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05-30-2014, 09:34 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is defending her handling of the deadly 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, writing in her new book that she will "not be part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans."
The former secretary of state devotes a chapter of her upcoming book, "Hard Choices," to the Benghazi attack, responding to Republicans who have accused the Obama administration of stonewalling congressional investigators and misleading the public about the nature of the attack in the weeks before the presidential election. Four Americans were killed in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
"Those who exploit this tragedy over and over as a political tool minimize the sacrifice of those who served our country," Clinton writes in the chapter, which was obtained by Politico.
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said that "until the book is released, there's nothing to say. And once it's released, it will speak for itself."
Clinton takes responsibility for the loss of life in the attack but writes that there have been "a regrettable amount of misinformation, speculation and flat-out deceit" by some in politics and the media.
"I will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans. It's just plain wrong, and it's unworthy of our great country," Clinton writes. "Those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me."
http://news.yahoo.com/report-clinton-defends-response-benghazi-125814822--election.html
"Those who exploit this tragedy over and over as a political tool minimize the sacrifice of those who served our country,"
The fear of wich apparently led her to leave the State Dept.
The former secretary of state devotes a chapter of her upcoming book, "Hard Choices," to the Benghazi attack, responding to Republicans who have accused the Obama administration of stonewalling congressional investigators and misleading the public about the nature of the attack in the weeks before the presidential election. Four Americans were killed in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
"Those who exploit this tragedy over and over as a political tool minimize the sacrifice of those who served our country," Clinton writes in the chapter, which was obtained by Politico.
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said that "until the book is released, there's nothing to say. And once it's released, it will speak for itself."
Clinton takes responsibility for the loss of life in the attack but writes that there have been "a regrettable amount of misinformation, speculation and flat-out deceit" by some in politics and the media.
"I will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans. It's just plain wrong, and it's unworthy of our great country," Clinton writes. "Those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me."
http://news.yahoo.com/report-clinton-defends-response-benghazi-125814822--election.html
"Those who exploit this tragedy over and over as a political tool minimize the sacrifice of those who served our country,"
The fear of wich apparently led her to leave the State Dept.