05-13-2014, 06:25 PM
Perhaps the question is not what the CnC did, but what he didn't do. His actions the night of the attack have not been accounted for. We now know that he did not appear in the situation room (the "Dude" guy told us) and according to the WH guest logs he may have been working with his debate prep team. We also know that he talked wilh Hillary, but the substance of the conversation is not known.
Brig General Lowell said there were troops waiting to go, but the permission to launch (I'm assuming this had to do with the affirmation of a "cross border" clearence) was never given. Since only the CnC can authorize that we need to know if Obama ever issued it.
Here's an interesting opinion piece that explains the function of the White House Diarist who keeps a minute by minute record of the POTUS visitors, calls and movements within the WH. The diarist even makes notes on when the POTUS take a break to the bathroom. These are public records. There is precedent for their being subpoenaed by Congress (they were used in the Lewinsky investigation).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/m...story.html
Brig General Lowell said there were troops waiting to go, but the permission to launch (I'm assuming this had to do with the affirmation of a "cross border" clearence) was never given. Since only the CnC can authorize that we need to know if Obama ever issued it.
Here's an interesting opinion piece that explains the function of the White House Diarist who keeps a minute by minute record of the POTUS visitors, calls and movements within the WH. The diarist even makes notes on when the POTUS take a break to the bathroom. These are public records. There is precedent for their being subpoenaed by Congress (they were used in the Lewinsky investigation).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/m...story.html