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The State Department has said that the cuts had nothing to do with the security, or lack thereof, at the embassy.

Posted by Stephen (aka Sceire) Oct 12 '12, 10:29

If the administration ignored or denied additional/any security tha. It is squarely on them.

The fact that they've knowingly lied about the nature and cause of the attack only adds fuel to the fire.

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Do you have a source for that State Dept quote? I'm not seeing it. - Mel Profit Oct 12, 10:46 8
- I'm seeing this attributed to Charlene Lamb. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 12, 10:50 7
  - Yes. ML posted it the other day. -- (link) - Stephen Oct 12, 10:53 5
    - and what's the rest of her answer? - Mel Profit Oct 12, 10:57 4
      - Still looking for the rest of that answer, but here's a link to other testimony by her (wherein she is pinpointed as the one who denied the requests - Stephen Oct 12, 11:06 3
        
        So a request for additional resources, per her, wouldn't have been correct. - Mel Profit Oct 12, 11:10 2
        
        Actually I think it would be more accurate to say that she refused to extend the US security forces that had been there, despite the requests of those - Stephen Oct 12, 11:18 1
        
        You have to *want* to see it. ;) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 12, 11:20
  - Here it is... - Mel Profit Oct 12, 10:52

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The State Department has said that the cuts had nothing to do with the security, or lack thereof, at the embassy.

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