That responsibility this week at two congressional hearings. One in the senate, one in the house. On what happened at the u. S. Consulate at benghazi, libya, four and a half months ago on september 11th. Four americans were killed in the attack, including the u. S. Ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. Secretary clinton became emotional as she described the scene at Andrews Air Force base in maryland just outside washington, d. C. I stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flagdraped caskets off the plane at andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. In libya, before the attack, ambassador stevens cabled the state department, asking for more security. At the hearing, the secretary was asked about hothis request and others like them from the u. S. Embassy in libya were handled. The specific security requests pertaining to benghazi, you know, were handled b
Washington, d. C. I stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flagdraped caskets off the plane at andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. In libya, before the attack, ambassador stevens cabled the state department, asking for more security. At the hearing, the secretary was asked about how this request and others like them from the u. S. Embassy in libya were handled. The specific security requests pertaining to benghazi, you know, were handled by the Security Professionals in the department. I didnt see those requests. They didnt come to me. I didnt approve them, i didnt deny them. Hearing this, senator rand paul on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said this to the secretary. Had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of yo
Them to last. Siemens. Answers. I take responsibility, and nobody is more committed to getting this right. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton gave the details of that responsibility this week at two congressional hearings. One in the senate, one in the house. On what happened at the u. S. Consulate at benghazi, libya, four and a half months ago on september 11th. Four americans were killed in the attack, including the u. S. Ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. Secretary clinton became emotional as she described the scene at Andrews Air Force base in maryland just outside washington, d. C. I stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flagdraped caskets off the plane at andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. In libya, before the attack, ambassador stevens cabled the state department, asking for more security. At the hearing, the secretary was asked about