Has General Ham Been Fired? -- Mike Johnson, American Thinker
Has General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, been fired for defying Leon Panetta on Benghazi?
Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit, ran a piece Saturday afternoon titled "Interesting Rumor Concerning General Carter Ham and Stand Down Order." This piece is presented as a rumor. It suggests that General Ham was told to stand down from sending aid to Benghazi, that General Ham on his own decided to proceed, and that he was then relieved of his command. Remember, all rumor at this point.
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Update #1: Is a General losing his job over Benghazi? -- Washington Times
Update #2: Obama to nominate Army Gen. Rodriguez to lead AFRICOM -- Stars and Stripes
My Comments: This is just speculation .... read meat for the pundit class. But the timing is raising a few eyebrows.
Update #3: I do not know if this story is true (or not) .... but it is one more reason why a more thorough investigation and discussion must follow on what went wrong in Benghazi.
IF an American leader was fired for attempting to rescue four helpless Americans, we have to know the details. This could be one of the most outrageous failures of an American president in our nation's history.
ReplyDeleteLet's get to the truth by petitioning the truth:
http://www.change.org/petitions/mr-speaker-of-the-house-call-gen-carter-ham-and-adm-charles-gaouette-to-testify-to-what-happened-in-benghazi-on-9-11-12