U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack

[cybrsage]

It is just a mess over there. For dems to try and shift the blame to Romney is ludicrious.

 

[UberNeuman]

 

[peonyu]

Both Obama and Romney are pieces of shit, its hard to vote when your choice is between evil or evilier.

 

[Aegeon]

Every US embassy is protected by the Marines. I have yet to hear why the Marine Corp guards with heavy arms weren't able to dispel 20 militants. I have a feeling it was probably more than 20 militants.

Of course the embassy in Libya was not attacked. It was a much smaller consulate building in Benghazi which absolutely was not protected by Marines and only apparently protected by State Department security personnel (on top of Libyan security in the area.)

 

[MooseNSquirrel]

There are always consequences to every act.

Note I said that there are limitations on speech, but the courts haven't forbidden everything which has the potential of negative consequences. That's why chose the words I did. The courts have not determined that films about Mohammed, however distasteful, meet the criteria for censorship you would have.

So we have a clash of two societies. One which allows offensive expression (I note "Piss Christ" as an example) which may have adverse consequences and another where merely having a painting of Mohammed merits punishment. Granted this went beyond that, but the possible consequences of a pictorial representation of Mohammed may result in havoc. Shall we ban them? Punish South Park? If the criteria for censorship is that something might offend another and then murder results, then I'm all for the fight. Note I rarely say such things, but I will not be cowed.

I agree with you, I just don't think Im stating my position very well.

 

[Orignal Earl]

And the number of the beast will be 666

 

[Jadow]

Obama was too busy shooting hoops with Jay-Z to give a crap.

 

[OrByte]

Listened to the right wing echo chamber earlier and they are positively frothy over this story

Too much fun when the rabid righties get their tightly whiteys in a twist!!

 

[OCGuy]

Listened to the right wing echo chamber earlier and they are positively frothy over this story

Too much fun when the rabid eighties get their tightly whiteys in a twist!!

The death of an ambassador is fun as long as the people you politically oppose are upset about it?


What world do I live in???

 

[OrByte]

The death of an ambassador is fun as long as the people you politically oppose are upset about it?


What world do I live in???

I was talking about the echo chamber.

not the death of an ambassador.

what world do you live in? its called "faux outrageland"

🙂

 

[berzerker60]

This is one of those rare issues where one side is just dead wrong, got the facts incorrect and played out a risky hand and lost, and now only the strongest partisans can back Romney on this (but oh so many will). And that would be true if we weren't talking about murdered American diplomats, which makes the whole thing despicable in the first place. In any sane country that press conference would be the end of the Romney campaign. Trying to make a strained political attack on the President for something embassy officials did, but actually they didn't even do that thing, and now he goes on camera smirking and smiling about it.

 

[Matthiasa]

There was a time when such actions were a declaration of war...

 

[Northern Lawn]

There was a time when such actions were a declaration of war...

Who you going to declare war on? Terror? oh, wait.

10 years, trillions of dollars, bankrupt America, and here we are... 7 US Embassies around the middle east under siege.

 

[Nebor]

There's no need for more war. We just need to abandon them to their self imposed dark age. No more foreign aid, no more diplomatic relations, just punitive economic and military action if they try to act out.

 

[Karl Agathon]

There's no need for more war. We just need to abandon them to their self imposed dark age. No more foreign aid, no more diplomatic relations, just punitive economic and military action if they try to act out.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[cybrsage]

...another try, another failed pic...

Try again, you failed twice already with this line of thought. You need to go to your masters and tell them it is not working, you need a new thought.

 

[cybrsage]

...and now he goes on camera smirking and smiling about it.

You need to go back to your masters and tell them this line of reasoning failed...they need to give you something new to think. Romney always looks that way.

Fail outrage is fail.

 

[cybrsage]

 

[UberNeuman]

 

[cybrsage]

Poor baby Neuman...at least you are serving your masters well in continuing to push forth what they demand you think even though it is obvious you are full of fail. Now run along and beg them for new thoughts. If you beg well enough, they may grace you with TWO thoughts at one time!

 

[ichy]

I see this thread has degenerated into the same retarded bullshit as every other P&N thread.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

"In opinion polling in Eastern Libya, the United States has a 60% favorability rating, while the Salafis or hard line Muslims stand at only 28% favorable."

http://www.juancole.com/

 

[cybrsage]

Sadly, she is wrong. Islam has allowed itself to be taken over by thugs and killers for too long, to the point that they do actually represent Islam.

 

[feralkid]

After the attack, our U.S. Embassy in Cairo responded by saying it "condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims - as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions."

Meanwhile 3 die in Libya.

Jesus wept.

Hold your fire, Tex.

 

[DCal430]

Religion is a disease on humanity, we won't be free until the last church, mosque, temple, ... is torn down brick by brick, and no believers remain.