Benghazi on the Record: Asked and Answered
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- Did the Pentagon fail to deploy military assets that could have saved lives on the night of the attacks?
- Did the Pentagon order four military personnel in Tripoli to “stand down?”
- Did Secretary of State Clinton order Secretary of Defense Panetta to "stand down?"
- Was the CIA security team improperly prevented from departing for the Benghazi diplomatic compound?
"Mr. Hicks, I'm a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and I'm very fascinated with the stand-down order to Colonel Gibson. As we pursue that, we want to know who gave Colonel Gibson the order and why. And so we want -- I would like to review that stand-down order with you and what your experienced that night since you were with him as he was receiving that stand-down order."
Source: Hearing of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform"So the military is told to stand down, not engage in the fight. These are the kind of people willing to engage. What did — where did that message come down, where did the stand-down order come from?"
Source: Hearing of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform"On February 7th, you testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. And you were asked a question by Senator Graham. And he asked you whether General Ham had issued a stand-down order to the military personnel in Tripoli or elsewhere who were preparing to go to assist those in Benghazi. Then we heard before the House Oversight Committee that Mr. Hicks, who was the former deputy chief of mission, said that Colonel Gibson, who was on the ground in Tripoli, did receive a stand-down order. And so, General Dempsey, I've not had an opportunity to follow-up with you based on the February 7th testimony. Mr. Hicks testified that he believed the stand-down order came from AFRICOM or Special Operations Command in Africa. General Dempsey, can you help me understand who issued the stand-down order and what happened there, why the special forces that wanted to go with, I understand it -- under Colonel Gibson in Tripoli -- were told not to go and who gave them that order from there? They wanted to go and help in Benghazi on that night. "
Source: Hearing of the Senate Budget Committee"I think you’re actually going to hear some testimony that says we did have some military options. We could have gotten some people there, and they were told to stand down."
Source: Fox News"[M]ilitary personnel were ready willing and able, and within proximity, but the Pentagon told them they had no authority and to stand down."
Source: CNN News"Somebody in that food chain said ‘stand down.' ... It’s one of the myriad questions that continues to perpetuate the problem. If we can’t figure out that, then how will we make sure it never happens again?"
Source: The Hill"Even more troubling is the fact that they asked for permission to deploy four U.S. Special Operations troops to Benghazi the next morning, and they were told to stand down."
Source: The Hugh Hewitt Show"I think my biggest concern -- that I've heard recently -- are the revelations that the Special Forces may have been told to stand down at the time of the attack and even beforehand, which could have prevented the death of the ambassador and the other individuals."
Source: MSNBC"Even though you believed help was needed, there was a SOF unit, Special Operations unit ordered to stand down, correct?"
Source: Hearing of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform"And I think what we're going to find is there were military assets; there was military personnel. They were told to stand down."
Source: Fox News"[T]hat's as sickening and depressing and disgusting as anything I have seen. That is not the American way. We had people that were getting killed, we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them and somebody told them to stand down."
Source: Fox News"There clearly were stand down orders given to people not only in Benghazi but also in Tripoli and the State Department's counter-terrorism team, the FEST team, which is probably the worst of all."
Source: Fox News"In essence, there are now witnesses saying that they were ready to go in and help at least prevent the second wave of attacks, but they were told to stand down. So either they didn’t have the people available, which is a dereliction of duty, or, and an irresponsible thing to do, or they did have the people, but they decided not to send them."
Source: The Hugh Hewitt Show"And then, you know, we were also told that the military did everything they could. Yet, we heard testimony -- firsthand testimony -- that we had four Special Forces ready to go in Tripoli to go to Benghazi and they were told to stand down."
Source: PBS"Did General Ham on that night every order -- every -- ever suggest that a military asset -- did he order a military asset in motion and someone told him to stand down?"
Source: Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee"Why there was not one order given to turn on one Department of Defense asset? I have my suspicions, which is Secretary Clinton told Leon to stand down, and we all heard about the stand down order for two military personnel. That order is undeniable."
Source: Republican Party of New Hampshire, Concord GOP Committee and Merrimack County GOP Committee" I'm telling you, there is more than one account of people being told that they cannot engage in the fight."
Source: Fox News"[T]here's information that the CIA people were ordered to stand down three times and then afterwards, of course. "
Source: Fox News"Why was the CIA security team repeatedly ordered to stand down after the attack began, and who made that decision? "
Source: Hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee"[T]here were calls for help that were unheeded by any support from outside, including military personnel that were effectively told to stand down when they tried to be part of a relief mission."
Source: The Hugh Hewitt Show" We learned from an exclusive news story that the CIA chain of command denied military back-up to the CIA annex during the attack and that CIA operators were instructed to stand down instead of helping the personnel at our facility."
Source: Congressional Website"There clearly were stand down orders given to people not only in Benghazi but also in Tripoli and the State Department's counter-terrorism team, the FEST team, which is probably the worst of all."
Source: Fox News"Why was the CIA's security team repeatedly ordered to 'stand down' for more than 30 minutes after the attack began? Where did the order to stop the team from responding originate? Was it directed by the CIA or someone else in Washington? "
Source: Congressional Website"There are many unanswered questions that remain. Why did the United States not take direct action to protect American interests and American citizens? Three Americans died. I've been told that American forces were within a few miles of the facility, ready to assist in the rescue, but were told to stand down."
Source: Hearing of the Middle East and North Africa and Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade Subcommittees of the House Foreign Affairs Committee