Bad day for Benghazi conspiracy theorists

Bad day for Benghazi conspiracy theorists

First things first. Today is Tuesday, Tuesday is a the third day of the week, and like every other day in the week, today would not be a normal day if Republicans weren't still talking about Benghazi, also known as the Biggest Scandal In American History (which probably is located in Cuba ).

On this particular Tuesday, what's new is that Republicans have released a report on Benghazi, and among their findings is this: The White House and State Department are responsible for having failed to adequately guarantee the security of the consulate there.

That, of course, is not a stunning revelation. Whenever something like Benghazi happens, it's the case that security should have been stronger. It almost goes without saying, because the mere fact that there was a successful attack is all the evidence you need to prove the point that security wasn't sufficient. It's also not politically controversial: The Obama administration has long since acknowledged that there should have been more security.

But Republicans have instead been trying to make the case that Benghazi involved a cover-up, and that one of the things the administration covered up was that during the attack it prevented the U.S. military from executing a mission that would have neutralized the attackers and saved the lives of the four Americans who were killed in the assault.

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