House Report On Fatal Benghazi Attack Faults State Department For Security -- FOX News
The terror attack on a U.S. outpost in Libya was preceded by security cutbacks authorized at the “highest levels” of the State Department, and the Obama administration’s explanation in the immediate aftermath of the fatal assault was altered to protect the agency, House Republicans said in a report on the issue released Tuesday.
The 43-page report is the work of five House committees and concludes that decisions to scale back security at the Benghazi, Libya, outpost went all the way up to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The report cites a spring 2012 exchange in which Gene Cretz, the U.S. ambassador to Libya at the time, requested more security and Clinton responded by saying proceed with security-reduction efforts.
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More News On The GOP Report On Benghazi
House GOP report says Clinton rejected plea for more security in Libya -- Washington Post
House accuses Clinton of lying, approving lax Benghazi security -- E-Ring/Foreign Policy
Republican Benghazi Report Alleges State Department Coverup -- Daily Beast
House GOP Benghazi report says Clinton signed off on security reduction -- CNN
House Republicans’ Benghazi Report Faults Administration -- Bloomberg Businessweek
House GOP faults Clinton, State Dept for Benghazi security -- CBS
GOP report: Emails show White House tried to shield State Department from Benghazi criticism -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
House GOP keeps pressure on White House over Benghazi -- Politico
New Report Raises Significant Questions About Benghazi -- Peter Roff, US News and World Report
My Comment: The GOP raises a few good questions .... but because it is the GOP raising it .... everyone else is going to ignore it.