Hillary Clinton Takes Responsibility For The Failure Of Security At The US Consulate In Libya That Claimed The Lives Of 4 Americans

Clinton: I'm Responsible For Diplomats' Security -- CNN

Lima, Peru (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday tried to douse a political firestorm over the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, saying she's responsible for the security of American diplomatic outposts.

"I take responsibility," Clinton said during a visit to Peru. "I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. The president and the vice president wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. They're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision."

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My Comment: This admission is a start, but I would not be surprised if the administration and many in the media will now use this public statement by Hillary Clinton as an excuse that this story is now over. On the contrary .... blaming the administration's inadequate explanation on what happened in Benghazi as being due to the "fog of war" is not good enough. There are many questions that still need to be answered, including the big one which is answering the allegations that it deliberately attempted to play down suspicions of terrorist involvement in the attack. But I expect the administration to now close down any debate on what happened, and much of the media will probably comply. This is unfortunate because this is a big story .... people died including an American Ambassador. And while any other administration would be faced with a press corps that would be clamoring and reporting on this story 24/7, there are no reporters camped out of Hillary Clinton's or Susan Rice's home, no yelling at the President for answers, and no calls for Hillary Clinton's resignation. Just commentary that this is all due to politics .... and it now time to move on.