The House Select Committee on Benghazi will shortly release its report on the massacre that took place at the diplomatic annex there that claimed the lives of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others. The conclusions of the report are damning for the State Department and by extension then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

It turns out that a rescue force consisting of Marines was ordered to deploy to Benghazi but was delayed for various reasons so that it did not arrive in Libya until 2 pm the day after the attack. While the lack of ready aircraft hampered the deployment of the Marines, conflicting orders from State Department officials and the Pentagon played a significant role in the snafu.

A previously undisclosed video conference is revealed in the report that was attended by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed for two hours the diplomatic niceties over whether or not the Marines should wear uniforms. As a result, the Marines changed out of their uniforms and back again four times in the space of three hours. When the Marines did finally deploy to Libya, they went to Tripoli and not Benghazi. 35 Americans, in a strange irony, were rescued by forces loyal to Moammar Khaddafy whom the United States had overthrown the year previously.

It is clear that the relief force was delayed for a crucial period because of an argument over attire. What Ms. Clinton’s exact role was in that discussion has yet to be revealed.

But since she was in the loop when the debate took place, she bears full responsibility for the snafu.

The report will also relate decisions made by the State Department to deny Ambassador Stevens’ request for extra security. Hillary Clinton has denied knowing about those requests, but again, since she was in charge, she has to bear responsibility.

The conclusion of the report, the result of exhaustive interviews and investigations, not so much calls into question Clinton’s fitness to be commander in chief as it confirms her singular unfitness for the position as president. Four men died on her watch under circumstances that could have been avoided had Clinton been more competent.