" On Sept. 11, 2012, as Americans were under attack in Benghazi, Libya,
President Obama failed in his basic responsibility as president and
commander in chief. In a crisis, the president went AWOL.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen.
Martin Dempsey late last week, we know they met with President Obama on
Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. in a pre-scheduled meeting, when they informed the
president about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
Secretary Panetta said the president left operational details, including
determination of what resources were available to help the Americans
under siege, "up to us." We also learned that President Obama did not
communicate in any way with Mr. Panetta or Gen. Dempsey the rest of that
evening or that night. Indeed, Mr. Panetta and Gen. Dempsey testified
they had no further contact at all with anyone in the White House that
evening—or, for that matter, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton." [WSJ]
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