But
Brennan is not about investigation. Retribution is his bag. It
is likely that some Libyan interlocutor was brought forth who
would give him carte blanche to retaliate against any
and all those “suspected” of having had some role in the
Benghazi murders.
So, look
for “surgical” drone strike or Abbottabad-style special forces
attack — possibly before the Nov. 6 election — on whomever is
labeled a “suspect.” Sound wild? It is. However, considering
Brennan’s penchant for acting-first-thinking-later, plus the
entrée and extraordinary influence he enjoys with President
Obama, drone and/or special forces attacks are, in my opinion,
more likely than not. (This is the same Brennan, after all, who
compiles for Obama lists of nominees for assassination by
drone.)
If in
Tuesday’s debate with ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Obama
is pressed, as expected on his supposed weakness in handling
Benghazi, attacks on “terrorists,” real or “suspect,” become
still more likely. Brennan and other White House functionaries
might succeed in persuading the president that such attacks
would be just what the doctor ordered for his wheezing poll
numbers.