Does Petreus Get a Pass

As a military guy who has had top secret access in the past, I am well aware that sometimes circumstances require that the government not be truthful. It is naive to believe that we should always tell truth because it "is the right thing to do". The bad guys don't have rules and will do anything to win which means terrorizing and killing you and me and our families. So get real Petraeus has had to lie a lot in his career. As a patriot and a loyal soldier I salute his for doing his job. This does not make me an apologist for the general who in my mind and the minds of many ex-military has sold out for whatever personal reasons motivated him.

Let's look at the facts of Bengazi. Ambassador Stephenson was probably involved in some black operations on behalf of the U.S. government. This guy knew the area and knew what was going on which is precisely why he kept on asking for additional security. Clearly the U.S. State Department, U.S. Military, and the U.S. Administration blew it in ensuring that their personnel were protected. I can't prove it but it certainly appears since they had experts in the area this omission was by design. Whether it was to support Obama's agenda of Al Qaeda's demise or whether it was an attempt at a lower profile.. who knows but with respect to Petraeus' actions after the fact, it is irrelevant.

If the U.S. military and State Department could communicate by flash traffic in seconds in the 1970's they certainly could communicate and did communicate instantly once the attack was underway. Having attended many flag level briefings I can say unequivocally Bengazi was briefed as a terrorist attack in State, military and intelligence commands around the world within hours. So everybody lied.. Obama, Panetta, Clinton, Petraeus etc. with everybody covering up for the administration.

What makes this so offensive is that the lie was political. It was geared to fit the Obama agenda requiring Panetta and Petraeus with Mullen and the Joint Chiefs all to sell out. If there was some compelling black ops problem that needed to be covered up, all the above could easily have said that it was a terrorist attack and we are pursuing every avenue to bring these people to justice.The nature of the lie after the fact gives us a pretty good understanding why State and the military failed to provide adequate security or respond to the embassy's plea for help. The pathetic suggestion of a video being the cause tells you all you need to know. The primary rationale for the cover-up was all about politics. Admiral Mullen, General Petraeus, and Leon Panetta sold out. At best this Administration is grossly incompetent and the worst is they have betrayed their trust with the American public and the people who died.

We expect our political leaders to be willing to prostitute themselves for personal gain. It is a stunning disappointment when we discover that character flaw in our military leaders.