OK, now imagine that Trump told his genius idea about “Dumocrats” to Natalie Harp verbally—who spelled it “Dumbocrats” and showed it to him for approval.
He goes: “You spelled it wrong.”
He can never be wrong, so Natalie says: “You’re right, sir. Nobody knows dumb has a B.”
12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI: DAY 3
DERNA
Earlier in my time in Libya, I made 2 trips into Derna. We drove through the city, got out, and even walked the markets. At that point, we could still operate there.
That changed.
As the security situation deteriorated, Derna became a place we stopped going ourselves. The terrorist presence had grown to the point that the risk was no longer worth it. That wasn’t just our assessment either. Government testimony later described Derna as an area Americans generally avoided because it was known for harboring al-Qaeda sympathizers.
At the same time, we were getting reports about AQ activity, sightings and locations throughout eastern Libya. There were intelligence personnel whose job was to help locate and track those networks, including through electronic communications and signal collection.
What most people don’t know is that I watched some of those reports get ignored. If Bob found out we were taking personnel out specifically to help locate or track AQ activity, he would shut it down.
I’m not going into names, equipment, specific locations or methods. There is no reason to. The important part is that we were not operating blind. The terrorist presence was there, people on the ground were seeing it, and there were opportunities to learn more about what those networks were doing.
Here is something else most people probably don’t know.
On September 11, 2012, when the attack in Benghazi began, an unarmed Predator was already flying over Derna conducting an intelligence collection mission. Once Benghazi came under attack, that Predator was redirected to us.
Think about that. By September 11, Derna had become dangerous enough that we had stopped going there ourselves, yet the United States was still collecting intelligence over the city. Members of Ansar al-Sharia in Derna were later identified by the State Department as having been involved in the Benghazi attacks.
The threat didn’t suddenly appear on September 11. We had been watching it grow. The question was never whether the warning signs existed.
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@3ternallysweet I’m demonstrating the lack of critical thinking skills and/or the hypocrisy of people making these comments about President Trump. If you actually listen to him, it’s obvious that he is NOT having issues. And most of you denied that Joe was, when it was obvious to everyone.
@doogadoo11 Those jurors will be horrified when they come to a verdict in 5 minutes and realize this was the 2nd trial and liberal women deliberated for a week and couldn’t agree that it’s wrong to murder your kids.
Maybe they’re on to something with not watching TV.
I have the perfect job for him. I can’t remember the guy’s name but he would move in to homes that had been taken over by squatters. The owners couldn’t evict them so he made the living conditions so miserable, that the squatters left. 🤣😂
@Shawn_Farash 11:00 in. Professor Freeman is Heather Cox Richardson not so useful idiot. She is suggesting that the Democrat Party change its name!! Because “there are people who cannot bring themselves to vote for what the party represents now”
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