Final U.S. House Benghazi Report: The Obama White House and State Department Failed to Protect Americans in BenghaziNew Revelations from the Select House Committee detail security failures and how Americans were misled
“Today’s report confirms then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Obama White House failed to understand Libyan extremism and our diplomats’ security needs before, during and after the attack. Americans should be outraged at the failure to send military help to Benghazi, at this White House’s continuous obstruction of the investigations and that only one --of the many terrorists-- involved has been brought to justice.”
Today, the House Select Committee on Benghazi responsible for investigating the 2012 terrorist attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, released its final report. U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady issued the following statement: “Today’s report confirms then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Obama White House failed to understand Libyan extremism and our diplomats’ security needs before, during and after the attack. Americans should be outraged at the failure to send military help to Benghazi, at this White House’s continuous obstruction of the investigations and that only one --of the many terrorists-- involved has been brought to justice.” Background: The final Benghazi report confirms no military assets were en route to Benghazi several hours after the attacks began and after four Americans had already been killed. For three hours, the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) sat on a plane in Rota, Spain. During the time window our Ambassador was missing, a two-hour White House meeting was held where the now debunked YouTube video was discussed. To reach their conclusion that the Obama administration, and then-Secretary of State Clinton, failed in their duty to protect our diplomats, the Select Committee interviewed 81 new witnesses and reviewed 75,000 new pages of documents for their 800 plus page report. |
