Why The U.S. Military Can’t Kill The Benghazi Attackers With A Drone Strike -- Mark Thompson, Time
Even if they could be found, the U.S. has effectively tied its own hands
It was most assuredly an act of war. Insurgent Libyans, some plainly inspired by, if not directly linked to al Qaeda, attacked sovereign U.S. territory in Benghazi on Sep. 11, 2012. In two separate strikes on diplomatic outposts in that eastern Libyan city, they killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, computer expert Sean Smith, and embassy security personnel (and former Navy SEALs) Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.
In the 16 months since, the perpetrators remain at large. What is becoming clear is that the U.S. has tied its own hands in trying to bring those responsible to justice.
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Update: Obama ties military’s hands by reading al Qaeda out of Benghazi -- Power Line
My Comment: The law authorizing force needs to be changed .... but I do not see that happening with this administration or Congress.
ReplyDeleteThat would mean BOMBING BIBI NETANYAHU and his SHINBET-MOSSAD who were using Bengazi for Arms Dealings with Al-Qaeda actively since the time Qaddafi was made to dismantle his nuclear program in the post-Saddam days.
Who remembers that far back in TIME!