Seven U.S. Embassies and Consulates Attacked during Bush Administration

[xfire]

But nothing from the rabid right-wingers about blood on Bush's hands. I don't blame Bush for the actions of terrorists, that would be fucking dumb.

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2002: U.S. Consulate In Karachi, Pakistan, Attacked; 10 Killed, 51 Injured. From a June 15, 2002, Chicago Tribune article:

Police cordoned off a large area around the U.S. Consulate late Friday and began combing through the carnage and debris for clues after a car explosion killed at least 10 people, injured 51 others and left Pakistan's largest city bleeding from yet another terrorist atrocity.

No Americans were among the dead, and only six of the injured were inside the consulate compound at the time of the blast Friday morning. One Pakistani police officer on guard outside the building was among the dead, but many of those killed were pedestrians or motorists in the area at the time of the explosion.

The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad reported that five Pakistani consular employees and a Marine guard were slightly wounded by flying debris.

Suspicion for the attack immediately fell on Islamic militants known to be active in Karachi. [Chicago Tribune, 6/15/02, via Nexis]

2004: U.S. Embassy Bombed In Uzbekistan. From a July 31, 2004, Los Angeles Times article:

Suicide bombers on Friday struck the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Uzbekistan, killing two local guards and injuring at least nine others in the second wave of attacks this year against a key U.S. ally during the war in Afghanistan.

The prosecutor general's office also was hit in the coordinated afternoon attacks in the capital city of Tashkent. It sustained more damage than either of the embassies, where guards prevented bombers from entering.

The attacks came as 15 Muslim militants linked to the Al Qaeda terrorist network went on trial in a series of bombings and other assaults in March that killed 47 people.

The explosions Friday caused relatively little physical damage but rattled a country in which the U.S. has maintained an air base crucial to the battle against Islamic militants in neighboring Afghanistan. [Los Angeles Times, 7/31/04, via Nexis]

2004: Gunmen Stormed U.S. Consulate In Saudi Arabia. From a December 6, 2004, New York Times article:

A group of attackers stormed the American Consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jidda today, using explosives at the gates to breach the outer wall and enter the compound, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. At least eight people were killed in the incident, in which guards and Saudi security forces confronted the group, according to the ministry and news agencies.

Three of the attackers were killed. Five non-American employees were killed, an American embassy spokesman, Carol Kalin, told Reuters. She declined to provide the nationality of those killed, but said they were members of the consulate staff.

Reuters reported that Saudi security officials said four of their men also died in the incident, which would bring the death toll to 12. [The New York Times, 12/6/04]

2006: Armed Men Attacked U.S. Embassy In Syria. From a September 13, 2006, Washington Post article:

Four armed men attacked the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, killing one Syrian security guard and wounding several people in what authorities said was an attempt by Islamic guerrillas to storm the diplomatic compound.

Just after 10 a.m., gunmen yelling " Allahu akbar " -- "God is great" -- opened fire on the Syrian security officers who guard the outside of the embassy in Damascus's Rawda district, witnesses said. The attackers threw grenades at the compound, according to witnesses, and shot at the guards with assault rifles during the 15- to 20-minute clash, which left three of the gunmen dead and the fourth reportedly wounded. [The Washington Post, 9/13/06]

2007: Grenade Launched Into U.S. Embassy In Athens. From The New York Times:

An antitank grenade was fired into the heavily fortified American Embassy here just before dawn today. The building was empty, but the attack underscored deep anti-American sentiment here and revived fears of a new round of homegrown terror.

Greek officials said they doubted the attack was the work of foreign or Islamic terrorists, but rather that of regrouped extreme leftists aiming at a specific, symbolic target: a huge American seal, of a double-headed eagle against a blue background, affixed to the front of the boxy, modern embassy near downtown. [The New York Times, 1/12/07]

2008: Rioters Set Fire To U.S. Embassy In Serbia. From The New York Times:

Demonstrators attacked the U.S. Embassy here and set part of it ablaze Thursday as tens of thousands of angry Serbs took to the streets of Belgrade to protest Kosovo's declaration of independence.

