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McCain Backs Away From Benghazi Conspiracies
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today issued a statement essentially conceding that he was wrong in accusing the White House of changing U.N. Ambassador Susan Rices talking points on Benghazi for political purposes.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus told lawmakers last week that the CIAs assessment that al Qaeda was responsible for the Sept. 11 attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi was taken out of Rices talking points after an interagency review. McCain and his allies then claimed the White House took out the talking points because it supposedly undercut the Obama administrations narrative that it had severely weakened al Qaeda.
But Intelligence officials told CNN yesterday that the intelligence community was responsible for the changes made to Rices talking points. The Director of National Intelligence spokesperson said that the White House did not make any substantive changes.
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But now that every angle of McCains attacks have been completely debunked, all he has left is to complain about not being told that intelligence officials didnt give him this information sooner.
Full article here: http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/11/20/1225461/mccain-rice-benghazi-talking-points/
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The article on your link would be a good one for Meghan McCain to print out & give to her father :)
Tx4obama
Nov 2012
#4
She'd come up with the most idiotic complaints which the anchor would disprove with 1 sentence
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#17
He is an arrogant little shit, isn't he? Finds out he was way off base and then blames it on the
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#16
Well, it took you long enough, McCain. Looks like you're the one who's "not very bright." nt
SunSeeker
Nov 2012
#31
So, I'm SURE this is on the front page at CNN and all the other 'liberal' media outlets, right?
brett_jv
Nov 2012
#35
"A statement" doesn't cut it, McNasty. Get in front of one of those TV cameras you love so well and
beac
Nov 2012
#37