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In a fiery appearance on MSNBCs The Ed Show, Former Bush administration official and retired U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson said that he is ashamed of his party, the GOP, for continuing to investigate the governments response to the 2012 attack in Benghazi. Wilkerson told host Ed Schultz that the Republican Party should instead be investigating war crimes orchestrated by former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Wilkerson asserted that embassy security went underfunded, and that security at diplomatic facilities would be better if the Congress followed the recommendations of committee convened to investigate attacks on those facilities.
Its very difficult to handle a crisis, and you take the talking points points from whomever you can get them whos on the scene, Wilkerson asserted. In this case, as I understand it, the CIA provided most of the talking points.
full story and video: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-army-col-blasts-party-for-focus-on-benghazi-over-cheneys-war-crimes/
Cleita
(75,480 posts)a trial. This man was part of the Bush administration, which makes the accusation especially damning. It's not just ordinary citizens like me begging for their heads on a platter for war crimes.
okaawhatever
(9,469 posts)in the recommendations and changes made by the independent investigative committee? If not, they could care less if another Benghazi happens. The funding hasn't been increased so we know they don't give a crap. I doubt they have made any of the other changes that required legislative approval, either.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,304 posts)UTUSN
(70,762 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)Furious over the lies leading to the illegal, immoral, unnecessary and disastrous Iraq war started by the traitors Bush and Cheney. He also has spoken out about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)While I don't side with his politics, I do believe he is a man of integrity.
malaise
(269,219 posts)DesertDiamond
(1,616 posts)Cha
(297,810 posts)The fact that I was a member of that administration will haunt me to the grave