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| Top military leader's Benghazi narrative evolves - Aypee |
| 2013-06-12 |
| Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said timing and the need for the unit to help with casualties from Benghazi resulted in orders for the special forces to remain in Tripoli. Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, died in two separate attacks several hours apart on the night of Sept. 11. Gregory Hicks, a former diplomat in Tripoli at the time of the attack, told a House panel last month that the unit was told to stand down. Dempsey said that was not the case. "They weren't told to stand down. A `stand down' means don't do anything," he said. "They were told that the mission they were asked to perform was not in Benghazi, but was at Tripoli airport." Strange, I don't recall the head the Site Security Team ever mentioning an order to assist the evacuated in Tripoli. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 OK so a stand down order wasn't given (sez he), so just who gave the order to evacuate Tripoli? what will it take to find out just who that person was? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2013-06-12 23:19 |
| #2 it's all in the accent used, Pappy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-06-12 21:27 |
| #1 I've not worn stars. But being told not to go to Benghazi and to stay in Tripoli sure sounds like a stand-down order to me. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-06-12 20:53 |