"All" blame in hostage crisis on terrorists, not Algerian government, says W.H. adviser

(CBS News) The White House has no additional information on the seven Americans who were at the Algerian gas refinery where Islamic militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage earlier this week, senior adviser David Plouffe said today on "Face the Nation." And while the administration believes it has decimated "a lot of al Qaeda's top leadership," it's going to take a "global response," he said, to ensure fewer of these attacks in the future.

"I think what this shows is countries around the world share a common thread - It's why we work so closely with our counterterrorism partners on sharing information and expertise and technology," Plouffe said. "But it's going to take a global response to this and I think it shows that whether it's in North Africa, Yemen, there are real threats out there from terrorism and we need to stay vigilant."

To end the hostage crisis, Algerian special forces stormed the natural gas complex in the Sahara desert Saturday, killing all 32 militants and at least 23 hostages. Plouffe said the administration will be working closely with the Algerian government in the days ahead to get "a full understanding of what happened" and whether its tactics were necessary.

But, he emphasized, "all of the blame here" should be "on the terrorists, obviously, who committed this act to use innocent civilians in their twisted aims."

[NotLobamatomized]

Why do barack thinks this is not just a case of work place violence?
Why do barack believes these people are terrorists?
Why blame the terrorist now and not on the president, like during the GWB years?

[NotLobamatomized]

neincensorship, so what if it was at BP!

[jaybirdsv]

Apparently al Quaeda is not decimated, but has been emboldened by our lack of response to any recent incidents. Splinter groups continue to pop up and train across the globe. Yet we continue to lead from behind while our citizens are kidnapped and murdered around the world. Blame it on the terrorists, rather than taking responsibility for the administrations lack of any meaningful response. Let's wait for a "global response", like that is going to happen any time soon. What a buffoon.

[NotLobamatomized]

by neincensorship Ja
Blame it on BP putting profits ahead of workplace security.
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So you're agreed to blame obama for not providing adequate security, citing budget concerns.

[IPDAILY121]

Yes In deed the rhetoric has most deffinetly changed now they are using the Terroist word. It would almost be laughable if it weren't for the Americans lives lost, due to this administrations failures to keep them safe.

Say it aint so Joe? you and Obama Came out during your campaign and told the world that alQaeda was defeated its leaders were decimated and on the run!! Well now we know where thay ran to? Benghazi Mali & Algiria. It would be nice to learn the truth I fear we will never know what truly happened to our Ambassador on 9/11. As long as the Emperor of th US is in the White House.

[JQBarnett]

Hasn't their rhetoric changed since Benghazi? That almost leaves the Benghazi debacle even more suspect, as they were so ready, willing, and able to broadcast to the world that it was some obscure YouTube video that no one had ever seen...and then they were so willing to continue the lie for almost two weeks (until the truth started coming out.) I guess they did learn something from that fiasco, but the administration still hasn't really learned anything about telling the truth, have they?