Comments on: Lyles: Where is our commander in chief? http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/09/19/lyles-where-is-our-commander-in-chief/ Serving Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch Tue, 21 May 2013 04:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: dan marc http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/09/19/lyles-where-is-our-commander-in-chief/#comment-668153 dan marc Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:16:16 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=28785#comment-668153 Taking a lesson from this experience, here’s your answer on how we respond from now on. We know our embassies are at high risk of attack – planned or otherwise – in certain countries. If we want to maintain embassies in these countries, we need to renovate these facilities to include newly fortified defense barriers as well as underground, heavily fortified ‘safe’ bunkers for quick escape and occupancy of civilian staff and representatives. We also need to have a sufficient body of heavily armed U.S. marines stationed at these embassies at all times. We need to have heavy and mobile U.S. military forces, especially jets and helicopters, at the ready and within range of backup. We also need to heed any advance intelligence about such a threat of attack from now on. We also need to completely authenticate and certify foreign embassy workers for a maximum security clearance Thus, if our embassies are attacked, we won’t need to verbally respond to anyone. Our response will be swiftly and soundly saving our embassy facilities and the lives of our embassy personnel. Taking a lesson from this experience, here’s your answer on how we respond from now on.

We know our embassies are at high risk of attack – planned or otherwise – in certain countries. If we want to maintain embassies in these countries, we need to renovate these facilities to include newly fortified defense barriers as well as underground, heavily fortified ‘safe’ bunkers for quick escape and occupancy of civilian staff and representatives. We also need to have a sufficient body of heavily armed U.S. marines stationed at these embassies at all times. We need to have heavy and mobile U.S. military forces, especially jets and helicopters, at the ready and within range of backup. We also need to heed any advance intelligence about such a threat of attack from now on. We also need to completely authenticate and certify foreign embassy workers for a maximum security clearance

Thus, if our embassies are attacked, we won’t need to verbally respond to anyone. Our response will be swiftly and soundly saving our embassy facilities and the lives of our embassy personnel.

]]> By: PowayParent http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/09/19/lyles-where-is-our-commander-in-chief/#comment-667052 PowayParent Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:45:48 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=28785#comment-667052 Yes Dick, how do you propose we respond? You asked the question, then proceeded to detail what you feel we shouldn't do. The problem with your "battered wife" analogy is this: It's very easy to punish an individual act of violence. Unfortunately, things are much more complicated. Do you propose we punish an entire country for the actions of a a handful of radicals? Yes Dick, how do you propose we respond? You asked the question, then proceeded to detail what you feel we shouldn't do.

The problem with your "battered wife" analogy is this: It's very easy to punish an individual act of violence. Unfortunately, things are much more complicated. Do you propose we punish an entire country for the actions of a a handful of radicals?

]]> By: powaynative http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/09/19/lyles-where-is-our-commander-in-chief/#comment-660172 powaynative Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=28785#comment-660172 How do you propose we respond instead? Also, by the way, today's Rasmussen tracker has Obama up by 2 points: <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll" rel="nofollow">http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/po...</a> How do you propose we respond instead?

Also, by the way, today's Rasmussen tracker has Obama up by 2 points: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/po...

]]> By: Amy Roost http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/09/19/lyles-where-is-our-commander-in-chief/#comment-659038 Amy Roost Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:39:23 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=28785#comment-659038 I agree with you Dick that attack on the consulate was planned. It seems like too big a coincidence that the attack occurred on the anniversary of 9/11 attacks, however, part of the issue surrounds the definition of “planning.” Was this something in the works for months, which intelligence had missed, or was this an opportunistic event, planned just 24 or 48 hours earlier, that could not have been prevented? U.S. officials do not discount the possibility of the latter, but thus far there is no evidence of the former. Gen. Petreus briefed the Senate Intelligence Committee and there was bipartisan consensus that the Administration had no actionable evidence of the attack. As far as the Administration's response, there was no apology. The consulate statement Romney referred to was: "the [American] embassy opposes continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions." How is this an apology? And, speaking of politics, it was 100% pure politics for Romney to claim there was an apology (which he claimed in a statement PRIOR to the attack on the consulate). The Admin. has condemned the attacks and violence on numerous occasions. so for you to cherry pick your quotes in order to support the claim that the Administration is asking for it is just plain unfair. I agree with you Dick that attack on the consulate was planned. It seems like too big a coincidence that the attack occurred on the anniversary of 9/11 attacks, however, part of the issue surrounds the definition of “planning.” Was this something in the works for months, which intelligence had missed, or was this an opportunistic event, planned just 24 or 48 hours earlier, that could not have been prevented? U.S. officials do not discount the possibility of the latter, but thus far there is no evidence of the former. Gen. Petreus briefed the Senate Intelligence Committee and there was bipartisan consensus that the Administration had no actionable evidence of the attack. As far as the Administration's response, there was no apology. The consulate statement Romney referred to was: "the [American] embassy opposes continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions." How is this an apology?

And, speaking of politics, it was 100% pure politics for Romney to claim there was an apology (which he claimed in a statement PRIOR to the attack on the consulate). The Admin. has condemned the attacks and violence on numerous occasions. so for you to cherry pick your quotes in order to support the claim that the Administration is asking for it is just plain unfair.

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