Email confirms the State Department ignored security request before the attack on the American consulate in Libya
Earlier this week Darrell Issa and Jason Chaffetz sent a letter to Hillary Clinton berating her for the Obama regime’s initial statement that the attack on the United States consulate in Libya grew out of an unplanned protest when there were warning signs all along that an attack was coming. The letter then goes on to claim that Chris Stevens made repeated requests to the State Department for increased security measures but these requests were denied.
If this is true it shows a total incompetence and a certain amount of indifference within the Obama regime to the plight of our officials overseas; to think that there were warnings an attack was coming and still deny extra security measures for our officials serving overseas is unconscionable and simply unthinkable and unforgivable.
When asked about this claim the White House had no comment, citing an ongoing investigation by the State Department. (Yes the same State Department responsible for the failures in the first place. That would be like letting the Department of Injustice investigate a gun running ring run from within…..oh wait, nevermind.)
Up to this point the State Department has not responded to the claim extra security measure requests were denied and this might be the reason why:
ABC News has obtained an internal State Department email from May 3, 2012, indicating that the State Department denied a request from the security team at the Embassy of Libya to retain a DC-3 airplane in the country to better conduct their duties.
Shown the email uncovered by ABC News, a spokesman for the committee said the “document is consistent with what the Oversight Committee has been told by individuals who worked in Libya. Ambassador Stevens and the diplomatic mission in Libya made multiple security related requests that were turned down by Washington based officials. Security related transportation has been identified as one of the particular items where embassy personnel did not receive the support they sought
This is not the smoking gun and it is highly unlikely that Chris Stevens would be alive today if this request was granted but it does raise more questions and is proof that security requests were denied by the State Department. There now can be no denying the fact that increased security requests were denied by the State Department, the only questions are how many, and what were they?
The investigation begins next week and I can only hope we get the answers we–and the families of the victims–deserve. It appears as if there was a lack of concern and an unpreparedness for the situation on the ground in the Middle East and somebody needs to be held accountable.
2012-10-06 14:23:09
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