Monday, May 20, 2013

House Defense Bill Aims to Implement Lessons From Benghazi Attack

http://www.rollcall.com/news/house_defense_bill_aims_to_implement_lessons_from_benghazi_attack-224984-1.html?pos=hln


The inquiry led by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee into the slaying of four Americans at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year has been attention-grabbing, but some senior GOP aides are worried that the partisan overtones are diverting Congress from identifying and addressing the real lessons learned from the attack.
In particular, these aides say key staffers have been overly consumed with chasing down or addressing inaccurate or unfounded accusations emerging from the inquiry.
“We have got to get past that and figure out what are we going to do going forward,” a GOP aide stressed. “Some of the accusations, I mean you wouldn’t believe some of this stuff. It’s just — I mean, you’ve got to be on Mars to come up with some of this stuff.” 
reality is leaking through the seams of theright wing burlap bag of politicians.  didn't Hilary say "what difference does it make now" truer words .  
anal retentive republicans are desperate for their Hail Mary against the Pres., 
they are ignoring good advise in favor of being the party of stupid. have you noticed all they accuse Pres. of are things they do some on a daily bases, they have no plan, no game no truth just revamped rebutted lies except nothing new and we know it and so do they but their arrogance won't allow for giving up on their concentrated on base.
G W Bush, "you can fool some of the people all of the time and those are the ones you want to concentrate on".
Steps to Correct Shortcomings
Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee are drafting provisions, which will be included in the chairman’s mark of the fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill (HR 1960), aimed at pushing the Pentagon to better coordinate with the State Department on plans for embassy and consulate security to address lessons from the attack.
“What you will see is something looking forward perspectively on the status of deployed forces to protect U.S. and economic and diplomatic interests around the world,” said one senior panel aide leading the effort. “Aside from the hyperbole of the debate, the truth of the matter is, had the Department of State put in place sufficient defensive capabilities on the ground, that still doesn’t get you there because I think you look at [how] no embassy or consulate is a castle keep.”
they come out periodically make an attempt at a poignant statement, but it's all for the drama the show must go on, in the midst of all the inquisition and fingers pointing, they keep glossing over the fact that they the republicans denied funds for beefed up security for our embassies could that be why they are so loud and dramatic to make sure that little diddy doesn't get played in the middle of their assigning blame on the entire progressive party and "we the progressive voters".?