Libyan Ambassador’s Death Not a Political Issue, Says Dad
The father of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed in the attack in Benghazi last month, said his son’s death shouldn’t be politicized in the presidential campaign.
“It would really be abhorrent to make this into a campaign issue,” Jan Stevens, 77, said in a telephone interview from his home in Loomis, California, as he prepares for a memorial service for his son next week.
Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee, has criticized President Barack Obama for not providing adequate security in Libya, saying the administration has left the country exposed to a deadly terrorist attack.
The ambassador’s father, a lawyer, said politicians should await the findings of a formal investigation before making accusations or judgments.
But it really is a political issue no matter what the old guy says. More than a moderated debate the mistakes Obama has made in the last four years tell you that Barack has failed as a president. Why the country decided who is most able to deliver a zinger is the best choice to lead the nation is beyond me. Obama failed to attend intelligence briefings and abandoned his self appointed envoy right before the anniversary of 9/11.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
There's no doubt in my mind at all that if Gore had been president in 2001 and failed to prevent the 9-11 attacks, Republicans would have impeached him instead of rallying around him.
appleannie wrote: There's no doubt in my mind at all that if Gore had been president in 2001 and failed to prevent the 9-11 attacks, Republicans would have impeached him instead of rallying around him.
Which says much about the state of your mind and nothing about republicans.
Probably right about Republicans wanting to impeach Gore. LJ still thinks "W" was asleep at the switch. But I did have at least one Dem tell me that 9/11 wouldn't have happened if Gore had been elected because the terrorists only hated Republicans. Looks like the death of our Libyan ambassador disproves that.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
We learned through the VP Debate that Biden and Obama did not know it was a terrorist attack.
My question.....How could the President NOT know? Isn't that his job?
Many people in the diplomatic and intelligence communities say that the Obama administration, behind the scenes, is in complete disarray in the aftermath of al-Qaeda’s attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
