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discocrisco01

(1,666 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:02 PM Jul 2016

Congress spent more time investigating Benghazi than it did 9/11

Congressional investigations have a way of stretching from months to years, but the House committee probe into 2012’s Benghazi attack was especially lengthy. At two years and four months, it was longer than Congressional probes into 9/11, Watergate, the JFK assassination and Pearl Harbor.

Four Americans died at the U.S. embassy in Libya.

Republicans launched the investigation with a focus on Hillary Clinton, but Democrats accuse them of using Benghazi as a political weapon, especially after this from comment from Republican leadership.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/congress-spent-more-time-investigating-benghazi-it/nrpfQ/

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Congress spent more time investigating Benghazi than it did 9/11 (Original Post) discocrisco01 Jul 2016 OP

The mere mention of releasing the 28 pages sent the Saudis into an uproar... KansDem Jul 2016 #1

This needs to be shouted from the rooftops. PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #2

Funny how facts and truth end up in the trash Wellstone ruled Jul 2016 #3

It's the Republican game plan, keep something in the news sarcasmo Jul 2016 #4

Benghazi-Ebola-Emails-Algae Bloom--Do si Do around we go. kairos12 Jul 2016 #5

9/11? Hell Watergate and Iran Contra too! mnmoderatedem Jul 2016 #6

Do I recall correctly that Rethugs didn't even want to investigate 9/11? tanyev Jul 2016 #7

Well the meme was that Bush and Cheney kept America safe malaise Jul 2016 #8

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

1. The mere mention of releasing the 28 pages sent the Saudis into an uproar...

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:07 PM

Jul 2016

And they threatened to divest their $750 billion in the US. Then *crickets* from Congress, the Media, and the Oligarchs.

How big a red flag do we need?

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

2. This needs to be shouted from the rooftops.

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:18 PM

Jul 2016

It's so obvious the agenda of these traitorous, obstructionist, Re-Thug bastards. I'm beyond sick of these assholes.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. Funny how facts and truth end up in the trash

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 02:44 PM

Jul 2016

while Conspiracy Theories become the flavor of the day. What the heck,the Military-Indxstrial-Complex scored a victory and that's all the 1%ers wanted.

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

4. It's the Republican game plan, keep something in the news

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:09 PM

Jul 2016

at all costs.

kairos12

(12,862 posts)

5. Benghazi-Ebola-Emails-Algae Bloom--Do si Do around we go.

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:17 PM

Jul 2016

mnmoderatedem

(3,728 posts)

6. 9/11? Hell Watergate and Iran Contra too!

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 06:25 PM

Jul 2016

republicans spend more time investigating fake scandals than democrats have spent investigating real ones.

There was far more time spent on the Lewinsky affair than the others as well

tanyev

(42,564 posts)

7. Do I recall correctly that Rethugs didn't even want to investigate 9/11?

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 08:23 PM

Jul 2016

That they were finally shamed into it by the victims' families?

malaise

(269,031 posts)

8. Well the meme was that Bush and Cheney kept America safe

Reply to tanyev (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 08:31 PM

Jul 2016

after 9/11 so 9/11 didn't really happen and of course any investigation was unpatriotic.

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