House Republicans Ruin the Dreams of Benghazi Conspiracy Theorists
House Republicans Ruin the Dreams of Benghazi Conspiracy Theoristsby Philip Bump at the Wire
http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/02/house-republicans-ruin-dreams-benghazi-conspiracy-theorists/357962/
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There was no order to "stand down." One of the most pernicious rumors about the attack is that there was an order — perhaps from President Obama himself! — that soldiers not respond in assistance. There was no order, and the report explains how that misunderstanding came about.
Mr. Hicks, the DCM, described Lieutenant Colonel Gibson’s distress to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in May 2013 and he did not object during the hearing when the soldier’s instructions were categorized as orders to “stand down.” This led some to conclude erroneously that inaction rather than an alternative warfighting posture was ordered for Lieutenant Colonel Gibson’s four men.
These were four soldiers that were stationed in Tripoli. Earlier, a contingent of six soldiers had deployed from that city to Benghazi once reports of the attack began. Lt. Col. Gibson clarified in subsequent testimony:
I was not ordered to stand down. I was ordered to remain in place. “Stand down” implies that we cease all operations, cease all activities. We continued to support the team that was in Tripoli. We continued to maintain visibility of the events as they unfolded.
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If they really honestly believe that something nefarious happened and that something HUGH! is being covered up, why can't they tell the rest of us what it is after a year of "investigating" it and Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Kelly Ayotte being "very concerned" about it? 
They keep flogging Benghazi, IRS, ACA, Executive Orders, etc. as being these huge Watergate-level scandals but they obviously don't feel confident enough to bring impeachment charges up, especially after each new cause celebre comes up with nothing damaging and/or nothing leading to President Obama. Lord knows what's stopping them if they think something "very bad is going on because Republicans always charge through the gates no matter what and they don't let inconvenient things like "facts" get in the way of their political goals. Personally, I think that they are just using these aforementioned things as a never ending tool for fundraising and trying to damage President Obama and the Democrats politically leading into the 2014 elections and the Democrats should not hesitate to call them on it.
