U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice Is Blaming The U.S. Intelligence Community For Flawed Intel On Benghazi

Rice On Benghazi: Blame The Intelligence Community -- The Cable/Foreign Policy

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice told Republican senators that her televised statements last month on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi were based entirely on information she was given by the intelligence community.

"In my Sept. 16 Sunday show appearances, I was asked to provide the administration's latest understanding of what happened in Benghazi," Rice wrote in a Thursday letter to Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). "In answering, I relied solely and squarely on the information the intelligence community provided to me and other senior U.S. officials, including through the daily intelligence briefings that present the latest reporting and analysis to policy makers. This information represented the intelligence community's best, current assessment as of the date of my television appearances, and I went out of my way to ensure it was consistent with the information that was being given to Congress."

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My Comment: Days after the attack everyone .... including this blogger .... had figured out that the Benghazi attack and the murder of a US Ambassador on September 11 was a planned attack. After-all .... who brings RPGs and heavy machine guns to a demonstration. But U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice .... for some inexplicable reason .... thought otherwise. She is now blaming the intelligence community (who cannot defend themselves) for this fiasco .... washing her hands of any involvement. Sighhh .... so much for accountability of top officials.

What's next .... in answer to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice accusations against the intelligence community, I now expect even more leaks from the intelligence community further embarrassing the administration.

Update: Here comes the leaks.

(1) Email Shows State Department Rejecting Request of Security Team at US Embassy in Libya -- ABC News. And
(2) Obama aides internally disputed terrorism finding for several days, sources say -- FOX News
(3) Congress to probe security flaws for Libya diplomats -- CBS
(4) Here is a good one.