AC-130U Gunship was On-Scene in Benghazi, Obama Admin Refused to Let It Fire (Updated) ( reposted from 10-28-12)

PJ Tatler

There were two AC-130Us deployed to Libya in March as part of Operation Unified Protector.

The AC-130U is a very effective third-generation fire-support aircraft, capable of continuous and extremely accurate fire onto multiple targets.

Lots of speculation as to why these weren't used.

It all goes back to deception. The people are being fooled. Obama is waging War on America. He is doing it by following Sun Tsu's advice. Warfare is all deception said Sun Tsu.

Obama takes out bin Laden in order to appear tough on al Qaeda. But it is all show and no dough. It's like Clinton sending a million dollar missile to hit a 10 dollar tent and a camel in the butt. As Bush said, no less.

Therefore, they cannot be seen as too weak not to take out bin Laden. Obama can look tough and strong and not risk a soldier's life. Meanwhile, he is just doing the same kind of thing Clinton did. Which led us directly to 9-11.

I discussed all this back in 2004 on my original Boots and Oil blog. Taking out bin Laden doesn't solve everything. But the liberals want it to so they can quit the war on terror. They don't want to fight the war on terror or any other war. But if they can pretend to fight without any casualties, then they'll do that. The left will never stand for casualties. So, it means doing nothing--- their preferred mode. They can pretend to fight in order to fool the public. If anything happens in the future, they can blame somebody else!

That's why Obama doesn't want to capture bin Laden. It is also why Clinton didn't want bin Laden. They don't want him to make them look bad politically. A lot easier politically just killing him. Saves them the headaches of putting him on trial. If he went on trial, they'd have to give him a fair trial. This means a lot of complications and a risk of acquittal. They cannot risk that. So, bin Laden must die. Bin Laden must die so Obama can look good.

With all Clinton's failures to get bin Laden, it could not be risked again by telling Pakistan about it. Nor could he could go Godfather and make an offer they can't refuse. For one thing, the Pakistanis won't believe him and two, even if they did, and turn him over, they are back to the situation above--- which POTUS doesn't want. Pakistan won't believe Obama because Obama wants peace at any price--- even if he has to surrender in order to get it.

So, the left and Obama must fool the public that there's peace over there. If a Spectre is lost in a firefight with terrorists on the ground, being armed with the missing manpads, it destroys that carefully crafted image. Lot easier to just stand down and not do anything and lie about it until after election day. The left must have good optics. A war with deaths is just not good optics. A few dead people at an embassy is better than a lost Spectre brought down with missing manpads.

They, meaning the left, and Obama don't care about the longer picture in Afghanistan- nor the Middle East. Best to just bug out like in Iraq. It is now a selling point. Obama has brought peace in our time! Sound familiar? It would if history was taught, but it seems doubtful to me that many people understand the significance of what Obama is doing in terms of history.

I got into a long argument with an Obama supporter about this very issue in 2008. It doesn't matter anymore and nobody cares about World War II anymore. Nor about 9-11. The left has smeared Bush with 9-11 even though Clinton could have had bin Laden but refused the deal. Now they have got the public believing their lies and it is seen as Bush's fault. Lot easier to believe that than to fight a difficult war. So, Obama is playing to that well-crafted lie and public self-deception by doing nothing. People buy into it and he gets re-elected. Anything damaging gets shunted off after the election when he is safe for another 4 years.