tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952627.post7605961611476701566..comments2023-10-26T04:34:36.303-07:00Comments on Middle Earth Journal: Some Thoughts On BenghaziRon Beasleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04442030471061531104noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952627.post-68632289833693987862012-10-15T14:00:39.844-07:002012-10-15T14:00:39.844-07:00Tom Watson points sez the Beghazi attack and after...Tom Watson points sez the Beghazi attack and aftermath were an unprecedented exercise in transparency. <br />http://chirpstory.com/li/27885<br /><br />And he's right. <br />The most serious foreign policy challenge the president faces is not from abroad but from the so-called "loyal opposition." Anything he says or does or doesn't say or doesn't do is certain to face a spinning whiplash from political opponents. <br /><br />I was on line at the time of the attack having a conversation about events in Cairo when news came via Twitter that protests were starting in Behghazi. Within a few hours, of course, came news of the casualties. But at the outset there was nothing but confusion -- not only there but in other places around the globe. Claiming that there was a "attack" not a "protest" is nothing but conjecture. And a stupid one at that. <br /><br />Whatever diplomatic problems we face in that part of the world have roots decades in the making, derived from US support of tyrants. When I imagine what the ham-fisted approach of a McCain or Bolton might have been, this administration's management of the State Department for the last two years seems close to perfect. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858939352263715787noreply@blogger.com