Clinton says she "didn't see" requests for improved Benghazi security, doesn't explain why she falsely blamed Muhammad video for jihad massacres

She didn't see requests that would have shown up the folly of the administration's support for the Libyan jihadists. "Choking up, Hillary Clinton says Benghazi is ‘personal,’" by Olivier Knox for Yahoo! News, January 23:

Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifying before Congress on the deadly Sept. 11 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, choked up Wednesday as she assured lawmakers that the security of American diplomats was a “personal” issue for her.

“For me, this is not just a matter of policy—it’s personal,” she told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in one of her final acts as America’s top diplomat.

Clinton’s voice broke as she recalled welcoming home the “flag-draped caskets” of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans killed in the terrorist strike at the consulate and putting her arms around bereaved family members.

Clinton, whose department has drawn heavy fire over the insufficient security arrangements at the American compound in Benghazi, praised diplomatic security officials. “I literally trust them with my life," she said. And she denied personally being aware of numerous requests for more security in Benghazi. "I didn't see those requests," Clinton added.

The secretary of state also said that American diplomats overseas cannot hide behind higher walls and more armed guards. “Our men and women who serve overseas understand that we accept a level of risk to protect the country we love,” she said. “They represent the best traditions of a bold and generous nation. They cannot work in bunkers and do their jobs.”

She rebuked those who may advocate that the U.S. take a more limited role on the world stage at a time when the “Arab Spring” has sown chaos across North Africa and the Muslim world. “We cannot afford to retreat now,” she said.

“When America is absent, especially from unstable environments, there are consequences," Clinton said. "Extremism takes root, our interests suffer, our security at home is threatened.”...

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Aaaaand, the Clinton bullshit machine cranks into gear once again.

Remember Bill biting his lip when things got "personal"? And, that demeanor change when he was caught laughing after Ron Brown's funeral?

Can't believe a word a Clinton utters.

(video) Clinton calls anti Muslim Islam film, “disgusting & reprehensible”
vs. Allah, Q. 8:12 “… I will CAST TERROR into the hearts of those who have disbelieved”

Hillary Clinton is way over rated and I think she has done a dismal job in the state department.

A whole lot of rear kissing going on...Blue smoke and mirrors...End result...No one is responsible...

I forgot to mention, Hillary's face lift has got rid of most of those horrid wrinkles...

Long ago I ceased to believe either Clinton at face value. They're good liars though. They manage to fool a lot of people, including themselves at times.

Hillary "Ben Franklin" Clinton, despite her obvious propensity for face-lifts, is as immoral and corrupt as her husband ever was and I therefore see no reason now to believe any of her testimony. In addition: I believe she probably considers the raped and desecrated body of a murdered American Ambassador, along with 3 of his staff, to be of far less consequence than blaspheming the name the false prophet of Islam. Priorities, priorities……

(video) U.S. President Obama, the LIAR — (video) "Benghazi-gate"

4:55 Min Frm. Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani
"... this is a cover-up!"

http://schnellmann.org/obama-the-liar.html

Clinton still believes the post-colonial 'GRIEVANCE THEORY'...so she is a very DANGEROUS person to have to deal with Islam.

Islam's 'grievance' is that we do not submit to their jihad.

So, let me see if I understand this: when America is not around, that's when Muslims turn to "extremism". It has nothing to do with the savage tenets of Islam.

We must have our fingers in every single stinky Islamic pie of a country or movement and THEN things will be just peachy.

It's our fault for not being there.

Riiiight.

Hillary Clinton said:

“When America is absent, especially from unstable environments, there are consequences," Clinton said. "Extremism takes root, our interests suffer, our security at home is threatened.”

NO, HILLARY, it is not America's presence that is the solution to keeping Islamic supremacists on a leash.

NO, HILLARY, it is not America's presence that will fix a problem that's been around for over a thousand years.

NO, HILLARY, it is not America's place in the world to be present everywhere in the world -- that's not what the Founding Fathers envisioned, nor is it ANYWHERE in the Constitution.

NO, HILLARY, America is not wanted in these places, not by most of the brain-washed from birth muslims who live there and are completely opposed to liberty and the very concept of a democratic republic -- which are the opposites of Islam.

NO, HILLARY, America's dollars can't win hearts and minds, and nice guy troops fixing up these rat holes don't score lasting points, and even America's presence in the form of weapons can't bomb out the Islamic texts which fuel these people.

