Guess who cut funding for State Department facilities overseas?....

[OldDem2012]

Libya attack: Congressmen casting blame voted to cut diplomatic security budget

QUOTES:

"Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Darrell Issa claim the Benghazi consulate sought more security before the deadly attack. They also both voted to cut the State Department's embassy security budget."

....and....

"Who's to blame for the Sept. 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi?"

....and....

"Who can be blamed for that? Well, Chaffetz and Issa among others.

Since retaking control in 2010, House Republicans have aggressively cut spending at the State Department in general and embassy security in particular. Chaffetz and Issa and their colleagues voted to pay for far less security than the State Department requested in 2011 and again this year."

These guys have a lot of nerve.

[annabanana]

1. k&r . .I wish more people paid attention. . .. . .n/t

[DonViejo]

2. Here's a link to a thread with further info

A Congressman charges the GOP with partial responsibility. A news article +

GOP's State Dept. Budget cuts Partly to Blame for 9/11 Libya Attack

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251115476

[porphyrian]

3. Remove all obstructionist republicans from Congress. n/t

[kentuck]

4. Good info!

kick

[defacto7]

20. Would you settle for water boarding?

[littlemissmartypants]

22. Welcome to the DU!

[dmr]

6. I remember reading where Congress under-funded and short-funded the DOJ.

It was in an article about one of the difficulties the DOJ has in going after the financial industry; and their inability to hire/keep a forensic investigative staff.

I wish I had a link or remember where I read it because it was the first thing I thought of when I heard a couple of weeks ago that Congress under-funded the security budgets.

It's scary because what else have they under-funded and short-funded?

It sets the departments up to fail, and of course to blame the President - which is their ultimate goal.

Sadly, the consequences are very dangerous, and its results are deadly. I almost want to make them complicit in the Benghazi murders.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

36. This has been a long standing

republican strategy...keep the departments and agencies underfunded and then complain that "government doesn't work" or is inefficient.

[valerief]

7. They're the Projection Party. Whatever they do, they blame the Dems for doing.

Issa cuts security budget, so he blames the administration for inadequate security. They've been doing this since PNAC created the Iraq War.

[alp227]

8. Who in the so called liberal media will ever ask them about that?

Don't expect anyone at CNN or CBS or ABC or the AP to ask them directly, or maybe they'll just hang up if asked. Typical cut-everything and do-nothing Tea Party Congress.

[PADemD]

40. Darryl Issa is supposed to be on Real Time with Bill Maher next Friday.

Maybe Bill will ask him.

[Unknown Beatle]

9. The GOP

Has blood on their hands.

Hello everyone. This is my first post an hopefully I'll get to know some of you better in the future. Funny thing though, when I registered, I received a message congratulating me for joining a very liberal blog, but when I wanted to start a new thread, I wasn't allowed to because I haven't replied to any threads. Huh? Is this a trust issue with DU?

[DURHAM D]

10. No

[tkmorris]

11. Welcome to DU

As for the posting rules, I don't know that I'd call it a trust issue per se, but it is an acknowledgement that often people will sign up here for the sole purpose of disrupting. There isn't much we can do to prevent that, but by requiring that a poster tally a few replies (the number was 10 last I checked) before posting an original OP we can at least try to get to know them a bit. I hope you don't find that too much an inconvenience; it has saved us many a headache over the years.

In any case dive right in, join some conversations. We are glad to have you.

[geckosfeet]

13. No. And now that you have taken the plunge, welcome aboard.

[Unknown Beatle]

16. Thanks!

To everyone that replied. I'm a Rabid Liberal (actually, that's my screen name on another blog) and I watch Comedy Central for news and Fox News for comedy, well, MSNBC too, Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes are my favorites.

Some of the other blogs I belong to have been overrun with trolls, spewing hate and conservative propaganda. I mean, I believe in free speech but some of these trolls take it over the line and personally attack posters. Once in a while it's okay to engage with the opposition, but constant attacks can get rather tedious.

Good to be here. Later some personal insights into the fascist GOP (George Orwell's Prediction).

[defacto7]

19. Can't wait!

You'll find some ups and downs here too but not really anything to worry about. We have the MERT taking care of the disruptors. Only various shades of Left here. Left is IN, Right is OUT.

