What is the republicans role in Benghazi?

[Renew Deal]

There's something about the Benghazi mess that is clear to me. Republicans are trying to make a scandal out of a terrorist attack. But what if it wasn't just a terrorist attack? Why have the Republicans been having fits over it? Republicans doth protest too much. This is a big red flag. Is there something they don't want us to know?

I always thought the way Benghazi worked out and the timing was suspicious. Romney seemed a little too confident about victory, particularly over the summer. Benghazi happened before Romney received security briefings. Romney's response was over the top. Then the republicans started hearings before the election with the expectation they would find something. After that, Romney took shots at Obama about Benghazi during the debate and got crushed. But again, he behaved like he knew something.

I think the republicans are creating a smokescreen to cover their own role in the Benghazi mess.

[still_one]

1. They refused to approve an increase in embassy protection. The only other point I can think is that

Republicans were actually involved in attacking the embassy

[Agschmid]

2. I'll go with the first one... the second is just treasonous. n/t

[still_one]

3. I wasn't actually serious about the second,, however, outing CIA agents is also treasonous

[Renew Deal]

5. What do you mean by "attracting the embassy?"

I don't get it.

[still_one]

7. Stupid iPad auto corrects, attack

[Mnemosyne]

4. I wonder if they were trying to set up impeachment. nt

[Renew Deal]

6. It probably had more to do with the election

But now they want to waste Obama's time like they did for Clinton with Whitewater, etc.

[Historic NY]

8. Playing games....

The consulate office was placed right in the middle of a CIA operations to provided cover. They know but they are like yipping dogs.

[TwilightGardener]

9. It's very suspicious. They're not really getting to the bottom

of it, either--the GOP is focused on what was said AFTER the fact.

[Renew Deal]

10. That's a good point

For all of Rohrbachers talk about "four dead americans" he and the republicans are focused on what was said after the fact.

[Tx4obama]

11. Issa (R) exposed classified info re CIA in Benghazi in a televised hearing and C-Span aired it n/t