re: I watched the movie "13 Hours - Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" last night for the first time

I also watched it again last night and it made my blood boil once again

I liked seeing jim and Roy back together.

Jim is a badass now. And he doesn’t seem to get political which is cool

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What I came away with after watching this movie and reading up on it in-depth was being more disappointed that we weren’t prepared for worst case scenario, and that’s what it was. It was a lack of preparation. There were no plans in place for a rescue mission if shite hit the fan. Because there was no plan in place the government hindered themselves from reacting properly.

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So, you are blaming 4 deaths on incompetence, and that does not make you angry?

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Quite frankly this is the case with many covert operations involving the US, though some not as dire as others.

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Still not angry? disappointed? exasperated?..... Gimme something man.

Too bad the LGBT community didn’t make an uproar like they usually do about Stevens who was openly gay. Like ,”Again the gay community ignored by the government, etc..” Not a peep.

Ignoring those people when they needed help the most was bad enough, but the decision that these people were “on their own” when the SHTF was premeditated. There were numerous denied requests for added security before then based on credible threats. I believe that was one of the reasons Brennan required all the survivors to sign NDAs.

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So, you are blaming 4 deaths on incompetence, and that does not make you angry?

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Woah. Don’t put words in my mouth, I didn’t blame those deaths on incompetence. The responsibility of those deaths fall specifically on the piece of shite terrorists.

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Still not angry? disappointed? exasperated?..... Gimme something man

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Obviously I’m disappointed, not emotionally angry though. I’ve become numb to the government fricking up when it comes to risking American lives for government interests. Hell, there have been like 9 similar attacks on US Embassies targeting US officials or ambassadors since 2001, with many Americans KIA. Unfortunately with Benghazi we lost an Ambassador and Hilary was the Secretary of State. Perfect shite storm, but for me, party affiliation sways me none when assessing the Benghazi situation.