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Benghazi attack may cloud Clinton’s legacy
Washington Post ^ | October 9, 2012 | Anne Gearan

Posted on 10/09/2012 10:57:28 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The fatal attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya last month has become a test of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s leadership and a threat to her much-admired legacy as America’s top diplomat just a few months before she plans to step down.

Clinton was among the first Obama administration officials to publicly condemn the attack and mourn the deaths of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. But as the State Department has weathered Republican-led criticism that it misread warning signs before the Sept. 11 attack, Clinton has been far less visible.

Clinton will not appear at a Wednesday oversight hearing on the Libya attack, where House Republicans have said they will question the State Department’s security preparations and the administration’s account of the attack. The State Department will instead send a trusted career diplomat along with three security officials. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 09112012; benghazi; benghaziattack; clinton; hillaryclinton; impeachnow; libya; statedept; waronterror
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To: Olog-hai

Obamugabe is trapped. The story is moving outside of Bam’s control. He would love to have a scapegoat to get the heat off of him.

However, Bam cannot throw Hillary! under the bus until after the election. He needs her supporters to turn out and vote for him.


41 posted on 10/10/2012 3:15:46 AM PDT by magellan
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To: Eva
Everyone ? focus on the words " never concluded " .....

It all comes down to what the meaning of what IS, is.

From their initial narrative of " it's the film stupid " to " it's a on going investigation " then to " never concluded "
42 posted on 10/10/2012 3:15:56 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: TigersEye

WELCOME BACK !


43 posted on 10/10/2012 3:17:02 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: Olog-hai

This Issa is a Pussy Fraud,Where the Hell is The Bitch Hillary? Why does she Not have to Testify,Who the Hell is in Charge? Another Coverup of a Coverup,What a Load of crap


44 posted on 10/10/2012 3:29:07 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: Olog-hai

“Concluded” is the operative word in this article. The State has never “concluded” as in they are still waiting on the FBI crime scene investigation. All the State Department Spokes-persons who have who have addressed the media or for that matter the SecState Clinton and/or President Obama have never “concluded” anything. We are dealing with second rate children educated at lawyers....


45 posted on 10/10/2012 4:06:01 AM PDT by Jumper
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To: freekitty

Great comment...right on target.

Everything Hillary has touched turned to sh!t.

Even the husband she chose: impeached, disbarred, felon.


46 posted on 10/10/2012 4:32:02 AM PDT by 2nd Bn, 11th Mar (The "p" in Democrat stands for patriotism.)
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To: Bon mots
The Benghazi attack may cloud her legacy? The Benghazi attack IS her legacy?

Surely you jest

Her legacy as a brave First Lady who dodged bullets on the tarmac in the Balkans can never be tarnished
47 posted on 10/10/2012 4:35:02 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: Olog-hai

Anne dear......

Could the incident in Libya be more harmful to Hillary Clinton’s reputation than her murder of confident and White House Counsel/bagman Vince Foster?


48 posted on 10/10/2012 4:37:14 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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To: Olog-hai
Speaking of tarnished legacies.....

What about this a-hole...

General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Pastor Terry Jones by phone on Wednesday and "asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has sparked violent protests."

49 posted on 10/10/2012 4:38:08 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: Rummyfan
Clinton's legacy? ROTFLMAO!!!! She has no legacy!

Not for those with brains BUT polls showed she is the most admired politician in the USA
Bunch of damn brain washed idiots in the Good Old USA--Disgusting
50 posted on 10/10/2012 4:39:22 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: N. Theknow
General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Pastor Terry Jones by phone on Wednesday and "asked him to withdraw his support for a film whose portrayal of the Prophet Mohammad has sparked violent protests."

As I posted on other threads ISSA ought to call him in for hearings and ream him a new one and demand his resignation
51 posted on 10/10/2012 4:41:28 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: Eva

On the day that the bodies of the Ambassador and the three others returned to US soil, Obama and Hillary had that nausea inducing welcome home for them.

Both Obama and Hillary made short speeches and both were still blaming the movie trailer.

So Hillary was lying even then, I presume.


52 posted on 10/10/2012 4:50:50 AM PDT by dforest
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To: TigersEye
"When did ABC "break" that news? This was from Sept. 17th: "No demonstration before attack on US Consulate, source says"

It was "breaking" to the ABC suits. They are ignorant of anything but the morning DNC/Obama talking points fax.

53 posted on 10/10/2012 5:03:09 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
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To: Eva

“There is a battle going on between the State Dept and National Security Agency.”

Someone planted that journal for CNN to find. My bet is a 3 letter agency.

The question that is still unresolved for me is are they trying to take out Obama, too, or just Hillary.
None of this helps Obama.


54 posted on 10/10/2012 5:34:06 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: jeffc
Clinton’s legacy? Are they trying to set up Clinton as a fallguy (girl) to protect Zero? Are there no bounds they won’t cross to protect their selected boy-king?

My first thought, exactly!

Mark

55 posted on 10/10/2012 7:32:50 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Eva
Yup, Hillary! is trying to shift blame for the Libya fiasco BACK to the White House, in that while it may have been the State Department's fault, she's trying to say, "But they lied about it! We knew all along that it was a coordinated attack!"

Rats fleeing a sinking ship?

Mark

56 posted on 10/10/2012 7:36:38 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: 2nd Bn, 11th Mar

Thank you.


57 posted on 10/10/2012 7:51:27 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: American Constitutionalist
This is Hillary's statement from 9/12/12, notice the careful wording that was intentionally misleading, but not lying.

"Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind.”

It is significant that Obama was at Hillary's side when she made this statement and that he made Hillary go first. A former member of the military, on another site, said that Obama could have had military jets on site, from the airbase in Italy, within 20 minutes. The airbase is 450 miles from Benghazi.

58 posted on 10/10/2012 7:59:48 AM PDT by Eva (Obama and Hillary lied, Americans died.)
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To: Olog-hai
Send Hillary! to Gitmo as a aider and abettor of terrorism.
59 posted on 10/10/2012 11:13:09 AM PDT by MasterGunner01
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To: American Constitutionalist

LOL I never went anywhere. That suspension was months ago.


60 posted on 10/10/2012 12:26:01 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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