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Why the GOP circus on Bengazi and no circus for the 11+ embassy/consulate attacks under Bush?
Is it because the GOP are a bunch of partisan hacks?
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EMBASSY/CONSULATE ATTACKS UNDER BUSH JR
June 14, 2002, U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan
Suicide bomber kills 12 and injures 51.
February 20, 2003, international diplomatic compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Truck bomb kills 17.
February 28, 2003, U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan
Gunmen on motorcycles killed two consulate guards.
July 30, 2004, U.S. embassy in Taskkent, Uzbekistan
Suicide bomber kills two.
December 6, 2004, U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Militants stormed and occupied perimeter wall. Five killed, 10 wounded.
March 2, 2006, U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan
Suicide car bomber killed four, including a U.S. diplomate directly targeted by the assailants.
September 12, 2006, U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syria
Gunmen attacked embassy with grenades, automatic weapons, and a car bomb (though second truck bomb failed to detonate). One killed and 13 wounded.
January 12, 2007, U.S. embassy in Athens, Greece
A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the embassy building. No one was injured.
July 9, 2008, U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Turkey
Armed men attacked consulate with pistols and shotguns. Three policemen killed.
March 18, 2008, U.S. embassy in Sana'a, Yemen
Mortar attack misses embassy, hits nearby girls' school instead.
September 17, 2008, U.S. embassy in Sana'a, Yemen
Militants dressed as policemen attacked the embassy with RPGs, rifles, grenades and car bombs. Six Yemeni soldiers and seven civilians were killed. Sixteen more were injured.
14 Answers
- AntiliberLv 68 years ago
the 11 attacks that occurred under Bush were quick, unexpected hits where there was no time or chance for a response. And the majority of those killed in those attacks were local guards, not the ambassadors themselves. In Benghazi, the government was told by the people there that they feared an attack was coming and requested help, and that help never arrived... Its not the attacks that are troubling
- Thought ControlLv 58 years ago
Actually the US Embassy bombing in Turkey was the eighth embassy attack during Obama's reign. But a lot of us didn't like Bush anyway so Obama doesn't get a get out of jail free card because of anything Bush did or didn't do.
- JUSTsayKNOWLv 68 years ago
did any ambassadors die? nope
did bush give the order to stand down security forces effectively killing embassy staff? nope
did bush try and cover these attacks up or blame a youtube video? nope
I hated GW Bush, but if you think the Benghazi things is just fine and dandy, you're soulless.
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- ?Lv 48 years ago
And, of course, you can provide links to show that Bush blamed all of those attacks on a silly YouTube video? Because if you can't, all you've accomplished here is to make a fool of yourself once again.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
Of the things you listed:
> NONE are located where Bush had stepped-in (ILLEGALLY, according to his own lawyers) to make the territory more hostile to Americans.
> Bush REDUCED security in NONE of them AFTER they were attacked.
> Bush stepped in to PREVENT the standard operational response to NONE of them DURING their protracted hours-long battles (which none of them had.)
> Bush LIED TO PREVENT identifying the perpetrators of NONE those attacks.
> Bush scapegoated AMERICANS for NONE of them.
According to Clinton and Obama, ALL FIVE of those things apply to Benghazi. You CANNOT DEFEND Clinton or Obama unless you CONTRADICT Clinton and Obama.
Had you paid even a little attention - and ONLY to what Clinton and Obama said - you'd know that.
- 8 years ago
Hey...why weren't the DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN CONGRESS saying anything
