“But American citizens did lose their lives in Benghazi.” – Anderson Cooper, CNN
During the Democrat presidential debate, Anderson Cooper addressed Hillary Clinton with, “Secretary Clinton, on the campaign trail, Senator Webb has said … the attack on the U. S. consulate in Benghazi was inevitable. Should you have seen that attack coming?”
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Avoiding the question, Clinton went into a lengthy harangue talking about Gadhafi, the Libyan people, our European allies, smart power, and the fact that we did not put a single American soldier on the ground in Libya, before Cooper was forced to interrupt.
“But American citizens did lose their lives in Benghazi,” he said.
“But let … I’ll get to that. But I think it’s important since I understand Senator Webb’s very strong feelings about this, to …” Clinton continued, with no response to the loss of lives at Benghazi.
Governor O’Malley jumped in with his thought that we needed better intelligence on the ground, adding “It’s a huge national security failing.”
At this point, Cooper could have reminded O’Malley (and the audience) that Clinton had five months of serious warnings from people on the ground there leading up to the attack. And the fact that she withdrew security even after the ambassador requested additional protection.
I don’t believe I have to remind you that there was no further discussion of Benghazi during the debate.
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton will face the Select Committee on Benghazi, when – hopefully – she will be unable to filibuster and will have to respond to questions under oath.
