Well Dennis this was going on while you were out in the heat cutting the wheat. Emphasis mine.
The cliff notes version of what I think happened is that there was a lot of incompetence at extremely senior levels. They were caught flat footed like democrats always are. It sounds like the military did no wrong, but never was consulted before the 9/11 anniversary, never got word that they were needed and by the time those in charge of the military knew that they were needed, it was too late. But hey, they had campaigning to do...
“In particular, this briefing unquestionably reaffirmed that there was absolutely no military order to stand down any of our forces as has been claimed,” she said in a statement.
The House panel received testimony from retired Gen. Carter Ham, the former commander for the Africa region; Rear Adm. Brian Losey, the former commander for Special Operations Command Africa, and Gibson.
The summary said John Brennan, then counterterrorism adviser, headed a review of security measures worldwide in advance of the Sept. 11 anniversary. However, Ham told the panel that he was not consulted regarding this review.
“When questioned about this process today, Gen. Ham, the combatant commander responsible for one of the most volatile threat environments in the world, stated that neither he nor anyone working for him was consulted as part of the Brennan 9/11 planning process,” the summary said.
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The cliff notes version of what I think happened is that there was a lot of incompetence at extremely senior levels. They were caught flat footed like democrats always are. It sounds like the military did no wrong, but never was consulted before the 9/11 anniversary, never got word that they were needed and by the time those in charge of the military knew that they were needed, it was too late. But hey, they had campaigning to do...