Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #13The way I understand it, and someone correct me if you know differently, is that Kennedy could well have made the decision, but he did so under delegated authority. As in, the preezy passed his authority down the line until it got to where they wanted the virtual buck to stop. Regardless, he (Kennedy) could not have made the decision unless given the authority to do so by 0.
I heard this morning (on a Talk Show maybe Beck) that Hillary could make the call as SOS because Benghazi was an embassy post. Not sure iif this is true or whether that authority can be delegated. If the authority can be delegated then I would assume it would have to be done "in the name of" and there would need to be documentation to back up the delegatation of authority (sort of like - a Power of Attorney to act for another in the everyday world). Why would commanders in the field take orders from Kennedy otherwise ....very serious matter to deploy troops into battle.
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #13The way I understand it, and someone correct me if you know differently, is that Kennedy could well have made the decision, but he did so under delegated authority. As in, the preezy passed his authority down the line until it got to where they wanted the virtual buck to stop. Regardless, he (Kennedy) could not have made the decision unless given the authority to do so by 0.
I heard this morning (on a Talk Show maybe Beck) that Hillary could make the call as SOS because Benghazi was an embassy post. Not sure iif this is true or whether that authority can be delegated. If the authority can be delegated then I would assume it would have to be done "in the name of" and there would need to be documentation to back up the delegatation of authority (sort of like - a Power of Attorney to act for another in the everyday world). Why would commanders in the field take orders from Kennedy otherwise ....very serious matter to deploy troops into battle.
The STAND DOWN order and who has the authority would be a very good question for General Ham or General Petraeus because either would certainly know.
I look forward to Issa calling BOTH to testify.....soon !!
Somebody PLEASE tell me that this Patrick Kennedy is NOT Patches Kennedy.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)