It didn’t take long for Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark), a U.S. Army veteran, to school his Democratic colleagues on the need for an investigation into the Benghazi terror attacks and the administration’s response (or lack thereof).
BOOM! Tom Cotton ‘drops the mic’ on the House floor after blasting Democrats ‘fake outrage’ over Benghazi http://t.co/JKz6yg5WO2
— ✟ Right Scoop ✟ (@trscoop) May 8, 2014
Tom Cotton *tees off* on Dems' fake outrage over the #Benghazi select committee/GOP fundraising: https://t.co/EAkOgZ3vce
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 8, 2014
The passionate and thought-provoking remarks by @RepTomCotton on the House Floor should be heard and read by all. https://t.co/WUcs0w3CbG
— John Warren (@johndwarren) May 8, 2014
'They Fundraised Endlessly Off Iraq': Tom Cotton Hits Back at Dem Benghazi Outrage http://t.co/LjPAGONtkz pic.twitter.com/v2EhQiTXPy
— Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) May 8, 2014
DUDE. https://t.co/nWJPQCQCGh Tom Cotton SMOKES the faux Dem outrage.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 8, 2014
We will not leave these four men behind. My statement on the Benghazi select committee http://t.co/9uAQ0tFIqm
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) May 8, 2014
A full transcript of Cotton’s statement can be found on his website. Here’s a sample:
A couple lessons I learned in the Army were, you move to the sound of gunfire and the most important step in the troop-leading procedures is to supervise the execution of your orders.
When Americans were fighting for their lives in Benghazi, Barack Obama did neither — he sent no quick-reaction force and he didn’t even stay in the Situation Room to supervise the execution of his orders.
We expect more from lieutenants in the Army than our president gave us that night. For two years, he’s covered up this failure of leadership by stonewalling.
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Forgive me if I don’t join my Democratic colleagues in sharing in their fake outrage. Four Americans lost their lives that night in Benghazi. They deserve justice and the American people deserve the truth.
One other lesson I learned in the Army is that we leave no man behind and we will not leave these four men behind.
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