The Party is Planned (Just waiting on the invitations)

11, September 2012…  Islamic extremists around the world were set to celebrate the anniversary of the most devastating blow cast down upon the infidels of the west.  They just needed a reason to get the party started…   Any reason would do…

    This time the Islamic extremists pointed to an obscure thirteen minute video that in their words “Offended their religious sensibilities”.  Had it not been the video it would have been a cartoon in some rag newspaper or they could smell bacon being fried in the embassy or they had seen a picture of President Obama eating a pulled pork sandwich during the DNC convention.  You see the excuse was unimportant other than to place a religious veil around the attacks in Egypt and Libya.  Both assaults were planned in advanced, coordinated with Egypt and Libya government support and executed with deliberate military tactics. 

    The attack on the compound in Benghazi Libya was particularly brutal and effective, killing four and wounding at least three of the American Consulate staff.  What proof could I have for my assertion that the attack was preplanned, coordinated and officially supported?   Simple answer.

1.)  The assailants’ targeted a specific building within the compound then targeted another building as Ambassador Stevens and staff were moved.  This required reconannce and intelligence gathering (just not a spur of the moment thing.  PLANNING).

2.)  The assault lasted for 4+ hours requiring several thousand rounds of ammunition.  The assailants would not have been able to carry this weight.  (They required resupply, the when and where meant there was COORDINATION).

3.)  Consulate grounds in this region of the world are designed and built with defensive considerations taken into account.  The firepower required to overcome these defenses well exceed the normal religious zealots’ access.  Superior firepower had to be provided by a government entity. (OFFICIAIL SUPPORT).

    By any definition these attacks were acts of war and require an equal and immediate response.  There was no loss of life in Egypt so a cut off of monetary aid will suffice.  On the other hand Libya must be punished in kind.  Much like President Reagan’s 1986 Air Show over Libya with the FB-111’s, its time to call upon the 48^th Tactical Fighter Wing again.  Send a pack of F-15 Strike Eagles to devastate two of Libya’s main military bases.                   

   

    Talk about a leader stepping up to make the “Hard Call”, again it’s a no brainer…  Why does the thought of Mr. Obama doing the Happy Dance and singing Go Team Islam pop-up in my mind as I picture him taking the call about the consulate attacks, on 9/11?  Guess I’m a bit jaded by his history in the region…  Most likely he’ll bomb them with a few billion tax payer dollars and an apology note.  Well maybe not right away, after all he had to cut his briefing short yesterday “Got to catch a flight, there’s a fund raiser in Vegas Baby”.  Nothing like a man that can set priorities, This Party was Planned also .

The TOMCAT