The news if flush with reports about the Obama Administration’s most likely cover up on the attack of The United States Embassy in Benghazi which saw Americans lose their lives in the name of diplomacy. Several reports out there indicate that like most focused administrations in the face of an election the use of this information could spell the death knell for such a campaign. Which is why as the reports claim, the administration knew way more than it admitted it did.
Then came the revelation after the attack at the Boston Marathon that the FBI had looked at one of the main suspects, deceased Tamerlan Tsarnaev based on a tip and inquiry from the Russian Government. The FBI claims it did extensive surveillance and research on Tamerlan and closed its file feeling there was not a threat. Well I guess we can all agree that was wrong.
What does this say about our state of security in The United States and at our installations abroad? How can we as citizens believe the government will protect us if a radicalized Chechen can come to our country and decide to wreak havoc. This individual immigrated to the United States to supposedly escape tyranny and have the opportunities we all have as citizens. How did someone like this miss all the good things life here has to offer and how did our government miss him especially after looking at him ?
The evidence seems clear that mistakes were made and yes we are all only human but it seems quite simple we either are not doing a good enough job or we just need more resources to do it. Why would we close a file on someone that a foreign government suggested could be tied to radical fundamentalists but we keep hammering away at innocent people we cannot find anything on? Seems bizzare right? Maybe common sense is absent from a lot of this decision making. Or maybe the people at the FBI are just understaffed and under paid? Let us face facts. There are so many credible threats out there how can they possibly track them all down thoroughly?
What our country needs is a group of politicians who can spend less than half of what they spend on getting re-elected and spend more on protecting our children. Doesn’t that just make sense? As we have said numerous times priorities must change in the world we live as we can see two young men with a little training can kill and wound. Imagine the damage they could have done with lots of training and more resources. Imagine what could have happened if they had a more potent device. The possibilities are quite scary.
The government should also be ashamed for receiving threats and warnings about the security in Benghazi. No matter what the political agenda no policy should accept the death of Americans including Ambassador Stevens who gave his life for what? An administration that didn’t care what was happening? According to reports still coming out from the events that happened that night, the Deputy Ambassador of the region contacted Secretary Clinton’s office and explained what was happening. No one responded. According to military sources multiple teams of special forces close to or in the vicinity that could have attempted at least to get there and protect who was left were told to stand down. Why? What possible political reason could it serve to allow American citizens who put themselves into harms way every day, get brutally murdered by radicals in another country? None that I can think of. How hard would it have been to listen to the embassy security chief who asked for more assets to protect our diplomats? How difficult would it have been to increase the security at all installations in foreign countries that are hostile? Not too difficult.
Maybe the United States should stop this entitlement routine and have all of us as citizens give something back to the country that keeps us free. We should adopt a policy for all men and women to have to serve in the armed forces for some period of time. We will be a more vigilant society and stop taking our freedoms for granted. We will also have more assets to choose from and be able to attract good candidates to counter terrorism and homeland security.
After all these are the most important factors in our lives that allow us all to sit at home in front of a large TV and watch who will win the next reality TV show right? Maybe we should consider what it will take to protect our children’s children one day. Technology advances in all aspects and we are still racing to catch up unfortunately. One day it may not be so difficult to wreak havoc on thousands or millions.
What seems clear is no matter how well we do and how many things we stop from happening we are still thinking like we did 20 years ago. Or even worse as in Benghazi just taking the phone off the hook and hoping for the best……..
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