At the time the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee released its final report, a detailed inventory of all armed drone assets available on the night of the #Benghazi terrorist attacks was not produced by the Department of Defense. (1/4)
The explanation that, because of time and distance, armed drones may not have arrived in #Benghazi in time is false and is no excuse for the fact that the Obama Administration didn't even try to help. (2/4)
Under the command of President Obama, the military failed to provide an inventory of every armed aircraft, whether manned or unmanned, that could have flown to #Benghazi during the 7-plus hrs. from the beginning of the attack to the mortar rounds hitting the CIA Annex. (3/4) Image
Instead, the military insisted that the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee simply accept the word of senior military officers, some without firsthand knowledge of the events, as an adequate substitute for actual eye witnesses. (4/4)

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May 2
Will Kotel was Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge at the Global Command Control System, Central Command in Tampa Florida, tasked with marking all air and sea military assets in Mediterranean region on 9/11/12. (1/6)
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Will Kotel was in a training exercise on 9/11/12 named IL12 that required 75% of Central Command personnel around the world. He confirmed that they were not allowed to stop the training exercise as the #Benghazi attacks unfolded, but were ordered to continue for 8 1/2 hrs. (3/6)
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May 1
Multiple members of the military who were on duty during the #Benghazi attacks on 9/11/12 attempted to come forward to the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee with evidence of military assets in the Mediterranean region that were available but never deployed. (1/5)
Nick Noe, former 603d Air and Space Operations Center personnel member, working in combat operations based at Ramstein, Germany AFB was tracking assets through the Mediterranean using the CSS system on 9/11/12. His job was to know where military assets were at all times. (2/5)
Nick Noe confirmed that there were several drones, both armed and unarmed over open airspace in Libya. He confirmed that there were F-16s at Aviano, Italy AFB; F-15s at Lakenheath, England AFB; and a pararescue team ready to respond 24 hrs/day. (3/5)
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Apr 22
Rone, Jack and Tig left their vehicle and moved towards the intersection and the gravel road that led to the @StateDept compound 400 yards ahead. There they got their first glimpse of the attackers that had stormed the compound and were now also shooting in their direction. (1/4)
They took cover around a 17 Feb militia "Technical" (pickup truck mounted with a machine gun) which suddenly opened fire towards the compound. Rone, Jack and Tig joined in the firefight targeting jihadists at the gate. (2/4)
Tig used a grenade launcher which cleared the area in front of the compound gate, and the enemy gunfire stopped. They worked their way down the path to the compound. Rone reached the front gate first and radioed Tanto and Boon to let them know they were ready to move in. (3/4)
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Nov 30, 2021
Statement from @TGowdySC following the release of the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee final report: “Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were heroes who gave their lives in service to our country. (1/5)
Their bravery and the courageous actions of so many others on the ground that night should be honored. (2/5)
When the Select Committee was formed, I promised to conduct this investigation in a manner worthy of the American people’s respect, and worthy of the memory of those who died. That is exactly what my colleagues and I have done. (3/5)
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Nov 27, 2021
Closing remarks from Rep. Mike Pompeo @mikepompeo and Rep. @Jim_Jordan in the @HouseBenghazi Select Committee final report: "For the past two years the Committee pressed for full and complete answers to the important questions left in Benghazi’s wake. (1/5)
The American people—and especially the families of the victims and those injured—deserved nothing less. We approached the investigation believing facts were nonpartisan. (2/5)
We knew some hoped the investigation would expose Secretary Clinton and President Obama for serious wrongdoing. (3/5)
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Oct 6, 2021
At the 1/23/13 Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Senator @RandPaul coached @HillaryClinton on how to recognize the difference between frivolous spending requests and critical, urgent ones such as Amb. Stevens's cables pleading for adequate security in #Benghazi: (1/4)
Senator @RandPaul: "The thing is, is that, you know, we can understand that you are not reading every cable. I can understand that maybe you are not aware of the cable from the Ambassador in Vienna that asked for $100,000 for an electrical charging station... (2/4)
...I can understand that maybe you are not aware that your Department spent $100,000 on three comedians who went to India on a promotional tour called `Make Chai Not War'... (3/4)
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