Saturday, October 27, 2012

Benghazi attack

It has been a little over a month since the U.S. embassy in Libya was attacked, leaving 15 wounded and killing four Americans, two Navy seals and one an ambassador Christopher Stevens. There is ample evidence that President Obama knew of the attacks and did not react. There were Marines and munitions an hour away at most that could have helped save these men's lives. What have we learned from this?

As we near the 2012 Presidential election, many Republicans are calling Obama a coward for his lack of efforts as the Embassy screamed for help. Up til now, Obama has fulfilled his promise to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and we are expected to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

U.S. military generals have expressed that the conficts are not drawing down and now is not the time to pull out. Let's also not forget that Obama wanted to close down Gettmo, Guantanamo Bay Cuba. His brilliant idea was to bring the international terrorists and other criminals to American soil and hold them in a maximum security prison, where they would be afforded the same rights as U.S. citizens. The idea was ludicrous.

Though I have already voted for who I think would be the best candidate as a Commander and Chief of our Armed Forces, the best to help us with our economy, and bring back good values for America, I am quite positive that Obama will still get re-elected. I pray that Americans will realize that national security is still paramount. When the troops come home from Afghanistan, it won't change the true threats from abroad.

But is America's biggest problem it's leadership? I think it is more complicated than that, but for those who rallied around Obama for "Change." Did they get the change they wanted? I think not.

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