/marines-beirut-lebanon-hezbollah/3171593/

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Why Are Other Secretaries of State Not Criticized for Foreign Bombings (Original Post) erpowers Jul 2016 OP
IOKIYAR onecaliberal Jul 2016 #1
IOKYAR Hekate Jul 2016 #2
Because human life is worthless compared to politics. ZombieHorde Jul 2016 #3

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
3. Because human life is worthless compared to politics.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:59 AM
Jul 2016

We say we see good and evil, but all we see are tribes.

Just kidding. We're all sweet and consistent.

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