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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat are the similarities and differences between Ben Ghazi and the Niger killings?
In each of them, there were 4 Americans killed. At least, as far as we know right now?
They were both secret operations run by CIA or Intelligence.
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, was blamed and investigated by the Republicans.
Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, has not been blamed nor investigated by the Democrats.
Information was put forth on Ben Ghazi almost immediately and Hillary was blamed for putting out wrong information.
Information was kept under wraps in Niger and no one was blamed for the ambush.
Republicans used Ben Ghazi as a political issue right up to the election day.
Democrats have not made a political issue out of Niger.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Benghazi happened,
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)Ben Ghazi was CIA office space, and an ambassador (high ranking diplomat) was involved to some degree
underpants
(182,281 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)who do it for the money, which I get cause life cost funds. Active duty, funds? Just a fraction of contractors and should be a professional response.
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Professional military are not contractors.
underpants
(182,281 posts)Granted it wasn't meant, yet, for public consumption so she was wrong in that aspect but they were the CIA's creation.
Yavin4
(35,357 posts)If this happened under her presidency, Fox News would literally melt down before our eyes.
librechik
(30,663 posts)Somebody wake up Schumer.
moda253
(615 posts)We are still waiting on the results of that investigation.
MichMary
(1,714 posts)was an attack on American soil.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)I am uncertain if both were secret.
I mean, the troops in Niger have been in place since 2015 and it has a mission name in the region And they were making a scheduled visit to a village like they had done previously as I have read. Thhe mission was to train Nigerian troops to fight ISIS, and build drone bases.
I think Behghazi was an Al-Queda attack. They are uncertain which group ambushed in Niger but they think ISIS
Niger needs to be investigated just as thoroughly as the other
lovemydogs
(575 posts)and I mean really pound the gop. Niger Niger Niger.
We must take advantage of something to really slap the gop