Mike Benz
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Right. So there was one more really significant thing that I saw in this transcript. He talks about this big letter that he wrote to Obama on Thanksgiving night, 2009. He sits down and handwrites this letter. And there was some usage of classified documents as he's compiling this letter. Well, one of the things that he wrote in the letter, and they asked him, and he said this.
Right. So there was one more really significant thing that I saw in this transcript. He talks about this big letter that he wrote to Obama on Thanksgiving night, 2009. He sits down and handwrites this letter. And there was some usage of classified documents as he's compiling this letter. Well, one of the things that he wrote in the letter, and they asked him, and he said this.
Right. So there was one more really significant thing that I saw in this transcript. He talks about this big letter that he wrote to Obama on Thanksgiving night, 2009. He sits down and handwrites this letter. And there was some usage of classified documents as he's compiling this letter. Well, one of the things that he wrote in the letter, and they asked him, and he said this.
They didn't ask him to talk about the classified stuff that he had in the letter. He exposed the classified stuff that he had in the letter. He said, yeah, I was writing to Obama because I was theβ
They didn't ask him to talk about the classified stuff that he had in the letter. He exposed the classified stuff that he had in the letter. He said, yeah, I was writing to Obama because I was theβ
They didn't ask him to talk about the classified stuff that he had in the letter. He exposed the classified stuff that he had in the letter. He said, yeah, I was writing to Obama because I was theβ
foreign policy expert and obama was new and he needed me to sort of back him up he said we were talking about afghanistan and i asked i i told him we have to ask questions about what do we do when we kill osama bin laden in pakistan and what do we do when um The Taliban takes over, and how are we going to continue to train?
foreign policy expert and obama was new and he needed me to sort of back him up he said we were talking about afghanistan and i asked i i told him we have to ask questions about what do we do when we kill osama bin laden in pakistan and what do we do when um The Taliban takes over, and how are we going to continue to train?
foreign policy expert and obama was new and he needed me to sort of back him up he said we were talking about afghanistan and i asked i i told him we have to ask questions about what do we do when we kill osama bin laden in pakistan and what do we do when um The Taliban takes over, and how are we going to continue to train?
He was talking about McChrystal because he was over there with General Stanley McChrystal. This is 2009 that he's writing this. They didn't know officially that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan. They officially didn't know. But in this thing, he writes, Osama bin Laden, what do we do when we kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan? Mm-hmm. It wasn't Iran. He didn't use Iran. He specifically used Pakistan.
He was talking about McChrystal because he was over there with General Stanley McChrystal. This is 2009 that he's writing this. They didn't know officially that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan. They officially didn't know. But in this thing, he writes, Osama bin Laden, what do we do when we kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan? Mm-hmm. It wasn't Iran. He didn't use Iran. He specifically used Pakistan.
He was talking about McChrystal because he was over there with General Stanley McChrystal. This is 2009 that he's writing this. They didn't know officially that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan. They officially didn't know. But in this thing, he writes, Osama bin Laden, what do we do when we kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan? Mm-hmm. It wasn't Iran. He didn't use Iran. He specifically used Pakistan.
And it jumped out at me because in 2005, I went to Pakistan with Cheney and we took a helo trip right over Abbottabad.
And it jumped out at me because in 2005, I went to Pakistan with Cheney and we took a helo trip right over Abbottabad.
And it jumped out at me because in 2005, I went to Pakistan with Cheney and we took a helo trip right over Abbottabad.
Where Osama bin Laden was killed. Yes. And so I think what happened was the U.S. had Osama bin Laden on ice stashed in Abbottabad. and and cheney and and bush had set it up with the pakistanis and then biden took it over i have some documents that i can show you that's crazy
Where Osama bin Laden was killed. Yes. And so I think what happened was the U.S. had Osama bin Laden on ice stashed in Abbottabad. and and cheney and and bush had set it up with the pakistanis and then biden took it over i have some documents that i can show you that's crazy
Where Osama bin Laden was killed. Yes. And so I think what happened was the U.S. had Osama bin Laden on ice stashed in Abbottabad. and and cheney and and bush had set it up with the pakistanis and then biden took it over i have some documents that i can show you that's crazy
So here's β this is why it jumped out at me. So I did this trip with him. This is a β One of the pieces from the press thing. So that's the Hilo tour that we took with Cheney. And we fly from an airport, Chalakala Airport, up into this area where the USAID is funding earthquake relief. Uh-huh. Well, along the way is Abbottabad. It's right about there. You can see it.
So here's β this is why it jumped out at me. So I did this trip with him. This is a β One of the pieces from the press thing. So that's the Hilo tour that we took with Cheney. And we fly from an airport, Chalakala Airport, up into this area where the USAID is funding earthquake relief. Uh-huh. Well, along the way is Abbottabad. It's right about there. You can see it.