October 24, 2012
Shawnee News-Star
Letters to the Editor:
My Thesaurus does not contain
words that are strong enough to express my anger and disbelief over the recent
revelation concerning the Benghazi timeline.
Allegedly, members of the US
Intelligence Community, Pentagon, and the White House were aware of the seven
hour battle that led to the death of our ambassador and three other U.S.
citizens. Real time video, phone calls, and emails leave no doubt this was a
well coordinated terrorist attack against the United States owned land,
property and citizens at Benghazi. Also, allegedly, a U.S. drone was flying
over the incident. Information about possible drone armaments has not been
revealed in the public press. U.S. airpower resources were within an hour of
Benghazi.
When the smoke cleared, four
Americans were dead, the ambassador had been raped, (apparently the location of
these four was provided by Libyan guards we had hired to protect our people and
property) our embassy was ransacked, secret documents compromised, and American
international prestige damaged—perhaps beyond repair.
Many, many other details are
coming forth that clearly show that the immediate official response of a
spontaneous riot over an internet video were not only wrong, but intentionally
substituted for the truth.
As a U.S. citizen I ask at
what terror threshold do we defend our people and property? As a retired military member I ask what ever
happened to “leave no one behind” doctrine? As grandfather of a soon to be 18
year old grandson what do I tell him about post high school military options?
This incident transcends the
elections in November. It strikes at the heart of who we are as a nation and
how important are American lives lost to terrorism. In case you have
forgotten—this incident happened on September 11, 2012!
Glenn C. Peck
Shawnee
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