Senate report: Attack on U.S. compound in Benghazi could have been prevented

The Washington Post ^ | Adam Goldman and Anne Gearan

[John W]

A long-delayed Senate intelligence committee report released on Wednesday spreads blame among the State Department and intelligence agencies for not preventing attacks on two outposts in Libya that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.

The bipartisan report lays out more than a dozen findings regarding the assaults on Sept. 11 and 12, 2012 on the diplomatic compound and a CIA annex in the Libyan city of Benghazi. It says the State Department failed to increase security at the sites despite warnings, and faults intelligence agencies for not sharing information about the existence of the CIA outpost with the U.S. military.

The committee determined that the U.S. military command in Africa didn’t know about the CIA annex and didn’t have the resources to defend the diplomatic compound in an emergency.

“The attacks were preventable, based on extensive intelligence reporting on the terrorist activity in Libya—to include prior threats and attacks against Western targets—and given the known security shortfalls at the U.S. Mission,” the panel said in a statement.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Hillary lied.

[John W]

Her and a few others.

[Diogenesis]

Prevented?

THE GOAL WAS GETTING MANPADS to al QAEDA???

[MestaMachine]

But not the whitehouse? Please....

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[I want the USA back]

Sure, but the top guy would rather sacrifice Americans than annoy his bosom buddies in the middle east.

[opentalk]

From article... 15 people cooperating with investigation, in Libya have been killed

[John W]

The only question is by which side.

[morphing libertarian]

Defender of Benghazi and Keeper of the FBI Files

[TexasCajun]

Hillary lied

Four Died !!

[Jane Long]

Hillary lied, Four Died!!

You guys just made a bumper sticker!

[LibLieSlayer]

“What difference does it make”?
The Butcher of Benghazi

[Rashputin]

Looked at through eyes that served a long time ago, the current crop of fascists in charge of this country aren't just talking about current events and trying to cover their butts.

They're telling us what they really think of everyone who ever took the oath, put the uniform on, and paid the price when their country called.

[Iron Munro]

The Feral Government wastes hundreds of millions of dollars, thousands of man-hours of busywork and an entire forest worth of paperwork to find out what the average "Joe The Plumber" knew 30 seconds after he heard the first reports of the Benghazi 9/11 terrorist attack.

[NormsRevenge]

Bipartisan.

Obama: Epic Fail
The Hillary Years

Benghazi: The non-event that the regime could not explain away.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Maybe Springsteen can write a song about it...

[Oldexpat]

The State Dept was intentionally trying to reduce their security foot print in many of these high risk places. It was partly budget and lack of personnel and partly that they felt it gave a negative impression of the US.

[Jane Long]

Maybe Springsteen can write a song about it...

Or, Toby Keith.

[Jane Long]

The buck still stopped with Hitlery.

[UCANSEE2]

The only question is by which side.

The answer is by both.