New Benghazi Witness : Retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Lovell said on Sending Help: 'We Should Have Tried'
Lovell's testimony is the first from a member of the military who was at Africa Command at the time of the attack. Lovell was deputy director for intelligence at Africa Command.
Lovell also appeared to question the Pentagon claim that it could not have scrambled forces in the region quickly enough to have prevented the deaths of the Americans. Lovell said no one at the time of the attack knew how long it would go, so could not have determined then that there was no use in trying.
"As the attack was ongoing, it was unclear whether it was an attempted kidnapping, rescue, recovery, protracted hostile engagement or any or all of the above," Lovell said.
While people on the ground were fighting for their lives, discussions among U.S. leaders outside Libya "churned on about what we should do," but the military waited for a request for assistance from the State Department, Lovell said.
There were questions about whether the U.S. military could have responded to Benghazi in time, but "we should have tried," Lovell said.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/05/01/benghazi-testimony-afr...
Lovell also appeared to question the Pentagon claim that it could not have scrambled forces in the region quickly enough to have prevented the deaths of the Americans. Lovell said no one at the time of the attack knew how long it would go, so could not have determined then that there was no use in trying.
"As the attack was ongoing, it was unclear whether it was an attempted kidnapping, rescue, recovery, protracted hostile engagement or any or all of the above," Lovell said.
While people on the ground were fighting for their lives, discussions among U.S. leaders outside Libya "churned on about what we should do," but the military waited for a request for assistance from the State Department, Lovell said.
There were questions about whether the U.S. military could have responded to Benghazi in time, but "we should have tried," Lovell said.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/05/01/benghazi-testimony-afr...
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Its my sincere hope Benghazi is understood from a military person's viewpoint. Since Vietnam, regardless of diplomatic or political agendas, or military orders, or what motivates politicians ...no one gets left behind. No one ...even if it means we all die trying. The JSOC/Africa Command mission is "Run To The Sound Of The Guns." Every military man or woman worth their salt is hanging their head in shame and frustration over our failure at Benghazi and disgraceful, self-serving interests of our political leaders ...regardless, what the public may think or feel emotionally. And, we will not let it go away. There is a renewed call ...2014 will bring something different to politics. 435 House seats and 33 Senate seats are up for grabs. Spec Ops intends to see that we get out the vote -- and be done with all this fringe nonsense -- from BOTH sides.
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