Witnesses said that at least 300 rioters broke into the embassy and torched some of its rooms. One protester was able to rip the American flag from the facade of the building. An estimated 1,000 demonstrators cheered as the vandals, some wearing masks to conceal their faces, jumped onto the building's balcony waving a Serbian flag and chanting "Serbia, Serbia!" the witnesses said. A convoy of police officers firing tear gas was able to disperse the crowd. [The New York Times, 2/21/08]

2008: Ten People Killed In Bombings At U.S. Embassy In Yemen. From The New York Times:

Militants disguised as soldiers detonated two car bombs outside the United States Embassy compound in Sana, Yemen, on Wednesday morning, killing 16 people, including 6 of the attackers, Yemeni officials said.

No American officials or embassy employees were killed or wounded, embassy officials said. Six of the dead were Yemeni guards at the compound entrance, and the other four killed were civilians waiting to be allowed in.

It was the deadliest and most ambitious attack in years in Yemen, a poor south Arabian country of 23 million people where militants aligned with Al Qaeda have carried out a number of recent bombings. [The New York Times, 9/17/08]

 

[Johan]

2002: U.S. Consulate In Karachi, Pakistan, Attacked; 10 Killed, 51 Injured. From a June 15, 2002, Chicago Tribune article:

Police cordoned off a large area around the U.S. Consulate late Friday and began combing through the carnage and debris for clues after a car explosion killed at least 10 people, injured 51 others and left Pakistan's largest city bleeding from yet another terrorist atrocity.

No Americans were among the dead, and only six of the injured were inside the consulate compound at the time of the blast Friday morning. One Pakistani police officer on guard outside the building was among the dead, but many of those killed were pedestrians or motorists in the area at the time of the explosion.

The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad reported that five Pakistani consular employees and a Marine guard were slightly wounded by flying debris.

Suspicion for the attack immediately fell on Islamic militants known to be active in Karachi. [Chicago Tribune, 6/15/02, via Nexis]

2004: U.S. Embassy Bombed In Uzbekistan. From a July 31, 2004, Los Angeles Times article:

Suicide bombers on Friday struck the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Uzbekistan, killing two local guards and injuring at least nine others in the second wave of attacks this year against a key U.S. ally during the war in Afghanistan.

The prosecutor general's office also was hit in the coordinated afternoon attacks in the capital city of Tashkent. It sustained more damage than either of the embassies, where guards prevented bombers from entering.

The attacks came as 15 Muslim militants linked to the Al Qaeda terrorist network went on trial in a series of bombings and other assaults in March that killed 47 people.

The explosions Friday caused relatively little physical damage but rattled a country in which the U.S. has maintained an air base crucial to the battle against Islamic militants in neighboring Afghanistan. [Los Angeles Times, 7/31/04, via Nexis]

2004: Gunmen Stormed U.S. Consulate In Saudi Arabia. From a December 6, 2004, New York Times article:

A group of attackers stormed the American Consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jidda today, using explosives at the gates to breach the outer wall and enter the compound, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. At least eight people were killed in the incident, in which guards and Saudi security forces confronted the group, according to the ministry and news agencies.

Three of the attackers were killed. Five non-American employees were killed, an American embassy spokesman, Carol Kalin, told Reuters. She declined to provide the nationality of those killed, but said they were members of the consulate staff.

Reuters reported that Saudi security officials said four of their men also died in the incident, which would bring the death toll to 12. [The New York Times, 12/6/04]

No Republican criticized the Bush administration for not having granted these ambassies enough security.
And despite theese 3, Bush was re-elected.

Republican criticizes the President for ambassies attacks only when the president's Democrat. When he's republican, they attacks on ambassies don't bother them.

 

[assari]

It seems that your country has a lot of enemies.

The attack against the embassy is a manifestation of despair.

 

[xfire]

It seems that your country has a lot of enemies.

The attack against the embassy is a manifestation of despair.

And you often post in support of members that champion policies that would further proliferate the number of enemies the United States has. Machivelli might have to rethink his mantra that it's better to be feared than loved if he wrote in the current zeitgeist.

 

[assari]

And you often post in support of members that champion policies that would further proliferate the number of enemies the United States has.

When I have written anti-American things?

