10-16-2012, 01:41 PM
Five days after the attack, Ambassador Rice went on Face the Nation and said the attacks appeared to have been related to the video. Her "talking points" that day were provided by the intelligence community.
Was it some effort to cover up? Were they still gathering intelligence at that point? Who initially brought the video in to play...the attackers in Benghazi or the U.S.? Maybe whoever planned the attack threw it in the mix to gather protesters to help cover their operation--hence the confusion.
I don't blame Hillary for taking the fall. She's just doing what's (seemingly) best for her boss and more importantly, the Democratic party. Hell, there's probably some backroom handshaking and assurances that she's all but guaranteed to be their nominee in 2016 in return. It's all politics.
Was it some effort to cover up? Were they still gathering intelligence at that point? Who initially brought the video in to play...the attackers in Benghazi or the U.S.? Maybe whoever planned the attack threw it in the mix to gather protesters to help cover their operation--hence the confusion.
I don't blame Hillary for taking the fall. She's just doing what's (seemingly) best for her boss and more importantly, the Democratic party. Hell, there's probably some backroom handshaking and assurances that she's all but guaranteed to be their nominee in 2016 in return. It's all politics.