Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine
As John and Scott point out, the CIA has issued a statement making it clear that “no one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need [in Benghazi]; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate." That statement surely was issued with the approval, and presumably at the direction, of the CIA's director, General Petraeus.Who, then, made the several decisions denying help to the Americans in Benghazi who needed it? Who, initially, told CIA to "stand down" in face of the attack? Who decided that American defense forces an hour or two away in...
As John and Scott point out, the CIA has issued a statement making it clear that “no one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need [in Benghazi]; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate." That statement surely was issued with the approval, and presumably at the direction, of the CIA's director, General Petraeus.Who, then, made the several decisions denying help to the Americans in Benghazi who needed it? Who, initially, told CIA to "stand down" in face of the attack? Who decided that American defense forces an hour or two away in...
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