Welcome to the party.

[Jennicut]

24. We are a crazy, fun group of liberal leftists.

Quite frankly, this is the best place on the web to discuss liberal ideas and politics. I have learned so much from all the incredible posters here much more intelligent then me. And they are very supportive, wonderful people.

[Patiod]

34. Same here.

I have a conservative acquaintance, and he's stunned by my arguments. Not that I'm particularly clever, but I take what I learn here, research it, and talk about it when I see him next. He's so 'in the bubble' that he's astounded to hear these rebuttals of his Conservative/Libertarian party line.

This place is an awesome resource.

Also, if you're a true Progressive who differs from the mainstream of Progressive thought on things like Guns or Alternative Medicine, there are DU Groups for that - for instance, I'm not a big believer in Alternative Medicine, so I can go talk to others who are similarly inclined in DU's Skeptics Group.

[classof56]

31. Welcome to DU!

You'll have lots of kindred spirits here. Daily Show, Colbert, and the afternoon MSNBC shows are my source of news and encouragement. I'm also a Beatle fan, going back to when they first hit the tarmac in New York. Just an aside...

Look forward to your future participation and again, welcome to the Board!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. The posting requirement keeps out the spammers.

[littlemissmartypants]

21. Welcome to the DU!

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

32. gotta have a few replies before you can start one

it's no biggie......

[blondie58]

33. welcome to DU, Unknown Beatle!

[sevenseas]

43. I am working on my posts, too

Get over it- do like the rest of us and post something worth reading instead of whining.

[BenzoDia]

12. This is something that needs to spread however possible.

[flamingdem]

14. K&R

[patrice]

15. Oh. My. God! how SAD!!! "We" DID fail Ambassador Stevens!!!!

[GeorgeGist]

17. You're forgetting ...

it required a trifecta.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

23. of course.

Libya attack: Congressmen casting blame voted to cut diplomatic security budget

Repukes. OF FUCKING COURSE.

[julian09]

27. Too bad that people don't pay attention to their congress persons vote. as much as the corporations

do. Oh that's right, they buy them. They obstruct confirmations; if that don't work, they refuse funding. They spend more money on
weapons that military doesn't want.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

30. really. I know too many people who don't even pay attention

to presidential elections, let alone congressional.

Not that I'm the great all knowing one, but at least I know the difference between a Dem and a teabagger; and I vote in house elections. (not that I haven't been disappointed by some Dems, but there's still a big difference)

[ErikJ]

25. Somebody please post at Free Republic and Fox Nation.

Those bastards have been screaming about this being Obamas fault.

[spanone]

26. issa is a rat

[Patiod]

35. I'm sorry, no

Rats are better than that.

[mountain grammy]

28. W and the Republicon congress threw money at anything with the word "security" attached

They made their friends in the electronic and surveillance industries rich. After 9/11, the flood gates opened and American wealth was redistributed to corporate CEO's, all while cutting their taxes. Shameful! Now they cry debt and are dangerously underfunding government. Shameful and treasonous.

[HanSan]

29. Spam deleted by pinto (MIR Team)

[theinquisitivechad]

37. Think this is more bipartisan than is currently represented.

Don't forget, there's money being cut for embassy security in the Sequestration act, as well.

[bvar22]

38. I wish there were some national media event,

one with the Republican leader on the same stage,
where the leader of the Democratic Party
could give the American People that information
in a plain, simple, declarative sentence.

[xxqqqzme]

39. Any successful attack, because of

lack of security, is an excuse to squeeze the few remaining MIC dollars into their pockets.

I am becoming increasingly intolerant of these assh*les.

[99th_Monkey]

41. GOP MO = Create a disaster, then blame it on Obama.

Gee, that could even be a bumper sticker.

[MADem]

42. This needs to be shouted from the ROOFTOPS. Issa never knows when to shut the fuck UP, does he? nt

[elbloggoZY27]

44. Very Bad Medicine

There is not a whole lot to say about the GOP and their aggressive attempts to blame the President for their ugly actions in Washington. The GOP is nothing more then replacement politicians who have done absolutely nothing progressive for our nation. These men and women have no clue that we have a Constitution nor do they care.

The GOP actually is a PARTY OF NO.


Throw them out in November. Also Fox News is their enablers.