Debate aftermath: Romney hammers Biden on Libya remark

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[Arthurio]

(CNN) -- Mitt Romney led fresh Republican attacks on Friday over Vice President Joe Biden's debate remark about security concerns at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya where four Americans - including Ambassador Christopher Stevens -- were killed in a terrorist attack.

The GOP presidential challenger accused Biden of contradicting State Department officials when he said at Thursday's debate against Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, that "we weren't told they wanted more security" at the diplomatic facility in Benghazi.

The mission came under attack by armed militants on the 11th anniversary of the September 2001 al Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington.

However, State Department officials told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that they requested more security but were turned down by headquarters in Washington.

"When the vice president directly contradicts the sworn testimony of state department officials ... the American people deserve to know what happened," Romney told a campaign event in the battleground state of Virginia.

[jessduntno]

“Wow! Mittens takes the mittens off!”

We’ll have to start calling him “Gloves.”

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Biden was originally put on the ticket as a “foreign policy expert”; yet, he claims he was kept out of the loop for one of the most important foreign policy crises of his tenure. Strange stuff.

[jessduntno]

“Biden was originally put on the ticket as a “foreign policy expert”

I thought he was an insurance policy...who would harm Zero with that Baboon in the bullpen?

[Covenantor]

?Biden was originally put on the ticket as a ?foreign policy expert?

I thought he was an insurance policy...who would harm Zero with that Baboon in the bullpen?

And all along I thought it was because of Biden’s gravitas, or so the newsfolk said.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

I should clarify that I was referring to the 2008 election. Biden was touted as a foreign policy expert, and that's why the MSM went after Sarah Palin's lack of foreign policy experience so vehemently. They conveniently overlooked the fact that Biden had a great deal of experience at being wrong, and they greatly downplayed Palin's executive experience, and her domestic policy expertise.

That said, I have to agree with the insurance policy theory. As for gravitas; do you mean like Gravi Tas the Clown?

[HiTech RedNeck]

huh and i thought it was light our tnt.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Good point......

[norwaypinesavage]

"We will never prevent every act of violence or terrorism or achieve perfect security," Clinton said"

That's certainly true. However, we will certainly achieve a vast improvement in the security we have, when our policies are changed to allow our Marines on security detail to have ammunition for their weapons.