Benghazi.... I'm fed up. It was election time and the White House and his Party conspired to control the release of information, public opinion and reduce impact to the election.
It was more than that. I'm almost certain. I firmly believe that Obama made a conscious decision to NOT send aid to the consulate, as a firefight would have ensued, and he would have to explain why we were having a firefight with protestors. It would have come to light that there were elements of al-Queda that launched a planned attack on the 9/11 anniversary.
I believe that Obama deliberately let those people die in order to not adversely affect his campaign.
It's my understanding that only the CIC can give the order for our planes to enter the airspace of a sovereign nation. Therefore, any stand down orders to the planes in Italy or in the Gulf would have been the result of Obama saying "no". Or would someone lower on the food chain give stand down orders that might countermand what the Commander in Chief wanted, whether or not they knew what the CIC wanted?
It's also my understanding, and this is only what I've read, that the order to stand down given to our special forces in Tripoli would have to come from the very top, meaning Obama.