 

[Johan]

Machivelli might have to rethink his mantra that it's better to be feared than loved if he wrote in the current zeitgeist.

I'm not sure.
4 out of 6 of these attacks involved Islamic integrists. These guys don't fear death, they are prepared to die in the name of Allah, 'cause they've been told that if they die as martyrs, in Heaven all their sins will be forgiven and the will marry 72 virgins.

 

[xfire]

When I have written anti-American things?

You need to re-read what I wrote. To put it in simpler terms, because I know there's a language barrier, you sometimes post in support of members that champion right-wing policies. Right-wing policies are responsible for much of the hatred directed at the United States. Which posters in particular? Asshat Will E. Worm and super troll Fisher.

 

[assari]

You need to re-read what I wrote.

Ah, now I understand what you mean.

I'm not necessarily share their political views, but I think they have right to express their views.

Will and Sam do not see things the same way as you see them, but they are hardly a threat to you?

And if their writings bother you then do not read them.

Do not take the stress for no reason.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

In none of those incidents were American citizens killed not were they steamed live to the white house situation room where requests for assistance ignored. Non story.

 

[Will E Worm]

While the attacks were still going on, Obama went to bed, knowing people would die.

In none of those incidents were American citizens killed not were they steamed live to the white house situation room where requests for assistance ignored. Non story.

This is what liberals do. They lie to cover their butts.

 

[xfire]

Ah, now I understand what you mean. I'm not necessarily share their political views, but I think they have right to express their views. Will and Sam do not see things the same way as you see them, but they are hardly a threat to you? And if their writings bother you then do not read them. Do not take the stress for no reason.

Have I ever said that Will and Sam don't have the right to express their views? No, what I have said is that if they're going to make claims they damn well better make sure what they're saying is true, and often times it isn't.

In none of those incidents were American citizens killed not were they steamed live to the white house situation room where requests for assistance ignored. Non story.

That's a fucking lie. I have repeatedly asked for a link to confirm that "Obama watched a live stream of the Libyan terrorist attack, and I have yet to see one. So, one more time, provide me a credible link that proves what you claim or stop fucking saying it.

While the attacks were still going on, Obama went to bed, knowing people would die.
This is what liberals do. They lie to cover their butts.

You're lying to score political points. Provide a credible link that says "Obama watched a live stream of the Libyan terrorist attack" or shut the fuck up.

 

[PlumpRump]

Apples and oranges. As Ace said, no Americans killed, and no inaction during the conflict. As well, Bush didn't deny additional security to the consulate after multiple attempts by the Ambassador in question were made in the time leading up to the attacks.

Embassy attacks have happened under every President since Nixon. The attacks themselves, in many cases, and perhaps even in the case of Benghazi, are not preventable. The reaction to the attacks, and the information given to the public by the sitting administration is what is at question here. Take for instance the 1998 Embassy bombings Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya that killed 12 Americans, including 2 CIA members and 2 active duty Marines, that happened during the administration of Bill Clinton, and were attributed to the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. In 13 days Clinton had put in place Operation Infinite Reach as a direct response to these actions.

Posit that against our current situation, where we are now 7 weeks out from the Benghazi attacks, and have been given no indication that the current administration is doing anything to directly respond to the groups who are responsible.

Its a matter of action and reaction. These US Embassy attacks will and have happened on the watch of many Presidents, and have occurred since the 1950's and with relative frequency since the 1970's. The administrations of Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, HW, Clinton, W and Obama have all been witness to US Embassy attacks. The difference here, is that the public was not being intentionally deceived as to the nature and subsequent timelines of the events.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?pageType=eveningNews&catid=57540712&feed_id=29

But I'm lying. Fuck you, Xfire! Do you're homework before you accuse someone.

 

[xfire]

Where in the following does it say, "Obama watched a live stream of the Libyan terrorist attack"?

(CBS News) U.S. military forces were alerted when terrorists attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last month.

The U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed. It was the anniversary of 9/11.

On Thursday, the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, asked the Obama administration for details of military options that might have been considered that night. It's all become controversial in light of the election.
Two and a half hours after the attack began, an unarmed predator drone was diverted from a surveillance mission over another part of Libya to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.

