Hillary Clinton for President? No Way!

I know some of my Liberal friends and family are hoping that Hillary Clinton will run for the Presidency in 2016.  I wish I could share their enthusiasm, because I would like nothing more than to see a strong, powerful woman become President. Hillary is a strong woman, but I can't get behind her candidacy.  The number one reason is Benghazi.

According to ABC News:

"Nov 12, 2013 1:13pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told cadets at The Citadel in South Carolina today that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should be disqualified from being president because she did not provide “adequate security” to the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
“Her failure to provide our ambassador and his mission with adequate security should preclude Hillary Clinton from ever holding high office again,” Paul said Tuesday during a speech for The Citadel’s Greater Issues Series.
Without naming names, Paul said he believes the decision not to send reinforcement troops into Benghazi on the night of the Sept. 11, 2012 attack was made by a “politician,” not a military commander, and suggested that politician should not be allowed to serve as commander-in-chief.
“There were still people alive and fighting for hours upon hours, and there were some people in Tripoli who could have gone. I don’t think that decision was made by a military  person. I think it was made ultimately by a politician,” Paul said.
“We should never have a commander in chief who is unwilling to send in troops for reinforcement or in the six month period of time, did not send adequate security when it was asked for repeatedly,” Paul said. “To me, that should preclude you from ever holding high office.”  By Arlette Saenz
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According to a 39 page report by  the Accountability Review Board (ARB) for Benghazi called simply "Unclassified"

"The Board found that certain senior State Department officials within two 

bureaus in critical positions of authority and responsibility in Washington 

demonstrated a lack of proactive leadership and management ability 

appropriate for the State Department’s senior ranks in their responses to 

security concerns posed by Special Mission Benghazi, given the deteriorating 

threat environment and the lack of reliable host government protection. 

However, the Board did not find that any individual U.S. Government 

employee engaged in misconduct or willfully ignored his or her responsibilities, 

and, therefore did not find reasonable cause to believe that an individual 

breached his or her duty so as to be the subject of a recommendation for 

disciplinary action."

It alludes to incompetence of the personnel responsible for the security at the compound, and probably even in Libya although no one was blamed specifically.  The fact remains Hillary Clinton was responsible as Secretary of State.  Even with her lack of military experience, it should have been evident that any America in Libya was in constant danger.  The fighting in Benghazi went on for hours.  There were US assets in that country that could been sent.

Hillary was good at making nice with the governments of other countries but not with situations like what happened in Benghazi.  Both she and Obama lied about the cause of what happened in Benghazi.  There was no protest over some little known film defaming Islam.  This was a coordinated terrorist attack on an American diplomat to Libya.  They knew they were in danger and requested more security weeks before the attack.  Whether is was a mistake in leadership or circumstance, the fact remains that we were lied to.  Hillary promoted this lie along with Barack Obama.

It is clear they both have agendas.  I don't believe either is in the best interest of this country.  So, no.  I can't recommend Hillary Clinton as a candidate for President of the United States.