U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking responsibility for the Libyan attacks at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
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Clinton said that is she – not the White House – is responsible for security at all of America’s diplomatic missions.
According to CNN, Clinton said:
“I take responsibility…I’m in charge of the State Department’s 60,000-plus people all over the world (at) 275 posts. The president and the vice president wouldn’t be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. They’re the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision.”
She said an investigation now under way will ultimately determine what happened at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, where Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed on September 11.
Clinton went on to say:
“I take this very personally…So we’re going to get to the bottom of it, and then we’re going to do everything we can to work to prevent it from happening again, and then we’re going to work to bring whoever did this to us to justice.”
Determined not to let an attack happen on her watch again, Clinton said her mission now is to ensure the work of American diplomats won’t be stopped – even in dangerous areas like Benghazi:
“We can’t retreat. We have to continue to lead. We have to be engaged…We can’t hang out behind walls.” She said Stevens, who came to Benghazi on a cargo ship to start building ties with rebel leaders during last year’s revolt, “knew that more than anybody.”
Watch as the Clinton discusses the Libyan attack with CNN.
SOURCE: CNN
