The Washington Post has published a definitive timeline of administration statements on the Libya attack. This is devastating for the Obama administration:
The summary, by the Washington Post is beyond blunt:
We will leave it to readers to reach their own conclusions on whether this is merely the result of the fog of war and diplomacy — or a deliberate effort to steer the storyline away from more politically damaging questions. After all, in a competitive election, two weeks is a lifetime.
The Washington Post leaves no room for doubt. Nearly everything said by this administration was obviously and indisputably wrong. Obama himself held onto the “mob action” story line long after everyone else had given up. The only real question is why. At best, this is because of gross incompetence by the administration. But mere incompetence is not a satisfactory explanation when there is a strong possibility of gross negligence and dereliction of duty.
The Washington Post knows this because they also described this as:
a case study of how an administration can carefully keep the focus as long as possible on one storyline — and then turn on a dime when it is no longer tenable.
The administration was engaged in a desperate and obvious effort to prevent honest inquiry. When pressed, administration officials dismissed pointed questions by referring to an ongoing investigation. How obvious does this have to get before the main stream media gets it?
We have a President of the United States who told the American people things that were not true. The best explanation anyone can offer is that he is merely stupid. Bill Clinton got away with this because it was “just about sex” and “nobody died.” Well this wasn’t just about sex and as a matter of fact, people did die!
Perhaps the main stream media will fail to pick up on the seriousness of this, but don’t be surprised if this story goes stratospheric. Remember that the most liberal anchor in the world will throw his or her mother under the bus for higher ratings. CNN, for example, is desperate for viewers. There are few stories with more potential than a deliberate cover-up with the explicit involvement of the President of the United States. In addition, there are some very sharp and very determined Republicans in congress who know exactly what this means. Thanks to the Washington Post, they just got a smoking gun document from an unimpeachable source.
Don’t be surprise to see some major Democrats join the chorus. Some of them have already called for an investigation. They will not be impressed to see the depth of the deception practiced by this administration.
It is hard to predict. The main stream media has covered up for Obama so many times in the past that only a fool would predict them doing the right thing now. But this time they have a smoking gun and dead Ambassador. One thing is sure, if they don’t get on it this time, then their credibility has dropped below the level of any possible recovery.
TDM
NOTE: I wrote this yesterday. This morning there was the following report on Breitbart:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/09/27/Obama-Libya-Lies-Collapse-Sen-Dems-Demand-Answers
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., circulated a bipartisan letter addressed to Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides, asking for an “accounting of the attacks against U.S. missions in Egypt, Libya and Yemen,” according to a copy obtained by The Washington Examiner.
The lawmakers are also demanding to know whether the administration had any advance warnings of the Libyan attack and, if so, whether it had shared that information with U.S. personnel on the ground.
The letter marks the first time congressional Democrats have so directly expressed their dissatisfaction with the administration’s response to inquiries about the attacks, which resulted in the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others and raised questions about U.S. security throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.
A Kerry aide confirmed that the committee intended to enlist the support of Republicans and Democrats and said the letter would likely be sent Friday. Another aide told The Examiner that the panel’s 10 Democrats and nine Republicans plan to sign it.
This is a very significant development for several reasons. This means there is a bi-partisan consensus that this is important, that there is growing evidence of gross negligence and that the administrations responses have been woefully inadequate. It is also significant because John Kerry wanted to be Secretary of State during Obama’s second term. I doubt that Kerry would do this unless he has made two important assumptions. First, that Obama is unlikely to be re-elected. Second, that this is so serious that national security trumps party politics.