Administration Fingers Start Pointing at Petraeus for Benghazi -- The Atlantic
Cracks are beginning to show in the Obama administration's united front on the Benghazi consulate as blame for security failures shifts between the State Department and the CIA. Last night, starting around 6 p.m., the CIA began circulating the most comprehensive timeline yet of its response to the September 11 attack to reporters. The timeline showed that within 25 minutes of receiving calls for help, CIA operatives left their compound to assist the besieged consulate. But later on Thursday night, officials in the Obama administration leaked a series of damaging remarks about the CIA's handling of Benghazi to The Wall Street Journal with a slew of grievances directed at CIA Director David Petraeus. The fast-developing story set in place a dispute over who's responsible for the security failure, which remains unclear.
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My Comment: The CIA and David Petraeus definitely do not look good with these revelations .... and neither does the U.S. State Department and Hillary Clinton. But in the end .... we all know where the buck really must end. As for the main stream media .... their coverage has sucked .... but are now (belatedly) realizing that this is a big story.
Update: CIA, State going to war over Benghazi? -- Hot Air
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