NO, HILLARY, you and everybody like you, Democrat and Republican, have absolutely no clue about the enemy the free world is up against. You refuse to educate yourselves because you think you know better (when all it would take would be an open mind and an afternoon with Robert Spencer, frankly). And even worse, you also have absolutely no clue left as to what America was founded as and for.

NO, HILLARY, NO!

Cinephiles with long memories will recall the scene in "Broadcast News" where William Hurt, playing an anchorman, "acts" a tear for a news clip. The tears of Hillary hamhocks on this occasion and of "The One" over the Sandy Hook victims are just exactly as sincere.

-I heard that Senator Rand Paul's odd question concerned speculation that Amb. Stevens was running arms from Libya to Syria via ferry or something.

-I think Hillary was accompanied by a walking garbage bag as she entered the House hearing. Or I was seeing things.

She's speaking to our House of "Representatives" right now.

Her oppening statement seems pretty much a repeat of the one she gave just a few hours ago to the Senate.

There are many questions both unasked and unanswered from this morning's show that I hope some of our elected "representatives" will ask--like her wanting to arrest the film maker.

And wouldn't it be grand if one of them were to actually ask her to explain what these "extremists" we hear so much about are being "extreme" about, exactly.

"I think Hillary was accompanied by a walking garbage bag as she entered the House hearing. Or I was seeing things."

Was it Huma or has she got a new girlfriend?

Sorry... but what difference does it make if Benghazi asked for additional security or whether Clinton saw it.

In the months leading up to the attack, the British embassy had been attacked by a mob and set on fire, IDEs had been tossed over the wall, a large bomb blew up a massive section of the wall of the compound, cars with US plates had been car jacked, other NATO embassies had been attacked, the Israeli embassy in Egypt destroyed, the Red Cross and every other western embassies had been attacked so many times they all pulled out leaving the US the only foreign flag flying, etc., etc. Dozens of 'air chair' analysts were saying that the US would be attacked next.

You would think that someone would have ordered addition security whether Benghazi ordered it or not, or at least have asked... "Hey, why haven't you asked for additional security?"

What kind of loony outfit doesn't at least ask about security (repeatedly) given the events leading up to the attack? How many bombings, embassy attacks, mobs, embassy burnings, etc. does it take before you take the obvious step of asking about security yourself.

When questioned about a video, She says something like, What difference does it make why they were killed, we have four dead people. The diff is FREEDOM OF SPEECH, to write, print,speak,or to make a movie about anything---I am so BULL. Nobody stood up for LIBERTY and FREEDOM!!

An update. A rep did just ask about blaming video maker. I just heard last bit of it,I did not get his name.


What a fake person! The worst part is millions don't see it that way. She is in charge of protecting our interests in the world. If it were not real scary, I would laugh. We truly live in surreal times.

Clinton like the mainstream media calls the Muslim terrorists, "militants." Once I heard her slip this morning, calling them terrorists then back to militants.

I haven't heard an explanation to Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen's and others' question, why wasn't any help sent for these Americans who were fighting for their lives, for nearly 7 hours they were begging for help? What did Obama and Clinton know and when did they know it?

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2114197287001/

One thing that irritates me about these hearings is the time wasted alternating between obsequious, groveling Democrats ("Oh Madame Secretary, you are my hero! You've done a fantastic job!") and Republicans. I don't care if it is a Democratic appointee like Secretary Hillary Clinton or a Republican appointee like Secretary Condoleezza Rice, these sycophantic statements and questions by members of the party (which control the White House) are a waste of time.

I have not seen any one coming forward and saying I want to get to the bottom of this, like back in the early 70s we had Woodward and Bernstein took it all the way.

I think they need to answer one or two real questions: who were the original decision makers and why did Obama decide deliberately to keep on feeding the Americans a lode of horse tihs?

These hearings are waste of time as nobody talks about the real enemy, Islam. As a note: Hillary is a total FAKE. Our administration is our enemy, let's not waste time with these BS hearings.

I pray the women we send into combat are made of better stuff.

Who most likely gave the order to stand down?

Roseanne Barr?
Piers Morgan?
Al Sharpton?
Barack Obama?
Sean Hannity?
Allah Colmes?
Whoopi Goldberg?
Hillary Clinton?
Bill Clinton?
Hulk Hogan?
Oprah?
Huma the sweet?

