A week after U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens was killed in an attack on the consulate in Benghazi, President Barack Obama sent U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice out to tell us, “What happened initially was that it was a spontaneous reaction?.?.?. as a consequence of the video, that people gathered outside the embassy and then it grew very violent.”
Actually, Mr. President?.?.?. no. There was no “spontaneous reaction.” It was a terrorist attack, and nothing but a terrorist attack.
For two weeks, Obama’s spokesman told us that this deadly attack was just a movie review gone wrong. As Jay Carney said on Sept. 18, “We saw no evidence to back up claims by others that this was a preplanned or premeditated attack.”
Actually, Mr. President?.?.?. no. Multiple sources confirm that your administration knew it was a “preplanned,” “premeditated attack” within 24 hours. Far from having “no evidence,” your administration had already identified a possible target for retaliation within a day of Stevens’ murder.
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