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Issa: Benghazi attack result of Hillary's reckless ‘war on terror’ policies (and you LIED)
Daily Caller ^ | 10/5/2013 | Grae Stafford

Posted on 10/05/2013 8:10:17 PM PDT by logi_cal869

(title truncated for length with a minor edit by me for accuracy. Text below is mostly a transcript of the 2 1/2 minute interview snippet with Ginni Thomas. The money statement is at the very end.)

Responsibility for the September 11 Benghazi assault and the deaths of four U.S. citizens — including Libyan ambassador Chris Stevens — lies personally at the feet of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa.

“The investigation really is now not about what we know, but about how we can prevent abuse of security before the fact, how we respond during the fact, and how we hold people accountable after the fact for deliberate misinformation — if you want to be kind — [and] outright lies, if not,” said Issa, who serves as head of the Oversight and Government reform committee.

Clinton recklessly pursued an ill-advised policy of “normalization” meant to make the U.S. look like it was winning the war on terror, dividing the State and Defense Departments. The rift between the two weakened cooperation — the full weight of assets that the U.S. could have deployed to help the Americans stranded in the consulate were not dispatched, since the State department did not want to involve military forces for the sake of appearances, Issa said.

“We know from Hillary Clinton on down there was a policy of normalization to make it appear as though we had won the war on terror,” Issa said. “I was in Libya just the other day, and one thing that I came back with was a strong opinion that that ‘stand down’ had everything to do with the fight between Department of State headed Hillary Clinton and the Defense Department, and that ultimately, State was willing to put their assets in, and did not want any military assets in, because they did not want to escalate what ultimately should have been escalated to a real rescue mission.”

Issa harshly criticized Clinton’s role in the U.S. response to the attack and took a dim view of her congressional testimony.

“Secretary Clinton famously said, ‘What difference does it make?’ It makes a difference whether or not you were leading an organization that cared about the people beforehand, did everything it could during the attack, and whether you told the truth afterwards. [I]n this case, she fails all three tests.”


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; clinton; corruption; democrats; fastandfurious; hillary; impeachnow; irs; issa; waronterror
Here is Rep. Issa, for all intents & purposes, calling Hillary a LIAR. I find that notable.
1 posted on 10/05/2013 8:10:17 PM PDT by logi_cal869
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To: logi_cal869

“...but about how we can prevent abuse of security before the fact, how we respond...

and, and, to make any and all government officials who are responsible for the deaths of four Americans held responsible and punished. No one is above the law - not even a Clinton.


2 posted on 10/05/2013 8:21:16 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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She is an accessory to murder.


3 posted on 10/05/2013 8:23:53 PM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo in laughter")
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To: logi_cal869

Ahhhh yes......HilLIARy, got so pissed about having to take the fall that she drank herself into a stupor, fell down, smacked her head and came back exhibiting more hostility than ever.
She will NEVER be president.


4 posted on 10/05/2013 8:48:23 PM PDT by doc maverick
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So, she “failed all three tests”............now what are YOU going to DO about it, Issa?
You say she should be held “accountable.” HOW, exactly, do you plan to ACCOMPLISH that?

Of course, I may be asking too much of you. After all, you're VERY busy getting to the bottom of F&F.....and the IRS......and NSA......

But Hey, I'm being remiss in not acknowledging your accomplishments in these endeavors. You got Hicks royally screwed. You DID start a lawsuit against DoJ.....still waiting on that, though....and you DID manage to rid the IRS of Lerner. Ya got her a paid vacation and retirement. The NSA.....aaww, who the hell knows WHAT'S going on there.

So I guess I just have one question, Daryll,

WHERE'S THE BEEF??


5 posted on 10/05/2013 9:27:20 PM PDT by Roccus
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To: logi_cal869

Well, the Butcheress Bimbo of Benghazi IS a liar.


6 posted on 10/05/2013 10:18:41 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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Darrell....SUBPOENA HER AGAIN!!!!


7 posted on 10/06/2013 3:38:29 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks logi_cal869.
"The investigation really is now not about what we know, but about how we can prevent abuse of security before the fact, how we respond during the fact, and how we hold people accountable after the fact for deliberate misinformation -- if you want to be kind -- [and] outright lies, if not," said Issa, who serves as head of the Oversight and Government reform committee. Clinton recklessly pursued an ill-advised policy of "normalization" meant to make the U.S. look like it was winning the war on terror, dividing the State and Defense Departments. The rift between the two weakened cooperation -- the full weight of assets that the U.S. could have deployed to help the Americans stranded in the consulate were not dispatched, since the State department did not want to involve military forces for the sake of appearances, Issa said.
Hitlery's reckless incompetence has been clear and obvious, I'm glad it has been declared after long deliberation.


8 posted on 10/06/2013 6:26:18 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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