Juxtaposition As Art II: Benghazi

There's good analysis here by Adam Elkus about the core policy failures at the heart of Benghazi. Of course, that's hardly the state of the conversation. I grabbed the most recent tweets featuring Benghazi and threw them in so we can all stare into the abyss together.

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Adam Elkus @Aelkus
Benghazi and drones are both a function of DC being obsessed with the CONSEQUENCES of FP choices but not their causes.
@AthertonKD
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Wed, May 08 2013 20:16:01
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332227409640316928
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:16:01
Washington Post @washingtonpost
Who's tweeting about Benghazi? Rich, middle-aged men and Chick-fil-A lovers http://wapo.st/18YFgKP
Wed, May 08 2013 16:42:26
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http://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/332173661018660865
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost)Wed, May 08 2013 16:42:26
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
In post-conflict zones where men in keffiyehs ride around with ZSUs, BM-21 GRADs, and heavy machine guns and rule the roost.
Wed, May 08 2013 20:18:06
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332227933680828418
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:18:06
Fred Thompson @fredthompson
Carney: Benghazi "happened a long time ago." Yeah, sorta like that Bush administration Obama keeps blaming everything on. #tcot
Tue, May 07 2013 17:31:42
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http://twitter.com/fredthompson/status/331823669309489152
— Fred Thompson (@fredthompson)Tue, May 07 2013 17:31:42
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
When such men rule the root, you might not rely on the Host Nation to protect the embassy. You might want to pre-position assets.
Wed, May 08 2013 20:22:14
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332228974363152385
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:22:14
Michelle Malkin @michellemalkin
Hillary's fixer, Cheryl Mills, smack dab in middle of cover-up & intimidation of whistleblower Greg Hicks. #benghazi #thetruthmatters
Wed, May 08 2013 17:37:25
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http://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/332187495460642818
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin)Wed, May 08 2013 17:37:25
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
But private security contractors are evil! Never mind that a Blackwater team was only thing prevented State from being Benghazi'd in Najaf
Wed, May 08 2013 20:23:10
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332229206522093569
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:23:10
Animesh Sharma @animesh1977
Dick Cheney: We would have been ready for Benghazi because 'we were always ready on 9/11' http://bit.ly/11Tptdp
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:57
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http://twitter.com/animesh1977/status/332236453386006528
— Animesh Sharma (@animesh1977)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:57
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
But....but soft power! Guerrilla diplomacy! Credible influence! Light footprint! No fortress embassies! These are all things DC agrees on.
Wed, May 08 2013 20:24:07
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332229448126578689
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:24:07
Jacki Barron @PatriotJackiB
Jordan: The decision to not send more security was made in Washington #Benghazi
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:57
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http://twitter.com/PatriotJackiB/status/332236452144496640
— Jacki Barron (@PatriotJackiB)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:57
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
I'm sure, though, that an Iraq or Afghan vet will tell you that nothing more "credibly" "influences" than mortars and infantry in the wire
Wed, May 08 2013 20:24:58
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— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:24:58
Mike Johnston @Hawk_n_Bear
@Rare Police & Firemen do not stand down. They race to emergency & discontinue if find out non-event. Benghazi stand down criminal
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:57
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http://twitter.com/Hawk_n_Bear/status/332236451636977664
— Mike Johnston (@Hawk_n_Bear)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:57
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
If you operate in bandit country, do not be surprised if said bandits eat your lunch if you do not properly resource the mission.
@AthertonKD
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Wed, May 08 2013 20:38:16
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332233009971470337
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:38:16
Dana @sparkey909w
Jodi Arias found guilty. All is right in the world. Now can we go back to discussing Benghazi...you know the real news? @TeamCavuto @FoxNews
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:56
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http://twitter.com/sparkey909w/status/332236448508026880
— Dana (@sparkey909w)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:56
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
That is what happened in Benghazi. But instead of a forthwright examination of the political choices, we're left with a false choice...
@AthertonKD
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Wed, May 08 2013 20:38:52
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332233158818934785
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:38:52
Daniel Haus @danieljhaus
@piersmorgan Any word on the #Benghazi hearings? #priorities
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:55
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— Daniel Haus (@danieljhaus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:55
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
Between "diplomacy is dangerous! nothing could be done!" and "Obama let the diplomats die when Rainbow Six could have saved them!"
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Wed, May 08 2013 20:39:50
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— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:39:50
Carmen G Pastor @cgpb
Nordstom: Response from upper levels when I requested for more help & aid: "My tone is not helpful" #Benghazi
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:55
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http://twitter.com/cgpb/status/332236444678635522
— Carmen G Pastor (@cgpb)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:55
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
The first argument misses the forest for the trees, the other confuses real life for "Team America: World Police."
Wed, May 08 2013 20:40:39
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http://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/332233609446563840
— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:40:39
Ryan Kelapire @RyanKelapire
It's sad that we give more attention to Jodi Arias than we do to the victims of Benghazi.
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:55
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— Ryan Kelapire (@RyanKelapire)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:55
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
Amb. Stevens and his team did not have to die. They WERE failed by the powers that be. But not how the idiots in today's hearing think.
Wed, May 08 2013 20:44:56
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— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:44:56
kat csokasy @katecsokasy
@ericbolling Jodie -- guilty! 1st degree - there is justice, may it continue re Benghazi!
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:54
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http://twitter.com/katecsokasy/status/332236440731779072
— kat csokasy (@katecsokasy)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:54
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
Stevens and his personnel were failed by a natsec community that prizes buzzwords like "smart power" over empiricism and risk analysis.
Wed, May 08 2013 20:45:54
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— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:45:54
Tom Anderson @TomBAnderson
@FoxNews OK - time for #JodyArias to go away now. Can we go back to #Benghazi now?
Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:54
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— Tom Anderson (@TomBAnderson)Wed, May 08 2013 20:51:54
Adam Elkus @Aelkus
Stevens and men who died with him were failed by a natsec community that commits to advancing US power overseas without red-teaming, audits
@AthertonKD
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Wed, May 08 2013 20:46:47
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— Adam Elkus (@Aelkus)Wed, May 08 2013 20:46:47

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