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House Armed Services Committee Report ends all Benghazi conspiracy talk
Just kidding. It should, but it won't.
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The attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012 killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. It also triggered a firestorm of criticism accusing the Obama administration of covering up its response to the attack.
Key findings in today's report concluded that the White House "failed to comprehend or ignored the dramatically deteriorating security situation in Libya," that U.S. personnel in Benghazi "were woefully vulnerable," and the Defense Department believed the violence was a terrorist attack "nearly from the outset."
The report reflects the views of the most senior members of the committee, Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, and Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala.
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The report also agrees with the administration that during the attack, military assets were not positioned to make a difference in the response, and there was no stand-down order issued by the administration to forces in Tripoli preparing to respond.
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"There was no 'stand down' order issued to U.S. military personnel in Tripoli who sought to join the fight in Benghazi," the report states.
Democrats on the committee believe the Republican report ends the controversy that there was any corruption in the aftermath of the attack.
"This report, produced by House Armed Services Committee Republicans, should finally bring an end to the politicization of the heinous attacks on brave Americans in Benghazi," ranking Democrat Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Rep. Niki Tsongas, the top Democrat on the committee's investigative subcommittee, wrote in a statement. "All of these conclusions are counter to assertions and accusations leveled by a number of Republicans."
ABC News
The attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012 killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. It also triggered a firestorm of criticism accusing the Obama administration of covering up its response to the attack.
Key findings in today's report concluded that the White House "failed to comprehend or ignored the dramatically deteriorating security situation in Libya," that U.S. personnel in Benghazi "were woefully vulnerable," and the Defense Department believed the violence was a terrorist attack "nearly from the outset."
The report reflects the views of the most senior members of the committee, Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, and Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala.
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The report also agrees with the administration that during the attack, military assets were not positioned to make a difference in the response, and there was no stand-down order issued by the administration to forces in Tripoli preparing to respond.
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"There was no 'stand down' order issued to U.S. military personnel in Tripoli who sought to join the fight in Benghazi," the report states.
Democrats on the committee believe the Republican report ends the controversy that there was any corruption in the aftermath of the attack.
"This report, produced by House Armed Services Committee Republicans, should finally bring an end to the politicization of the heinous attacks on brave Americans in Benghazi," ranking Democrat Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Rep. Niki Tsongas, the top Democrat on the committee's investigative subcommittee, wrote in a statement. "All of these conclusions are counter to assertions and accusations leveled by a number of Republicans."
ABC News
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