Agreed twice over, Sam. The hearings are indeed a joke since the real enemy of America (and all the West), i.e., Islam, is still stupidly given a pass and because Hillary is as much of a fake as a fake can be. In a sensible world, Islam and Hillary would be exposed for what they are. Unfortunately, we do not live in a sensible world.

She was choking up? I must have missed that part. She sounds extremely arrogant and self-righteous. Her previous statements indicate that she was more concerned about Islamic sensibilities than in protecting lives; and after the attacks, was more concerned about the Muhammad video than in hunting down the murderers. Her and her husband (who is at minimum probably guilty of multiple instances of sexual harassment, starting in his college years and extending right on through every phase of his adult life including his presidency) are in my opinion cold-hearted liars and manipulators.

Clinton says she "didn't see" requests for improved Benghazi security, doesn't explain why she falsely blamed Muhammad video for jihad massacres
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So much easier to blame the lawful actions of a private citizen than to acknowledge that your attempt to regard savages as civilized actors was—and continues to be—all wrong.

More:

The secretary of state also said that American diplomats overseas cannot hide behind higher walls and more armed guards. “Our men and women who serve overseas understand that we accept a level of risk to protect the country we love,” she said. “They represent the best traditions of a bold and generous nation. They cannot work in bunkers and do their jobs.”
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Hard to "do your job" when you've been slaughtered by a ravening, mob, too...

More:

She rebuked those who may advocate that the U.S. take a more limited role on the world stage at a time when the “Arab Spring” has sown chaos across North Africa and the Muslim world. “We cannot afford to retreat now,” she said.
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Of course not! So much better if we enable that chaos ourselves, as we did in Libya...sarc/off

YIKES!

http://news.yahoo.com/video/clinton-difference-point-does-161844914.html

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What you've posted seems to be the story of the day. Clinton, asked, "What difference at this point does it make..." whether the murders were the result of a spontaneous reaction to an obscure Internet video or a pre-planned jihad terror attack?

How would you answer Clinton?

And she denied personally being aware of numerous requests for more security in Benghazi. "I didn't see those requests," Clinton added.

Well she should've *anticipated* a need for more security and taken the initiative in Benghazi; even a half-wit could have figured this out, especially before 9/11. Clinton's incompetence has gone beyond the pale.

Just FYI...He was caught on camera laughing as he was walking to the funeral. As soon as he saw he was on camera, the expression changed. I will remember it as long as I live.

Clinton came well prepared, she had enough time to practice and she played them like the jerks they are.

Those were all softball questions, so soft that I believe they are colluding.

Now compare this shameful circus with the staged outrage against Michelle Bachmann, Louis Gohmert et al when they wanted to have MuBro operative Huma Abedin investigated: that was downright dirty and shameful.

If these congress critters want to retain any credibility, they better take the gloves off when dealing with the likes of Shrillary.

Love was in the air...It was disgusting...

"every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'."
Mary McCarthy on Lillian Hellman

At least Rand Paul Paul had the guts to rebuke her. Were any other men present?

Where are the survivors?

Why are we tolerating this?

I weep for my country.

"Arab Spring"

...the only uprising we've seen is from the Muslim Brotherhood.

"Clinton still believes the post-colonial 'GRIEVANCE THEORY'..."

As does no doubt the majority of conservatives throughout the West. The main difference between a Hillary and a conservative on this account is a matter of degree. But degrees don't matter when the end result is to continue to turn a blind eye to the perennial jihad against "Rome" (i.e., the West) -- which, incidentally, began in the 7th century with attacks on the Byzantine outposts, and only stopped 1,000 years later because Islam became too weak and the West too advanced.

In the long memory of Muslims, the past 350 years have only been a temporary setback, and they have been praying for the day when various concatenations begin to coalesce for them to get their hooks into their perennial enemy. Those various concatenations have been unfolding throughout the latter half of the 20th century, then given a stupendous boost of spectacular morale with the 911 attacks, and since then a concomitant boost of help -- outrageously unwitting -- from the very same enemy they are attacking! (Muslims must pinch themselves 5 times a day in disbelief that their enemy can be this stupid.)


Sickening lies. Maybe she's been taking lessons from the Muslims. Peaceful and all that.

And she denied personally being aware of numerous requests for more security in Benghazi. "I didn't see those requests," Clinton added.

The requests were there, and Hillary is derelic in her obligation to read them...

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