A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States September 11, 2012. (Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori)
Debacle In Benghazi -- Stephen F. Hayes and Thomas Joscelyn, Weekly Standard
It’s worse than an injustice; it’s a humiliation.
On September 21, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to reporters before a meeting with the Pakistani foreign minister. She addressed the September 11 assault on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. “What happened was a terrorist attack, and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four Americans.”
Clinton’s statement was notable. It was the strongest and most direct assessment of the attacks from any Obama administration official in the first 10 days after the deaths. By calling the incident a “terrorist attack,” Clinton acknowledged what President Obama had gone out of his way to avoid.
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My Comment: The Benghazi disaster is many things .... but to me it has become a symbol of America in decline in a region where it did not have much influence to begin with. And while I do expect the perpetrators of the Benghazi to be brought to justice one day .... it is just not going to happen today.
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