Benghazi The Fault of Republican Underfunding: Sister of Ambassador Stevens

[kairos12]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/29/politics/stevens-family-clinton-benghazi-interview/index.html
snip:
The sister of the U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi said she doesn't blame Hillary Clinton for Chris Stevens' death, instead pointing to Congress for under-budgeting the State Department.

"I do not blame Hillary Clinton or Leon Panetta (for Stevens' death). They were balancing security efforts at embassies and missions around the world," Dr. Anne Stevens, who has acted as a spokesperson for the family, said in an interview with the New Yorker published Tuesday.
Benghazi panel caps 2-year probe: No bombshell, faults administration
"But what was the underlying cause? Perhaps if Congress had provided a budget to increase security for all missions around the world, then some of the requests for more security in Libya would have been granted. Certainly the State Department is underbudgeted," she added. "I would love to hear they are drastically increasing the budget."
Her comments will probably not be heard on Faux News or anywhere in the Reich Wing noise machine.

[Human101948]

1. Republicans: Deficit!!! We can only fund security if we cut Social Security...

Must maintain tax cuts for one percent and kids who inherit billions.

[Scientific]

2. Benghazi has always been the Republican's fault

That's one of the reasons they have been so desperately trying to pin the blame on someone else. Republicans do not do responsibility, honor or integrity - witness their current draft-dodging leader, Donald Trump.

[Iliyah]

3. Corporate media is not gonna cover this

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Cue theRump:

[rpannier]

5. I thought it was going to say something else

The family of Ambassador Stevens feels congress didn't allocate enough money for the investigation into Hillary's killing of the ambassador

(or some other way to twist what they said)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Nah, theRump is so full of feces he just gets it flat out wrong. . . nt

[rpannier]

7. The last thing I can think of that I agreed with Il Douche was when

he defended the city and people of New York against the comments by 'lying' ted cruz at one of the earlier republikkan debates
You'd think I'd remember which one, or the approx date, since I don't agree with him much
I just remember it was one of the earlier ones

[3catwoman3]

10. He is so FOS...

...that it is surprising that his skin is only orange.

[malaise]

8. ReTHUGs had two goals after Benghazi

obfuscation given their cuts to security at Embassies and Consulates and attacking Obama and Clinton - their last hearing was a big flop.

[ffr]

12. The media of the 70s and 80s would have had a field day

with the likes of this BS investigation. They would have asked the reTHUGs point blank, "wasn't it this republican congress that cut funding that prevented more security details?" And kept pressing until Gowdy and ISsa ran away.

[malaise]

14. You know I haven't seen one so calledM$Greedia journalist ask that question

Not one

[Scientific]

18. Corporate Media is totally in the tank

...and unworthy of the term "news" because for the most part that's not what they do. Otherwise, they would sharply question the Republicans about how they caused the Benghazi tragedy when they yanked away the funds for security details, and that fact would be a part of every printed or broadcast discussion of Behghazi.

[lastlib]

21. They're no longer news; they're entertainment under disguise.

Like your pic of Darrell "First-Degree Arson" Issa!

(never quite sure whether his nickname s/b "First-Degree Arson" or "Bank Fraud"........ )

[Mc Mike]

9. Their 'job' is to MAKE problems, then capitalize on them politically.

That's all they do, always.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Actually, they do something else as well...

they profit financially and personally from their actions any time they can.

[Mc Mike]

27. Agreed, and they also do NOTHING better than anyone.

[William769]

13. kick & recommended.

[niyad]

15. k and r.of course they won't. but this is something we have been pointing out for a very long time.

[SunSeeker]

16. K & R

[Night Watchman]

17. "Her comments will probably not be heard on Faux News or anywhere in the Reich Wing noise machine"

No, but they're at the top of the front page at this moment:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141504112

Of course, this post beat mine by hours!

[napkinz]

19. yep ...

[wildbilln864]

20. k & freaking r! n/t

[Ilsa]

22. State Dept begged for more money for security, is what I

Understood. GOP happily said No, probably hoping for a tragedy like this one to blame on Sec C.

[2naSalit]

26. Exactly!

It was a premeditated act on the part of the GOP to tar and feather either POB or HRC or both.

[spanone]

23. K&R...

[kentuck]

24. FOX should interview the sister...

But it would not comport with their own creative narrative...

[napkinz]

25. ...

[Rex]

28. SO the truth finally comes out! Benghazi is the fault of GOP underfunding. Something they are famous

for! Spread the truth far and wide, I will!