What difference does it make?
-Hilary Clinton
The stunning part of this story is that Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking force. Once the compound was overrun, the attackers were incensed to discover that just two men had inflicted so much death and destruction.
The news has been full of the attacks on our embassies throughout the Muslim world, and in particular, the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others in Benghazi, Libya.
However, there’s a little known story of incredible bravery, heroics, and courage that should be the top story.
So what actually happened at the U.S. embassy in Libya? We are learning more about this every day. Ambassador Stevens and Foreign Service officer Sean Smith, along with administrative staff, were working out of temporary quarters due to the fact that in the spring of 2011 during the so-called Arab Spring, the United States cut ties with then president Moammar Gadhafi. Our embassy was looted and ransacked, causing it to be unusable. It is still in a state of disrepair.
Security for embassies and their personnel is to be provided by the host nation. Since Libya has gone through a civil war of sorts in the past 18 months, the current government is very unstable, and therefore, unreliable
A well-organized attack by radical Muslims was planned specifically targeting the temporary U.S. embassy building. The Libyan security force that was in place to protect our people deserted their post, or joined the attacking force. Either way, our people were in a real fix. And it should be noted that Ambassador Stevens had mentioned on more than one occasion to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, that he was quite concerned for his personal safety and the welfare of his people. It is thought that Ambassador Stevens was on a “hit list.”
A short distance from the American compound, two Americans were sleeping. They were in Libya as independent contractors working an assignment totally unrelated to our embassy. They also happened to be former Navy Seals.
When they heard the noise coming from the attack on our embassy, as you would expect from highly trained warriors, they ran to the fight. Apparently, they had no weapons, but seeing the Libyan guards dropping their guns in their haste in fleeing the scene, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty snatched up several of these discarded weapons and prepared to defend the American compound.
Not knowing exactly what was taking place, the two Seals set up a defensive perimeter. Unfortunately Ambassador Stevens was already gravely injured, and Foreign Service officer, Sean Smith, was dead. However, due to their quick action and suppressive fire, twenty administrative personnel in the embassy were able to escape to safety. Eventually, these two courageous men were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers brought against them, an enemy force numbering between 100 to 200 attackers which came in two waves. But the stunning part of the story is that Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking force. Once the compound was overrun, the attackers were incensed to discover that just two men had inflicted so much death and destruction.
As it became apparent to these selfless heroes, they were definitely going to lose their lives unless some reinforcements showed up in a hurry. As we know now, that was not to be. I’m fairly certain they knew they were going to die in this gun fight, but not before they took a whole lot of bad guys with them!
Consider these tenets of the Navy SEAL Code:
1) Loyalty to Country, Team and Teammate,
2) Serve with Honor and Integrity On and Off the Battlefield,
3) Ready to Lead, Ready to Follow, Never Quit,
4) Take responsibility for your actions and the actions of your teammates,
5) Excel as Warriors through Discipline and Innovation,
6) Train for War, Fight to Win, Defeat our Nation’s Enemies, and...
7) Earn your Trident every day
Thank you, Tyrone and Glen. To the very last breath, you both lived up to the SEAL Code. You served all of us well. You were courageous in the face of certain death.
And Tyrone, even though you never got to hold your newborn son, he will grow up knowing the character and quality of his father, a man among men who sacrificed himself defending others.
Dr. Charles R. Roots
Senior Pastor
Former Staff Sergeant,
USMC Captain,
U. S. Navy Chaplain Corps (Ret.)
This should be passed on
and on and on.
NO TRUE AMERICAN WOULD OBJECT TO RECEIVING THIS MORE THAN ONCE ... SO PASS IT ON
And Let us never forget the Hillary Clinton Comment
“What Difference does it make?
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-- Earl C Starr Tucson, AZ IN GOD WE TRUST
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Since Libya has gone through a civil war of sorts in the past 18 months, the current government is very unstable, and therefore, unreliable
Which is why it is so sad that the GOP controlled House voted to cut spending for embassy security as part of their reckless and misguided fiscal policy.
They were in Libya as independent contractors working an assignment totally unrelated to our embassy.
No. They were there as State Department security contractors. Woods specifically was an embassy security contractor.
Apparently, they had no weapons
Which doesn't make any sense since they were security contractors.
they were definitely going to lose their lives unless some reinforcements showed up in a hurry. As we know now, that was not to be.
Because it was impossible, unfortunately. No forces could have gotten there in time.
“What Difference does it make?
Which, of course, has nothing to do with the bravery these two men displayed and was instead directed and petty partisan bickering which attempted to score the cheapest of political points in their name.
These deaths were a tragedy, no doubt. From everything I've read these two SEALS were the type of men we were lucky to have as fellow Americans. Using their memories to try and win cheap political points is a disservice to them and their memories.
I don’t even know where to begin with this RWF. First of all if these people were around in 1941 they would be so busy trying to pin Pearl Harbor on FDR that they would forget all about Japan.
A synopsis of the Assault on the Consulate can be found here: Benghazi_attack .
Woods and Doherty where part of a team of men that were there, they were not two unarmed Rambos out on the battlefield. Ambassador Stevens was not “gravely injured” he and Smith became separated from Special Agent Scott Strickland when the building was filled with smoke and died of smoke inhalation from the fire. (Strickland lived.) There are a bunch more inaccuracies but I don't feel like rewriting the entire story. This is a great example of the romanticized fairy land that Right Wingers live in. God forbid anyone look up facts on an incident when you can take quotes out of context and have not-stop propaganda telling you how you should feel.
Enough already! Sheesh. I have gym rat friends who continue to tirade endlessly about Benghazi!!!111!!!
I think the fact that HRC was the SoS is the tipping point to get the Dittoheads worked up into a lather of insane rightwing nonsensical *distraction*.
For me, this ridiculous rightwing baseless lying propoganda is just another way to distract the rubes from how disasterous this nation is being run, how our pockets are endlessly picked by the 1%, but hey BOYO! Let's get our panties in a big old SATISFYING BUNCH over that b**** Hillary!!!111!!!!! woot! Of course, the Dittoheads can also get their knickers in a big old WONDERFUL KNOT over that BLAH in the White house.
predictable numbskulls. easily amused by dumbshit lies.
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