That, plus a second unarmed drone dispatched four hours and 15 minutes later, were the only U.S. military forces sent to the scene of the attack. Commandos were dispatched from Europe to an air field in Sigonella, Sicily, but by the time they got there the attack in Benghazi was over.

Speaker Boehner asks Obama for answers on Libya
Panetta: Unclear early info slowed Benghazi response
Egypt identifies Benghazi attack suspect killed in Cairo
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday defended the U.S. military response, saying the situation on the ground was too confusing.

"You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's on, without having some real time information about what's taking place," Panetta said.

He said senior officers, including Gen. Carter Ham, the U.S. commander for Africa, and General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, all opposed military intervention.

"General Ham, General Dempsey and I felt very strongly that we could not put forces at risk in that situation," Panetta said.

When asked whether they had forces on any heightened alert in that area because of the approaching 9/11 anniversary, Panetta said they did.

Gen. Dempsey added: "And let me point out, it was 9/11 everywherein the world."

Defense officials say a general alert had been issued to U.S. forces worldwide, but no special alert had been ordered for Libya because there was no intelligence predicting an attack.

But I'm lying. Fuck you, Xfire! Do you're homework before you accuse someone.

Naw, fuck you, bastard. You're extrapolating something without having concrete facts. You should apply for a job at Fox News, that's their standard operating procedure.

 

[PlumpRump]

Where in the following does it say, "Obama watched a live stream of the Libyan terrorist attack"?

How thick-headed can you be? (Rhetorical)

an unarmed predator drone was diverted from a surveillance mission over another part of Libya to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.

An unarmed Predator, previously deployed on a surveillance mission was diverted to the Benghazi Consulate. What was it doing? Broadcasting a PBS feed to the general public? Practicing maneuvers?

As bleeding-heart as you are on social issues, you seem to care less for the American lives lost in this attack than you do about blindly protecting your boy.

 

[xfire]

The difference here, is that the public was not being intentionally deceived as to the nature and subsequent timelines of the events.

And you can't prove that there's been any deception in this case, either, rather you have a bunch of hyper-partisan assholes politicizing a tragedy.

How thick-headed can you be? (Rhetorical)

An unarmed Predator, previously deployed on a surveillance mission was diverted to the Benghazi Consulate. What was it doing? Broadcasting a PBS feed to the general public? Practicing maneuvers?

As bleeding-heart as you are on social issues, you seem to care less for the American lives lost in this attack than you do about blindly protecting your boy.

You and the rest of the ignorant right are making assumptions without having all the facts in hand. You're willing to make a stretch just to score political points. That's fucking disgraceful. If Romney somehow manages to win next week I hope the left doesn't disrespect the office of president the way you shameful motherfuckers have done for the last four years.

 

[PlumpRump]

And you can't prove that there's been any deception in this case, either, rather you have a bunch of hyper-partisan assholes politicizing a tragedy.

I don't need to prove there has been deception, the media has already done that by releasing the State Department emails that outlined the details and named the group who was publicly taking responsibility within an hour or so of the attacks beginning. Susan Rice and Jay Carney subsequently carried out the most deceptive elements at the direction of someone in the administration. So, it was either Obama's call to have Rice and Carney intentionally mislead the public for weeks, or someone else in the administration's call. Either way, the responsibility lies with the President.

 

[xfire]

I don't need to prove there has been deception, the media has already done that by releasing the State Department emails that outlined the details and named the group who was publicly taking responsibility within an hour or so of the attacks beginning. Susan Rice and Jay Carney subsequently carried out the most deceptive elements at the direction of someone in the administration. So, it was either Obama's call to have Rice and Carney intentionally mislead the public for weeks, or someone else in the administration's call. Either way, the responsibility lies with the President.

Horseshit. And smug partisan fucks like you should quit lying.

 

[PlumpRump]

Horseshit. And smug partisan fucks like you should quit lying.

Which part is horseshit, exactly? The State Department emails that were released by CNN? Or the fact that Carney and Rice have direction from the White House?

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Nobama let four Americans die to keep his gay exploits in the closet. It was assassination by proxy.

Oh by the way, xfire,

”My sources say Obama was in the situation room watching the Benghazi attacks happen.”~ ltcol Tony Shaffer