Bigger dangers ignored

Sun., Feb. 16, 2014

I have a hard time understanding the Republican Party’s harping on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s handling of security at the U.S. diplomatic facility in Benghazi, where an attack resulted in four U.S. deaths, when they celebrate a president and Cabinet that completely ignored many warnings of impending terrorist attacks within the U.S. that resulted in four hijacked airplanes causing 2,996 deaths (including the 19 hijackers) and an additional 1,140 rescue workers with cancer.

Then this same president and Cabinet ignored intelligence stating Iraq did not have nuclear weapons. The invasion of Iraq resulted in 3,527 U.S. combat deaths and 32,222 U.S. troops wounded.

Jack Anderson, USAF MSgt (Ret)

Nine Mile Falls

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