2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Isn't Hillary Clinton still the Secretary Of State [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)That's just plain stupid. Rice did her job. Her statements are fully congruent with the information she was provided.
I didn't say Hillary shouldn't testify regarding security at the consulate, nor did I say that others involved shouldn't testify, nor did I say that there shouldn't be hearings. What I said is there is no basis for smearing Rice.
Rice is not involved in maintaining security, nor is she involved in intelligence gathering or interpretation.
I grasp the concept of accountability and transparency. I also grasp the concept of security and "need to know" information, having many decades ago had security clearance and access to secret information as part of my job as an admin at a defense contractor.
The investigation and hearings are underway. It appears so far to be an intelligence failure. At least according to General Patreaus. Furthermore, 2 CIA officials have testified that the administration made no significant changes to the "talking points." The changes were made by the CIA.
But of course, what the fuck would they know, compared to Ambassador Rice, who clearly is hiding something?
Give it up already. Your attempt to pin this on Ambassador Rice or make it somehow her failure is ridiculous.