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In reply to the discussion: I wonder why the Republicans are attacking Dr Susan Rice so much? [View all]cheapdate
(3,811 posts)21. "Everyone" didn't know "it was Al-Qaeda".
As I've already explained, there were any number of groups in Libya with motivation to attack the U.S. The crude, anti-Muslim film trailer that was aired on Egyptian television sparked riots and protests in Cairo and many other cities across the region on the same day. It is completely plausible to believe that regardless of who planned the Benghazi attack, that the timing was directly influenced by the riots and chaos that the video caused in other cities.
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I wonder why the Republicans are attacking Dr Susan Rice so much? [View all]
LiberalFighter
Nov 2012
OP
1. Obama May Pick Her (He wont since Repubs reject), 2. Woman, 3. Benghazi is the excuse
boingboinh
Nov 2012
#6
No. It's a distortion of the truth. Jeezus! It's been debunked on the DU Home page, for chrissakes!
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2012
#35
no it's not, not even John McCain has the guts to repeat the lie that you are repeating
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#44
Sheesh - you didn't read where Gen Petraeus himself debunked that particular fiction?
BlueMTexpat
Nov 2012
#10
They are attacking her because she was the face of the administration that Sunday.
Beacool
Nov 2012
#20
Um....perhaps you missed the fact that there was unrest throughout the middle east
Cali_Democrat
Nov 2012
#22
I know that there was unrest in the ME and demonstrations in several countries.
Beacool
Nov 2012
#29
Just because you aren't sure which terrorist group is responsible doesn't mean you say it was a
dkf
Nov 2012
#53
she didn't say it was caused by the video or even by the initial protestors --stop lying
CreekDog
Nov 2012
#55
They want attention. So they want a controversy. So they make a lot of pointless accusations
struggle4progress
Nov 2012
#16
It's because they're fighting to be relevant after a sound defeat to their party
lunatica
Nov 2012
#32
Do I still think that Hillary would have been a more effective president than Obama?
Beacool
Nov 2012
#47
The GOP will always be in search of a conspiracy as long as President Obama is in office.
politicaljunkie41910
Nov 2012
#40