Why didn't we send the cavalry?
That has always been the question about Benghazi once the fat was in the fire. There has never been an answer. We know that Obama sequestered himself in the White House, and some time that evening Hillary Clinton went home.
Judicial Watch just released an email that it extracted from the tight grasp of the administration. It was written by the civilian chief of staff to the Defense Department's Jeremy Bash. Reading it makes your blood run cold:
State colleagues:
I just tried you on the phone but you were all in with S [apparent reference to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton].
After consulting with General Dempsey, General Ham and the Joint Staff, we have identified the forces that could move to Benghazi. They are spinning up as we speak. They include a [REDACTED].
Assuming Principals agree to deploy these elements, we will ask State to procure the approval from host nation. Please advise how you wish to convey that approval to us [REDACTED].
Jeremy
"They are spinning up as we speak." That is military-speak that the engines are roaring on the tarmac, and the aircraft are ready to go. That is what the country expected would happen.
And we didn't send them. Our guys were in a jam, calling for reinforcement, and Hillary didn't send it.
Why didn't we send the cavalry?
And what confidence can the troops have in her as commander-in-chief?
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